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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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How much land did Cyrus the Great conquer?
Cyrus the Great was the conqueror of 2,090,000 square miles. This was slightly less than the 2,180,000 square miles conquered by Alexander the Great.
Cretans are people who live on the Island of Crete, which is south of the Greek mainland in the Mediterranean Sea.
How far to the East did the Greek armies push?
Alexander the Great crossed the Indus River in present day Pakistan.
What were the war laws in ancient Greece?
What laws there were were set by the Amphytionic Council - consisting of delegates from the early important Greek states. The main rules: Not to destroy a city of the council members, Not to cut off the water supply of a city. Otherwise Greek warfare used every means, strategem and trick they could devise, and they were very inventive at it. The prime principle was to wage war to the ultimate, and the defeated (individual or state) were entirely at the disposal or mercy (or otherwise) of the victor (individual or state).
It began with a single one - a 200 metre foot race. This was progressively extended to include an increasing range of activities including javelin throwing, chariot racing, all-n wrestling etc.
What was the name of the oracle of Delphi?
Delphi was sacred to Gaea, Python guarded it - whom Apollo slayed.
Kastalia or Kassotis was the Naiad Nymph of the prophetic springs of the Delphic Oracle on Mount Parnassos, Phokis (central Greece).
Pronoia or Hêsionê was an Okeanid nymph of Mount Parnassos in Phokis (central Greece). She was the wife of the Titan Prometheus and, as her name suggests, a goddess of foresight.
Kleodôra was a Nymph of Mount Parnassos in Phokis. She was loved by the god Poseidon and bore him Parnassos, eponymous hero of the mountain, and founder of the first pre-Deluge town of Delphi.
Kôrykia a nymph, who became by Apollo the mother of Lycorus or Lycoreus, and from whom the Corycian cave in mount Parnassus was believed to have derived its name.
Melainê was a Naiad Nymph of the springs of Delphoi in Phokis (central Greece), a daughter of the local river-god Kephisos (Cephisus). She was loved by the god of the shrine Apollon, bearing him the eponymous son Delphos.
Thyia was the Naiad Nymph of a spring on Mount Parnassos in Phokis (central Greece). Her shrine was the site for the gathering of the Thyiades--woman celebrants of the orgies of the god Dionysos. She was also said to have been loved by Apollon and bore him the eponymous founder of the village of Delphoi, beside the oracular shrine.
Khryseai Kêlêdones were magical singers crafted of gold by Hephaistos for the the second mythical temple of the god Apollon at Delphi.
Delphi is said to have passed from Gaea to her daughter Themis, who passed it to her sister Phoebe who gave it up to Apollo for his birthday. At one time Delphi belonged to Poseidon in common with Geae, but Apollo gave him Calauria as a compensation for it. Further Poseidon used Pyrkon (Python?) as his mouthpiece in giving responses.
There is hinting to Apollo having pursued a prophetess appointed to Delphi by Geae prior to Apollo taking control of it: Daphnis (Daphne) who cried out to Gaea for help and was transformed into a laurel tree.
How did the mountains and islands influence the development of individual city-states?
While this answer applies specifically to Greece, the reasons here can be easily expanded to places like Indonesia which also developed as city-states.
1) Minimal Land Travel: The Greek Mainland (Thrace, Epirus, Boetia, Attica, and the Peloponnesus) is among the most mountainous and hilly land in all of Europe, making land travel between the city-state minimal. It also directed their efforts away from expanding their influence primarily over land and explains why non-coastal regions of Greece took the longest to develop.
2) Marine Travel and Naval Strength: Most of the city-states were relatively close to the water, especially those found on Crete, Cyprus, the Dodecanese Islands, or Cycladic Islands. Greek city-states favored marine travel which was more reliable and cost-effective than land travel. As a result, many city-states had strong navies as opposed to having strong armies. (Sparta is the one major exception to that rule.)
3) Chronic Disunity: Because of the prevalence of strong navies, the difficulty of land travel, and the presence of many invasion choke-points (the most famous being Thermopylae), the Greek city-states were never completely unified until Alexander the Great conquered them all. (Sparta did defeat Athens in the Peloponnesian War, but only held onto that victory for a very short time. In addition, Sparta never expanded its power into Boetia or over the Cycladic Islands - which would have been the next logical places to expand.)
4) Pastoralism and Fishing: The mountainous terrain made growing crops very difficult. The two crops that the Greeks were able to cultivate were olives and wheat, but wheat was much more difficult to maintain than the olives. This forced Greeks to resort to pastoralism (primarily animal-based agriculture) and they raised goats, sheep, and pigs. As a result, there was a lot of dairy and meat in the Greek diet relative to contemporaneous civilizations (although significantly less than today). In addition, because of the access to the sea, Greek cuisine included vast amounts of shellfish, mollusks, and proper fishes.
The mountains separated the city states, the bays provided fertile land for farming, and the sea provided fishing and trading of sea food.
What did the ancient Greece do to your history?
Ancient Greece did a lot of things to hour history. For example, Ancient Greece was the birthplace of democracy without which I dont know what would happen.
How did the ancient Greeks carry their money?
Small change was carried in their cheek pouches. One of Aristophanes' comedies (The Wasps) has the females of the household french kissing grandpa when he gets back from serving on a jury to try to hook out the small silver (3 obol) coin which was his day's pay.
The story of bucephalus I dont know the story of bucephalus?
Bucephalus (Greek: Βουκεφάλας) was Alexander the Great's horse. When Alexander was young, he managed to tame the horse by observing that it was afraid of its' shadow and by forcing it to face the sun.
Twenty years later, Bucephalus was mortally wounded in a battle and Alexander named a city in Asia "Bucephala" in honour of his horse.
white.
Pegasus was given to Hercules and Pegasus is white.
The Pegasus was white all over, except for his eyes
What civilization is a blend of Greek and Eastern influences?
Hellenistic civilization is a blend of Greek and Easter influences. Hellenism began in 323 BCE and was catalyzed by Alexander the Great and the creation of his expansive empire.
What was the first all gay civilization?
No civilization has been "all-gay." All civilizations, however, have always had a constant rate of people born with same-sex attraction of between 5% and 10%, so gay people have existed in all civilizations.
Cleisthenes (c. 570-508 BC) was a noble and politician of Athens who helped to establish its democratic procedures. He was the son of Megacles and his brother was the grandfather of Pericles of Athens.
How did noble landowners gain power in greek city state?
Noble land owners gained power in Greek city states through the growth of farmlands and through hoplite warfare. Landowners developed their farmland and achieved economic elevation through the trade and sale of their goods. Wealthy landowners were also able to purchase a set of armor, meaning they could participate in hoplite warfare. Their achievements in war gave them glory and social status.
What is the meaning of Polo y servicious?
It is a system of forced labor, for people who could not pay their taxes. It was introduced to the Spanish colonies by the Conquistadors.
What does the Olympics ring look like?
IT LOOKS LIKE A SORTA OVAL STADIUM NOTHING REALLY OUT OF THE EXTRODINARY
the olympic rings are 5 circles joined together. each ring/circle is a different colour; red, blue, black, yellow and green. these colours are the only colours that can go on a country's flag apart from white.
What describes how Eratosthenes discovered the approximate circumference of the earth?
Which of the following describes how Eratosthenes discovered the approximate circumference of the earth
