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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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Why do you think Sparta didn't welcome visitors or allow their citizens to travel?
They were afraid that they wouldn't be focused on their military if they were distracted by visitors or traveling to other city states. Since their way of life sucked compared to all of the other city states.
For example a spartan boy could sneak out and go to Athens and say wow this is way better than training all day i'd prefer to stay here.
What were Plato's favorite books?
Plato enjoyed reading books about Socrates ideas from his group. Hope this helped :)
How would you translate 'old' into Ancient Greek?
γεραιός
transliterated:
geraios
You can still find a trace of this in modern English as geriatric (although that's based on γήρας - geras - old age).
What was The Parthenon's main purpose?
The Parthenon was originally completed around 438 BC, having been built as a temple to worship the Greek goddess Athena.
How many places are called Delphi worldwide?
Three:
Delphi, Greece
Delphi, Indiana, USA,
and Delphi, County Mayo, Ireland.
If you're counting mountains, there's two Delphis in Greece--the city and the mountain.
What did the Ancient Greeks drink and eat?
Food, I'm guessing. Aha, no, seriously. I do believe that the people in Athens consumed a great many olives, and lamb was one of the major meats that they ate. Since the landscape wasn't very kind to farmers in most places, the Greeks had issues growing food and raising animals. But somehow, they managed to survive... so they must have eaten something...
Did the Ancient Greeks do the torch relay in the Olympic games?
The ancient Greeks were not the first people to do the torch relay. The torch relays origin dates back to the 1930's and was started by Germany (Nazi Germany, at the time)
Were togas in Greek times white?
no they were usually tie dyed so there can be more color around those dark times.
Why was Syracuse important to the Greeks?
This 2,700-year-old city played a key role in ancient times, when it was one of the major powers of the Mediterranean world. and was also where the famous mathematician and engineer Archimedes was born, also the city had an influence over areas such as magna grecia and this is where Greek culture, architecture and other aspects of the Greek world flourished.
Where is the actual camp half blood that kids of the real gods go to?
It's in New York, near Wildwood. Good luck!
Did the ancient Greek homes have electricity?
No, electricity hadn't been invented in those times yet.
Which Greek god did Thebans worship?
It's never really discussed, but I imagine that they had altars to Athena (since Cadmus, the city's founder was going to make a sacrifice to her when he founded the city), Ares (since the site of the city's water was protected by a great serpent sacred to Ares) and Aphrodite (since Cadmus married Harmonia, the daughter of Ares and Aphrodite).
Where did the predecessors of the Greek columns came from?
They were a copy of the Egyptian columns which were originally tied bundles of papyrus stems. In Greece the columns were originally wooden, then as they moved to stone buildings, they were made of round drums of stone stacked up, with a top of one of the three designs - Corinthian, Doric and Ionian.
How many times does Medea marry in the greek mythology?
Medea at one point was married to Jason, but when Jason would have set her aside, killed her children by him and fled.
Another myth calls her a lover or wife of Aegeus (father of Theseus), or beloved of Sisyphus or Heracles.
Achilles, she married after his death.
That is at least thrice.
What happened in 490 BCE in Ancient Greece?
It was the war between Greece and Persian people called the battle of Marathon.
What were the combatants of the Peloponnesian War?
The Peloponnesian war was fought between the city states of ancient Greece with leading cities Athens and its allies vs Sparta and its allies. It lasted 27 years and Athens was defeated. Overall the total number of city states lost power and prepared the field for the Macedonian rule that followed.
What was the ancient greek name for London?
The Latin name was Londinium.There was no ancient Greek name for London.
What is the ancient greek word for wolf?
The Ancient Greek word for wolf is 'λukoς'.
It is pronounced "LEE-kohs."
What did the buildings and temples look like in greek arcitecture?
There are many buildings and temples is Greek architecture so you'll have to be more specific in your question if you want a specific answer. Most Greek temples and buildings are made of marble because that was the main building material available.
