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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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One myth of the sun is discussed in Greek mythology. Apollo was said to have control the sun and it's rotation about planet Earth. He was also known as Lord Helios and had a magical cattle of sheep and oxen.
What emperor was nicknamed the Little Greek?
Hadrian was schooled in various subjects particular to young aristocrats of the day, and was so fond of learning Greek literature that he was nicknamed Graeculus ("Little Greek").
What is the popular police in ancient Greek?
In Athens, the Scythian slaves used as archers in the army were also used as police so that Athenian citizens did not have to lay hands on each other.
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What is the name of an ancient greek festival which is a contest in music and athletics?
An agon is the term for contest.
When the Romans conquered Greece or Carthage?
The Romans won three wars against Carthage over a century, and finally sold its resilient people into slavery to neutralise them in 146 BCE. The Romans progressively absorbed the Greek states into their Empire over a period of 150 years, starting with Macedonia in 197 BCE, which had supported the Carthaginians against them in the second war with Carthage.
What was symbol of Hippocrates in medicine?
Hippocrates' role in the symbol for medicine has a long and complicated history which is based primarily on Greek mythology. To put it simply, the Roman god Mercury (Greek Hermes) was the god of medicine/science in the ancient world while Asclepius was the Roman god of healing. These Greco-Roman gods later became associated with the ancient Greek physician Hippocrates (460-370 BC), who some call the "father of modern medicine" because, like modern doctors, he did not believe disease was caused by the anger of the gods but by scientifically explained circumstances.
In North America, the staff of Mercury called the Caduceus is the symbol for medicine, but the Caduceus is based on the staff of the Greek god of healing Asclepius, called the rod of Asclepius. Like the staff of Mercury, the rod of Asclepius is entwined with a serpent, but the Caduceus sometimes bears a pair of wings at the top, representing the wings/agility of Mercury, while the rod of Asclepius usually does not. So in other words, you might find both the Caduceus (with wings) and the rod of Asclepius (without wings) as modern symbols for medicine. The serpent became associated with medicine because the ancients wrongly believed the snake was the only creature immune from disease. This is why Hippocrates and the serpent combined as symbols and became associated with the modern medical profession. All modern doctors take the "Hippocratic oath" (i.e. principles derived from the teachings of Hippocrates: to cure to the best of the ability and never wilfully harm a patient) upon entering the medical profession.
What are the physical attributes of Zeus?
Zeus was portrayed as a tall, muscular man with a medium-long beard. He often had a pure white toga on, sometimes with a lightning bolt in his hand
Name some of the greek playwrights?
There are many Greek playwrights. Aeschylus wrote "The Persians", "The Suppliants", and "Seven Against Thebes". Some Greek comedies were written by Susarion of Megara, Mylus, Crantinus.
What did the ancient Greek alphabet look like starting from a to z?
It doesn't go from a to z, but alpha to omega. alpha, beta, gamma, delta, epsilon, zeta, eta, theta, iota, kappa, lambda, mu, nu, xi, omicron, pi, rho, sigma, tau, upsilon, phi, chi, psi, omega ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- to see the ancient greek alphabet, go here: http://www.ancientscripts.com/greek.html to see the current greek alphabet, go here: http://www.physlink.com/reference/GreekAlphabet.cfm
What are some teachings of Buddhism?
Buddha
The founder of Buddhism was Buddha, originally known as Prince Siddhartha. He was born in a royal family with all the luxuries of life at his disposal. However, by the age of 29, he encountered the harsh realities of life and left his luxurious home to find the real meaning of life. After following a path of first, rigorous austerity and then meditation, He finally attained Enlightenment under the Bodhi tree in Gaya. After attaining enlightenment, He preached others to follow the same path and thus, laid the foundation of Buddhism.
The Four Noble Truths
Summarizing the essence of Buddhism in themselves are The Four Noble Truths of Buddhism. They consist of
- The Noble Truth of Suffering (Dukkha)
- The Noble Truth of the Origin of Suffering (Samudaya)
- The Noble Truth of the Cessation of Suffering (Nirodha)
- The Noble Truth that leads to the Extinction of Suffering (Magga)
The Five Precepts of Buddhism, in general, consist of five abstentions, including…
- Abstain from harming living beings. This includes human beings, animals and insects. However, Buddhists can eat meat, if the being has not been killed for them specifically.
