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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.
10,833 Questions
Who are some mythological heroines who had to make great journeys?
None really. Arguably they had "psychological journeys," but beyond that there isn't much evidence in the way of women making journeys. The only one that really travels is Medea, but whether or not one can consider her a "heroine" is debatable.
Did the 300 Spartans in the Battle of Thermopylae really die?
Yes, the 300 Spartan hoplites with their 2,000 light infantry continued to hold the pass to let their 4,000 Greek allies escape and died to preserve them.
How did ideas get around in ancient Greece?
In ancient Greece ideas were mainly spread verbally. People talked about them.
Initially they were approved by the king; when aristocrats took over, they established the Council on the Aeropaus which made laws. With the coming of democracy, the assembly of the citizens made the laws by majority vote.
None. Alexander had gone beyond the known world at that time in history in a very short period of time and all before he was 33.
As Plutarch clearly shows when he writes: "When Caesar read about Alexander's life, he burst into tears. His friends were surprised, and asked him the reason of it. 'Do you think,' said he, 'I have not just cause to weep, when I consider that Alexander at my age had conquered so many nations, and I have all this time done nothing that is memorable'?'" Plutarch, Parallel Lives, Life of Julius Caesar 11:5
Did they have carrots in ancient Greece?
I looked this up and found out the answer is "maybe". The reason I write maybe is that carrots were grown and eaten in the Middle East and a secondary area of Turkey is given. Since Turkey is near to Greece I am going to take a guess that through trade and other factors that Greece probably did have carrots. The carrots were purple and yellow in color and first showed up in the pre 900's in Afghanistan and by the 1100's they had reached Spain. Nothing mentions Greece, but again it is within reason to think that they may have gotten them.
Who had the strongest army in Greece and fought other Greek cities to fight Persia?
Philip II and Alexander the Great
Why are most Greece statues broken?
Most Greek statues are broken because they are thousands of years old
Does the you in Artemis sound like an e or ih?
Artemis is pronounced like this:
AHR-teh-miss
In Greek the E is the letter Epsilon, which has a short E sound most of the time, like the "e" in red, fed and bed.
What new weapons did Philip of Macedonia use?
Philip II of the Greek kingdom of Macedon introduced the "Sarissa" which was a double-pointed pike over 6 m (18 ft) in length.
Soliders of Philip's army were equipped with the sarissa, a double-pointed pike over 6 m (18 ft) in length which had a greater reach than traditional Greek weapons. This innovation meant that Philip's army's phalanxes could make the first strike, which transformed them into a deadly force.
The phalanx of the Ancient Macedonian kingdom and the later Hellenistic successor states was a development of the hoplite phalanx. The 'phalangites' were armed with the much longer sarissa and less heavily armoured. Since the sarissa was wielded two-handed, phalangites carried much smaller shields that were strapped to their arms. Therefore, although a Macedonian phalanx would have formed up in a similar manner to the hoplite phalanx, it possessed very different tactical properties. With the extra spear length, up to five rows of phalangites could project their weapon beyond the front rank-keeping the enemy troops at a greater distance. The Macedonian phalanx was much less able to form a shield wall, but the lengthened spears would have compensated for this. Such a phalanx formation also reduces the likelihood that battles would degenerate into a pushing match.
In 358 BC, his new army successfully invaded first Paeonia and then Illyria, regaining territory that Macedonia had ceded.
What was the city of intensely trained citizen soldiers?
The Spartans. Lacademonians. Because they had helots to work all other trades needed. Unlike any other Greek polis they enslaved fellow greeks.
How did a girl's life in Ancient Greece differ from a boys life?
A girl could not go to school and had to stay at home while the boys went to school(exception of Sparta). Girls were mainly not allowed outside as the boys were(exception of Sparta)
What is an ancient greek hoplites shin pads real name?
Ancient greeks real name is they are called birthplace of westarn civilioation.
What is the Greek word for tragedy?
Classical Greek τραγῳδία, contracted from trag(o)-aoidiā = "goat song", which comes from tragos = "he-goat" and aeidein = "to sing".
Did Pythagoras refuse to eat bread unless it was cut in a certain way?
he did not eat beans because he thought they weren't pure enough.
What was pontus responsibilities as a Greek god?
He was god of the sea; father of the most ancient sea gods.
