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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
Did hope escape from Pandora's box?
Pandora let it out because without hope we would be doomed.
Pandora in some versions of the myth (ones by Hesiod) closed the jar before hope could get out because it was Zeus' will. But in almost every other Pandora myth I have read hope escaped. I choose to believe that hope did escape because if it didn't, what would the Greeks have to look forward to in life?
Some interpertations beleive hope was one of the evils in the jar, giving humans a false goal to strive for, hoping in vain that they could overcome the evils released by the jar.
What was the British government's position regarding the success of industrialization?
It favored keeping a monopoly on new technology
What book does Ulysses appear in?
Ulysses is the roman name for the greek hero Odysseus. so he first appears in Homer's Illiad. the story about the siege on troy. Homer's other book, the oddysey, is all about "Ulysses", but is an older book, as it is about his return from troy.
What are some things in ancient Greece that start with f?
Nothing in ancient greek starts with an "f". Tyhe Greeks had no letter "f", instead they had "phi" which is like the "pH" sound at the beginning of "philosophy". Many words begun with "pH"
Love - philos
fear - phobos
light - photos
Why was the Greek goddess Pandora created?
Pandora was not a goddess - she was supposedly the first woman on earth.
She was created by Hephaestus the black smith after he was ordered by Zeus to make a woman. Zeus ordered Hephaestus to do this, because he was angry with Prometheus, who had given mankind (which at this point was made up entirely of men) fire. He wanted to punish them in the worst possible way he could think of. So he made a woman.
Were Sophocles Euripides 2 great playwrights?
Yes Sophocles and Euripides were two great play writers.
What was the Sacred Band of Thebes?
It was the elite troop of the theban army . it consisted of 150 pairs of male wariors , who were lovers .
Was socratise of black decent?
Of course not! His name was Socrates and not Socratise and he was just as the rest of the Greeks (be that ancient or modern) just white, like the rest of Europeans (Italians for example).
Why do you think the Romans borrowed many ideas from greek culture?
All cultures (or civilizations) borrow from other cultures. This can be done by various means such as, war, trade, intellectual contact. At the time of the Roman expansion, the Greek culture was predominant in the area. Sicily was Greek and southern Italy itself was heavily populated with Greek cities. It was inevitable that Greek ideas would merge with the Roman practicability.
What is the Ancient Greek translation of Give me a place to stand and I will move the Earth?
"Δώστε μου ένα μέρος για να σταθούν και θα μετακινηθούν από τη Γη."
What sports did the Ancient Greeks play in the Olympics?
Ancient Olympic games
The Greeks did Javelin throwing, weightlifting, swimming, fencing, gymnastics. Stadion,
Diaulos, Dolichos, Hoplitodromos, Pygme / Pygmachia, Pale, Pankration, Chariot racing, long jump, discus throw.
The Pentathlon were the five major games of the Olympics. They were: Pale, Stadion, Long Jump, Javelin and Discus Throw.
Stadion was a type of foot race.
Diaulos was a race around a peristyle (a court enclosed by columns), the great court of the Palaestra, which measured two stadia (1,200 ft., 360 m) in length.
Hoplitodromos was another kind of Ancient foot race. It was the last of all foot races to be added to the Olympics. It made its first appearance at the 65th Olympics in 520 BC.
Pygme, or Pygmachia, was an Ancient type of Boxing.
Pale was kind of like boxing, but not so protected.
Pankration was like a fight to the death with two rules: no biting, and no poking the other guy in the eye. It was a little like modern day Martial Arts.
Chariot Racing is pretty self-explanatory. You got in a Chariot that was attached to two horses, and raced around the stadium.
It would be 2020 Actually 2,155 years have passed since the year 146 BC.
Did antheians or Spartans gain wealth by conquering city-states?
Spartans because they did not have a trade port now say your fat
Spartans because they did not have a trade port now say your fat
How does the English's coming influence our lives today?
We have many of their inventions such as barbed wire, electric fences, steel windmills, deep wells, dipping vats, and better stock for breeding. We also know their culture and ways of life.
