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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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The Persians had used their usual preliminary of bribery - their emissaries had been through the Greek city-states offering bribes to the aristocracies to accept Persian rule within which they would retain of their own city-state. It worked with the northern ones, but the southern ones resisted.
1. They turned to trade.
2. With an expanding population, they shipped off surplus populations to seize new land for themselves around the Mediterranean and Black Sea littorals, building up to over 2,000 independent Greek city-states.
Why were Sumerians city states independent of one another?
the main causes was to get each other land and rivers water
What bird you spot during daytime foretold death in Greece?
The hawk was an omen of death in ancient Greece.
What motivated the Athenians to join other Greeks against Persian?
they motivated the athenians hide from the persians because they were bad
Where is the farthest west peninsula of ancient Greece?
Their city-states were as far west as Sicily and southern France (Massilia = Marseilles).
What Greek city state scorned trade and affluence and did not allow its citizens to travel?
Sparta had a large tract of the Peloponnese which was farmed by a large serf population which supported them. They therefore had no need of trade, and kept its citizens at home to control the serfs. When a Spartan expeditionary force was sent out, it took seven serfs as light infantry to each armoured Spartan warrior to ensure that the serfs could no take control at home. The story of Thermopylae talks of 300 Spartans - there were 300 armoured warriors, but also 2,100 Spartan light infantry, who died there as well. At Plataea they were 5,000 armoured warriors and 35,000 light infantry, by far the largest Greek contingent.
Ancient Greece did not have jails - punishments were execution, banishment, whippings, and most commonly, a financial settlement.
An accuser had to prove a crime by the accused before a jury.
How did Greeks attempt to stop Rome's invasion of Greece?
The Romans did not actually invade Greece. They had 68 year of military involvement in mainland Greece before they annexed it. The Romans waged the First Macedonian War (214-205 B.C.) against the kingdom of Macedon, the largest and most powerful state in mainland Greece with the help of Greek allies: the Aetolian League, the cities of Sparta, Elis and Messenia and the Kingdom of Pergamon. After this the Romans left Greece. They fought the Second Macedonian War (200-196 B.C.) because her allies, Pergamon and Rhodes, asked her from protection against the aggressive policies of Macedon. The Aetolian league and Athens also fought alongside Rome. The Aetolian league, instead, defected and fought alongside the Seleucids. A coalition between Rome, Macedon, the Achaean League, Macedon, Pergamum, and Rhodes fought against and defeated Sparta In the Laconian War, of 195 B.C. Then the Romans left Greece again. They fought the Seleucid/Syrian War (192-188 B.C.) against the Syria-based Seleucid Empire because it invaded Greece. Pergamon and Rhodes fought alongside the Romans again. Macedon supported Rome. It did not fight, but allowed the Romans to cross its territories to pursue the Seleucids fleeing to Turkey. Despite the Seleucid Propaganda of wanting to liberate Greece, only the Aetolian league, which defected, and Athamania fought alongside them.
The Romans fought the Third Macedonian War (171-168 BC)the new king of Macedon, Perseus, who increased the size of his army, made alliances with Epirus (in western Greece) and several peoples near Greece, moved aggressively against his neighbours and said that he could carry out reforms in Greece and restore its previous strength and prosperity. Pergamon accused Perseus of wanting to take over other states and of violating the peace conditions with Rome. The Romans worried about the balance of power in Greece. When Perseus was implicated in an assassination plot against a Roman ally, Rome, declared war. The Romans won and took the court and members of leading families as prisoners, some around 300,000 Macedonians were enslaved, and some cities and villages were destroyed. The Romans thought that there could be no peace in Greece without breaking Macedon's power. Macedon was divided into four client republics. Economic and political contacts between them were restricted.
A Fourth Macedonian War (150 BC-148 B.C.) was fought against a rebellion led by a pretender to the Macedonian throne who pretended to be the son of former king and wanted to re-establish the old Macedonian Kingdom. This destabilised Greece. The Romans defeated the Macedonian forces. Two years later the Roman annexed Macedon, which became a Roman province, together with Epirus and Thessaly. In the same years the Achaean League rose up in arms and was defeated. The Romans destroyed Corinth. The whole of Greece was now annexed.
As one of the few locations that can satisfy both bar-hoppers and nature lovers, the island of Kos, Greece is swarmed by tourists eager to experience its dizzying sights and sounds. Bar-hoppers can stay in Kos, which boasts a “barstreet” lined with hotels, clubs, and restaurants. The rest of the island, however, is lined with picturesque beaches that offer travelers a luxurious oasis of peace and quiet.
Kos is also rich with history. Not every island can claim to be the birthplace of Hippocrates, the father of medicine. At the center of town grows the 500-year-old Tree of Hippocrates, where the man himself supposedly taught. Aspiring doctors can also visit the International Hippocratic Institute. Other crowd-pleasers include the mountain village Zia. Though this destination is dotted with souvenir shops, the real attraction is the view. Those who arrive at sunrise or sunset are richly rewarded.
The island’s stunning scenery combined with its laid-back pace makes Kos the perfect vacation destination.
In ancient greek times how would a mask help project the actors voice?
it stops them from chocking up
What name did the Greeks give give bindusura?
In Greek sources, Bindusura is referred to as Amitochates, ...
Greeks called Bindusara Amitrochates or Allitrochades. Bindusara was the emperor of the Mauryan Empire, and was the son of Chandragupta.
How many religions were worshiped in the Parthenon ancient Greece?
Polytheism - they had about 2,000 gods, one responsible for each facet of human life.
WHAT WAS the city that instantly trained citizen soldiers?
In order to survive, all city-states had to train their male citizens as warriors as they achieved adulthood.
What was the relashionship between the perioeci and the helots?
The helots were serfs who delivered half their produce to the Spartan state. The perioeci (people living about) were free landowners within the Spartan domain but not citizens.
What role did the clay horse play in the The clay horse and a tale of ancient Greece?
This was the story of a childhood toy which was left on an altar by a girl when she approached adulthood.