- Abstain from stealing, which means not taking what is not given.
- Abstain from sexual misconduct. This includes being unfaithful to one's partner, involvement with prostitution or pornography, immoral thoughts, etc.
- Abstain from false speech, which includes lying, gossiping, etc.
- Abstain from intoxicating drinks and drugs, except those taken for medicinal purposes.
The three marks of existence comprise of anicca (impermanence), dukkha (suffering) and anatta (no-self). It is said in Buddhism that there is no self because there is impermanence and because there is impermanence, there is suffering.
Reincarnation
Buddhist belief of reincarnation means that the consciousness of a person remains even after he is no more. It even manifests in his future life.
Karma
The concept of Karma means that what we do in our present life will have a bearing on our future life.
Compassion and Loving Kindness
Lord Buddha has preached people to assume the feelings of compassion and loving kindness towards all human beings. Compassion means identifying with the suffering of others and wishing that the suffering would come to an end. Loving-kindness means showing care, consideration and concern towards others. These feeling should be extended to each and every human being, without exception.
Meditation
Meditation is considered as one of the necessary practices that can lead us to enlightenment. Even Lord Buddha practiced meditation when He was striving for enlightenment. In Buddhism, the technique of meditation holds a lot of importance, for both a beginner as well as others.
Buddhist Scriptures
Buddhist scriptures consist of all the religious texts and scriptures that form a part of the religion.
Major Schools
The two major schools of Buddhism are Theravada or Hinayana and Mahayana.
Persian Empire.
Is historical Macedonia landlocked?
Historical Macedonia is on the northern Greek Peninsula which borders the Aegean Sea. Thessaloniki its capital is on the Thermaic Gulf (Greek: Θερμαϊκός Κόλπος) a gulf of the Aegean Sea located immediately south of the Thessaloniki regional unit, east of Pieria and Imathia, and west of Chalkidiki. It was named after the ancient town of Therma, which was situated on the northeast coast of the gulf (Therma was later renamed Thessaloniki).
Does mythology appear in modern life?
The physical characters aren't real, but we get many expressions and words from mythology. EXAMPLES:
-We get the word Echo from Greek Mythology, who was a woman that was cursed so that she could only repeat the last words people said.
-We get narcissistic from Narcissus, a man in Greek Mythology, who all women fell in love with. When he bent down to drink from a pool, he saw his reflection and wouldn't leave the pool, mesmerized by his beautiful reflection. The gods took pity on him and turned him into a flower which is also named after him.
-We get Thursday from Thor, the god of lightning in Norse(Viking) Mythology.(Thorsday. See the similarity?)
-We get the phrase Achilles's Heel from the man in Greek Mythology who his mother dipped him in the River Styx as a baby, making him invincible everywhere but his heel, where his mother held him by. He was later shot in his heel in battle and killed. The phrase we get this from means something you're not good at. EX: I get all A's in English, but Math is my Achilles's Heel.
I would add that since what we consider mythology was once a religion, it's altogether possible that in a few thousand years, humans would look back on OUR religion as mythology.
How did gaining control of the Delian League increase Athen's power?
Because it made a superior navy for the athenians
What was important about the landscape of ancient Greece?
Greece has a rocky mountainous landscape, so they couldn't grow a lot of crops this meant they had to find resources from other places. As a result Ancient Greece became a trading society along the Mediterranean and worked and sold items along the coast. They ended up establishing colonies to help with their trading.
What was the result of the Peloponnesian Wars?
Athens was defeated and stripped of its empire, becoming a second rate power.
The 27-year war devastated the Greek world.
Warfare continued between varying alliances Sparta became the leading state until displaced by Thebe.
The weakened cities became easy meat for a Macedonian takeover.
Athens lost to he Peloponnesian confederation led by Sparta, was stripped of its empire and became a second rate power. The Greek city-states continued fighting each other in varying alliances until Macedonia under King Philip II established control of them and diverted their activities against the Persian Empire.
What is the plain and simple meaning of Approved in Principle?
Approved in Principle is a conditional approval in finance. It means that the finance the person wants to borrow or use has been given the go ahead but there are minor differences to work out such as the showing the supporting documents or verifying information.
