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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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Herodotus wrote a work commonly regarded as the first re history in western civilization?
Herodotus wrote the history of the Persian wars, a work commonly regarded as the first real history in Western civilization.
An andron is an apartment which, in Ancient Greece and Ancient Rome, was reserved for males, and located in the lower part of the house.
Rule of law
What debt did the Romans owe ancient Greece?
The Romans did not owe the ancient Greeks any debts. They never got indebted with the Greeks.
The Romans were heavily influenced by the Greeks. They adopted some of their gods (Castor and Pollux, Apollo, Asclepius, and Cybele) and liked their gods to the Greek ones. The first teachers in Rome were Greek and Romans modelled their education on Greek education. The elites were educated in both Latin and Greek and were fluent in Greek. They adopted the Greek styles for making columns (Doric, Ionian, and Corinthian), Greek medicine and Greek sports. They also adopted and improved on the Greek cranes and ballistas (crossbow-like catapults). Later Roman sculpture was modelled on the Hellenistic sculpture of the Greeks.
When did The Ancient Art of War in the Skies happen?
The Ancient Art of War in the Skies happened in 1992.
Did Ancient Rome conquer ancient Macedonia?
The ancient Romans annexed the kingdom of Macedon, which was the largest and the dominant Greek state in mainland Greece. It covered the north and north-east of Greece. It became the Roman Province of Macedonia. The Romans also conquered the area which is the present day Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (to the north of Greece). It became, together with central and southern Serbia, part of the Roman Province of Moesia Superior.
When was A. G. Leventis Professor of Greek Culture created?
A. G. Leventis Professor of Greek Culture was created in 2008.
An acanthus is a member of the Acanthus genus of prickly plants with toothed leaves, or an ornament resembling the foliage of such plants used in the capitals of the Corinthian and composite orders.
Could Athenian women divorce their husbands?
No. In ancient Athens, women were considered the property of their husbands and before that, the property of their fathers. Marriage was not supposed to be a love match, and women could not by themselves undertake any legal procedure, including divorce.
How did Greeks use myths to explain the world around them?
They used myths from Zeus simply because they thought that the world was flat from the many pictures and murals made by the artists long ago.
Why did the Greeks ancestors make music a part of education?
relaxtion , because the enjoyedit, pleasure happiness and blessed of life.
What feature of the polis made it a safe protected place to live and conduct business?
Most had defendable walls and a secure water supply.
Why are Greek masks used in theater?
Since, in Greek plays, there were usually one to three actors and a chorus. The masks could be used to show a change in character, since there were not enough actors to play all the parts. Masks were also used to show a physical change in a certain character. For example, in Oedipus, after he stabs his eyes out, a mask could have been used to represent this physical change(the lack of eyes).The masks were also made to help project the voices of the actors. Many of them had a type of 'megaphone' shaped mouth which allowed the voice to project to the farthest reaches of the Amphitheatre.
What did the ancient Greeks do in their spare time?
Participated in religious festivals which included athletic games and plays, ate and drank wine, practiced warfighting, bred children.
None. the Sumerians were the first civilisation, and therefore were not influenced by anyone. The Greeks where influenced by a slight degree by the Assyrians and the Persians. The Normans were not influenced by anyone in particular. The Mayas lived in another continent and did not have any contact with the other peoples mentioned. This is a far too broad question both historical and geographically.
Why did the greek states change their minds about giving money to Athens?
Because they found out that Athens already had enough money; 200 million dollars.
Was Alexander the Great tutored by the Greek philosopher Socrates - how do you know?
No - Socrates was dead before Alexander was born. He had many tutors, the main one being Aristotle.
How did the three goals of Pericles bring bring a golden age to Greece?
His goals of strengthening the democracy, consolidating it's empire and beautifying Athens brought a short period of prosperity and progress.
His arrogant over-reach also brought destruction in a 27-year war which cost Athens its empire and reduced it to second rate status in the Greek world.
Ionic order: At the top of the column is a large double scroll or volute, which resembles the curved horns of a ram or the curve of a seashell.
What best describes the use of personification in ancient in ancient myths?
abstract concepts and natural phenomena are represented by gods.
