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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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What language did ancient Rome and Greece speak?
Ancient Rome spoke Latin, which, as their Empire spread throughout Europe, passed through out Europe as well.
The Ancient Greeks spoke a variety of different languages.
Ancient Greece people speak Greek and who ever didn't know that now knows.
What centuries did the ancient Greek civilization control most of the Mediterranean sea?
The Greek civilization did control the developments in the Mediterranean and Black sea not by force but through the language, the science, the philisophy and literature in general since the 6th century BCE until the Platonic Academy was closed by the Byzantine Emperor Justinian I at 529 AD/ CE. The Greek language remained in use until the fall of the Byzantine Empire and survived even the first years of the Ottoman Empire as the official language of State issues
What does circle mean in Greek language naturally old Greek?
kyklos (the ancient Greek word for circle) referred to an amphitheater.
What ancient greek philosopher was the focus of study for Italian humanists?
Plato was the ancient Greek philosopher who was the focus of study for Italian humanists.
What Greek god personified compassion?
Aphrodite is the goddess of love, lust and compassion, in a way. Hera could also be considered as a goddess of compassion.
When comparing both goddesses, Hera has the role of protecting marriage and married women. Aphrodite is leaning more to love and love making.
There are thousands of sphinx statues in various sizes that have been found in ancient ruins.
Frescoes are painted on ceilings and walls. It's quite an ancient art style, with its earliest known examples dating back to 1500 B.C.E. That's how old the Knossos frescoes from the island of Crete are.
Subsequent to the depictions of the bull hopping ancient Cretan young men and women are the frescoes of Morocco and the wall paintings on ancient Pharaonic Egyptian tombs. Also subsequent to Crete's pioneering frescoes are those of ancient Greece, where many haven't survived the passage of time. In fact, evidences of ancient Greek fresco work tends to rely upon such preserved frescoes as that of a young sea diver at the ancient Greek colony of Paestrum, in southern Italy.
Italy is a major source for frescoes. Italian frescoes indeed range from ancient Roman examples in Herculaneum and Pompeii, to Roman catacombs and Christian frescoes whose style also is found on the island of Cyprus; and in the Turkish cities of Antioch, Cappadocia, and Ephesus. That's just referring to the ancient examples of this ceiling and wall art. Later, medieval and Renaissance fresco art may be found in Italian cities as diverse as Arezzo, Firenze, Mantua, Milano, Orvieto, Padua, Pisa, Ravenna, and Siena.
Many frescoes also may be found in Mexico. Among the oldest examples are the wall paintings of the ancient Aztec and Mayan civilizations. Among the more recent, best known examples are what's known as the Mexican murals. Still viewable today are the wall frescoes by Mexico's Revolutionary artists Jose Clemente Orozco [November 23, 1883-September 7, 1949], Diego Rivera [December 8, 1886-November 24, 1957], and David Siqueiros [December 29, 1896-January 6, 1974].
Another famous example of fresco painting that's even more modern than Mexico's murals is the Foujita chapel. It's the chapel that Leonard Tsuguoharu Foujita [November 27, 1886-January 29, 1968] frescoed in Reims, in 1966. The national government of France in fact includes the Foujita chapel on its list of national historic monuments.
People who were created after the great flood caused by Zeus, the stones on the earth were thrown behind Prometheus's' wife and son and were turned into people, after they prayed to the gods for companionship
Archimedes
How did Muslim scholars help preserve the knowledge of the ancient Greeks and Romans?
The Abbassids spent a lot to create the Universities and Libraries of Baghdad where scholars brought writings from all across the Caliphate in different languages and had them translated meticulously into Arabic. Other scholars could then come to the school who spoke Arabic and read these texts, copy them, and bring them home anywhere in the Empire. Eventually, when Spain began to be reconquered by the Christians, Toledo housed a library of the same type where Jews and Mozarabes (Arab-cultured Christians) translated the Arabic translations into Latin, preserving the Ancient Greek and Roman knowledge.
Were the Greeks good fighters?
Yes, they were, due to superior weapons and tactics. But the fragmented city-states were weakened by constantly fighting among themselves. This made it easier for conquerers from outside Greece : the Persians, the Macedonians (Philip II and Alexander) and finally the Romans.
No but his father Cronus ate all of Zeus's siblings, except Zeus was hidden. Then, Zeus's mother made Cronus regurgitate all of Zeus's siblings, who were in perfect conditions. These siblings include: Hera, Poisedon, and more.
What is the ancient Greek word for religion?
Ancient Greek does not have a word for religion. The Greek based word theology is the study of beliefs about god or religious beliefs.
What literary movement was Shakespeare a part of?
Shakespeare was considered part of the Elizabethan Movement in English literature. Other in this movement include, Spenser, Sidney, Marlowe, and Golding.
Shakespeare belongs to the English Renaissance period and is part of the Elizabethan or Golden Age movement.
What ancient Greek god started wars between people?
I am not sure that Ancient Greek Gods actually started any wars, but it has to be pointed out that states would not go into war without the consultation of an oracle to see if they have the support of the Gods (to win the wars, as the Gods were responsible for everthying)
He died of the plague that swept away a third of the population of Athens in 429 BCE.
What steps did cleisthenes take to strengthen democracy in athens?
These are some of the things that Cleisthenes did to strengthen democracy (although he didn't call it democracy. He called it legal equality.):
- He divided the people by geographic area rather than by family relationships.
- He established an organizational structure that had people who were chosen by lottery rather than by who they were related to.
- He reorganized the city council (called the Boule) so that each group of citizens was equally represented.
- He also reorganized the legal system and made sure that jurors were representative of each group as well.
When was Alexander the great represented as the large horn brokn off?
Alexander the great was represented as the great horn that was broken off in Daniel 8:8 and 8:21-22.
What cities did Alexander the Great conquer?
Alexander the Great didn't conquer cities, unless you are talking about the Greek city states he conquered to unite Greece under his hegemony. Alexander conquered the Persian Empire and took over all its holdings which included Egypt and capitulated without a battle, and then fought Porus in modern day Pakistan with intentions to push forward into India.
Aristophanes was a satarist. The Eumenides is the third part of the Orestiea. Sophocles and Aeschylus were both tragic writers.
Sophocles wrote what are called the Theban plays but came later that Aescylus who is most famous for the aforementioned Orestiea.
It is important to note though, that there may have been other tragedians from earlier whose works simply do not survive.
Who are all of Zeus' demigod children?
In the Percy Jackson and the Olympian series the only child of Zeus was Thalia Grace. But in the Lost Hero series (spolier alert) there is another one named Jason.
Why did Michelangelo have a better sense of anatomy than the Ancient Greeks?
I find it natural that anatomy would have improved in the 2000 years separating MIchelangelo from Ancient Greece.
