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Ancient Greece
The ancient greek civilization starts around 3200 BC with the Cycladic civilization [followed by the Minoan (2700 BC) and the Mycenean civilization (1600 BC)] and flourished from the 7th century BC to the 2nd century AD, especially in the 5th century BC with the city-states of Athens and Sparta.
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Can you give a sentence for Ancient Greek citizen?
An ancient Greek citizen is a person who lived, worked, and voted in ancient Greece. White males were citizens. Women and minorities had no rights in Greece.
What were some of the challenges faced by an actor who performed in a greek theatre?
what are some of the challenges an actor face.
When was Aristotle exiled from Athens?
He was killed by a scared messanger when he was trying to find out the equation to the circumference of circles. There was an army invading and a messenger was sent to tell Aristotle. Aristotle said"DON'T DISTURB MY CIRCLES!!!!!" and the scared messenger murdered him.
What did Poseidon influence today?
- The Poseidon Adventure, a 1969 novel by Paul Gallico.
- The Poseidon Adventure, a 1972 film based on Gallico's novel.
- Beyond the Poseidon Adventure, a 1979 sequel to the first film, based on a second book by Gallico that had been commissioned by the film makers.
- The Poseidon Adventure, a 2005 TV film loosely based on Gallico's first novel as well as the first film.
- Poseidon, a 2006 film based on Gallico's first novel as well as the first film.
- Poseidon (fictional ship), the fictional cruise ship/ocean liner appearing in Gallico's two novels and the four films.
- Poseidon (Saint Seiya), the main villain of the second manga season / third anime season in Saint Seiya
- Poseidon: Master of Atlantis, a city building game from Impressions Games
- Poseidon (album), 2010 release from the band Dagoba
- SS Poseidon was 1968-1969 the name of a steam cargo ship built in 1941 for the British Government and originally named Empire Ballard
- ST Poseidon was 1973-1976 the name of a steam tug built in 1941 for the British Government and originally named Empire Fir
- HMS Poseidon was a Royal Navy Parthian-class submarine, launched in 1929 and sunk in 1931
- USS Poseidon was a US Navy Achelous class repair ship, built in 1944 and sold off in 1961
- P-8 Poseidon, a US Navy in-development anti-submarine military aircraft
- UGM-73 Poseidon, a US Navy nuclear ballistic missile system
- 4341 Poseidon, an asteroid
- Poseidon (moon), informal name formerly borne by Jupiter VIII, now called Pasiphaë, from 1955 to 1975
- Posidonius, famous ancient Greek astronomer and geographer
- Master of Atlantis - Poseidon, a computer game
- Poseidon for UML, UML software
- Poseidon Linux, a Linux distribution focusing on programs used by scientists
- Poseidon, a computer aided drowning detection system
- Poseidon (horse), the champion racehorse
- Poseidon bubble, an Australian stock market bubble
- Poseidon Resorts
- TOPEX/Poseidon, a space mission
- The Poseidon-2 radar altimeter onboard Jason 1
- The Poseidon Garden is a thermal garden in Citara beach.
What differences do you see in current-day medicine and medicine in ancient times?
Medicine before about 1950 was almost pure magic, and did as much harm as it did good.
Now it's only about half magic ... but they are trying to improve.
(Note that surgery is more advanced, but only a little.)
What is the setting of the Iliad?
The Iliad is primarily set in Troy and the fields surrounding Troy during the Greek siege of Troy, also known as the War of Troy or the Siege of Troy.
Ancient Greek city that served as public meeting place marketplace and civic center?
an ancient Greek city-state that served as public meeting place, marketplace, and civic center
He was a dwarf had a long white beard and always wore the same brown dress and had glasses
Why did Socrates become a philosopher?
According to Plato in the dialogue called Apology (which means "Defense"), Socrates became a philosopher because he doubted the oracle at Delphi (a holy site of the God, Apollo) when the orcale claimed that Socrates was the wisest man in Greece. Socrates says that he didn't believe this at all, so he began talking to people who had reputations for wisdom. What he discovered was that they weren't as wise as they thought; in fact, they often didn't know what they were talking about--so Socrates came to the conclusion that he, Socrates, was actually the wisest man only because of this: he at least realized that he wasn't wise.
You can read this part of the dialogue yourself and see what else you notice--just search for the word "oracle" after you follow the link (listed below under Sources and Related Links.
What wars did the athenians fight in the 400 bc?
they fought the Persian wars,which lasted 27 year and the pelonolnesian war
What was use to define time before BC and AD?
well B.C stands for Before Christ and A.D stands for After Death so before Christ was born and after his Death
How did fourth century greek art differ from fifth century greek art?
when xephon takes over the accounts of greek durind the fourth century......:p
In the ancient Greek system of democracy what happened?
The male citizens in assembly voted on issues put before them, giving binding decisions. This is different from today's representative democracy where elected members of parliament make decisions, not necessarily those expected by the majority.
Delos was a Greek city-state where the treasury of the anti-Persian Delian League was held for safe keeping in its temple of Apollo.
Which ancient Egyptian deity was considered goddess protector of the pharaoh and a solar deity?
The ancient Egyptian deity that was considered the goddess protector of the pharaoh and a solar deity is Bast.
What are some ancient Greek books that are still read today?
Greek religion: Homer's "The Iliad" and "The Odyssey" , Herodotus' "The Histories" , Thucydides' "History of the Peloponnesian War" , Xenophon's "Anabasis" and "The Education of Cyrus", the Greek Tragedies/Plays , etc . . .
What are the characteristics of Hellenistic art?
An increasing amount of realism was portrayed in sculptures, revealing the flaws of the subject rather than an idealized version of the subject that was common in the Archaic period.
