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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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What was the main god or goddess worshiped in Greece?
The main god worshiped in ancient Greece was Zeus, the king of the gods and the god of the sky and thunder. He was considered the most powerful deity and the father of many other gods and goddesses. Other important gods and goddesses in Greek mythology included Athena, Poseidon, Aphrodite, and Apollo.
What did the ancient Greeks use as gravestones?
Hi there. The customs of Ancient Greece are astounding. Ancient Greeks are believed to be the culture that first used inscribed marble to mark their graves. Gravestones, statues and earth mounds were used to mark the grave and inscriptions were used to assure that the person's life is remembered. These days, it seems that the art of marble and granite gravestones and inscriptions which we provide follow part of the customs of the Ancient Greeks in death and burial.
History of physical education in ancient Greece?
During the Renaissance period in Europe there were war games to be played and stamina races. For physical education purposes people trained for a specific endurance test, like javelin throwing, jousting, and running.
How do you spell spartan in ancient greek?
Στρατιώτης, (stra-tee-òtis), is the ancient and the modern term as well.
What are some words that relate to Ancient Greece that begin with the letter J?
Trick question. The letter J did not exist, it was invented a couple of thousand years later. Their equivalent was the letter I (IOTA), and this applied also to Rome (Julius Caesar spelt his name Iulius).
How can you make a model of the temple of Artemis?
I honestly have know I dea and I need to know how to make one pronto....
What caused the fall of the Persian Empire?
Alexander the Great took conquered it and took it over as his own empire.
What ancient Greece word starts with F?
herecles or hercules either of those two I am doing an ancient greece ABC book for my school and I found these two words very helpful when I had writers block. You should try doing one it is quite fun but it is even more fun if you have kids like me
How did the Persian-Greek war start?
King Croesus of Lydia died, and the Ionian Greeks came under the domination of the Persian Empire which they much resented, so they fought to throw out the Persians in the Ionian Revolt. Athens and Eritrea supported the Ionians with a token force (20 ships from Athens, 5 ships from Eritrea). The Ionian Revolt was successful at first, but after the Greeks sailed home it was crushed. Persian temples had been violated, and whether they did it or not the Athenians and Eritreans were blamed for it. King Darius I of Persia ordered a punitive expedition to these two cities, but a storm smashed his fleet. Another fleet was assembled, and the First Persian War began in 490 BC. Athens was saved at the Battle of Marathon, but Eritrea was destroyed.
What are ancient greek words that start with the letter D?
It is hard to say that anything started with the letter "f" because it would usually be translated as "pH" (being closer to the Greek letter phi), but anything you could phonetically spell with a pH could also be spelled with an f, so some words would be: Fos (light), fanari (beacon), fimi (fame), and fantasma (ghost or spirit).
What were the effects of the Persian War in Greece?
After the Persians agreed to peace, Athens converted the Delian League which it had led in the second half of the war into an empire of its own. It used this strength to interfere in the affairs of other Greek cities, resulting in the devastating 27-year Peloponnesian War, which saw Athens stripped of its empire. The weakened cities were then taken over into a Macedonian Empire.
Why was Aesop free from slavery?
Aesop was granted freedom from slavery due to his intelligence and wisdom, as well as his ability to entertain and educate others through his fables and storytelling. His master recognized his talents and granted him freedom as a reward for his contributions.
What did Homer do that was important the ancient greek civilization?
He wrote The Iliad and The Odyssey.
Not only did he write the Iliad and the Odyssey...
He helped to organize the pantheon of Greek gods, he gave the Greeks role models to live up to, and he wrote about a period of history that would have otherwise been forgotten.
Homer wrote about the Trojan War and it's aftermath. The Trojan War happened during the Greek Dark Ages (c. 1100-800 BCE). The only written history that tells the story of the dark ages are Homer's epic poems.
HE DIED ABOUT 800 BCWhat were Aesop's first and last names?
Most ancient people had no "first" or "last" name, just a name. Greek citizens would have a patronymic, "Hippolytos, the son of Timon," but Aesop was a slave from Thrace, and his father's name is not recorded. Therefore, his only known name is "Aesop".
How much did the ancient Olympics cost?
The national government never did itemized the total cost, but there are some private estimates that suggest up to 30 million 1936 dollars.
Did the Greeks defeat the invading Persian army in the battle of marathon?
At the Battle of Marathon, the Persians and Athenians fought. The Persians outnumbered them, but Athens still won.
The Athenian and Plataian infantry remained in the hills around the Plain of Marathon where they were safe from the Persian cavalry. They were awaiting the reinforcement of the Spartan army.
The observed the Persian cavalry being embarked, and took the opportunity to run down and defeat the inferior Persian infantry unprotected by its cavalry, and routed them.
They then realised the Persian cavalry was being shipped around Cape Sounion to land near Athens and gallop up and take the undefended city as the gates were opened by traitors within. They ran back the 26 miles to the city and formed up in front of the gates just in time. The Persians gave up and went home.
The Athenians made this run in sandals, carrying armour and weapons, after having already fought the battle at Marathon.
Today's marathon runners who think they replicate this run get it pretty easy by comparison.
Did any ancient greek Olympics take place in the winter?
No.
Greece has sent athletes to the Winter Olympics to participate in alpine skiing, cross country skiing, snowboarding, luge, skeleton, bobsleigh, and biathlon without winning any medals.
What are some these ideas of Romans took from the Greeks?
The Roman legion maintains many distinctive elements from the Greek phalanx: Tightly-packed, heavily-armored soldiers who used spears and walls of large, overlapping shields. There are differences, however, such as the Romans using tower shields instead of the round ones that the Greeks used, and also a completely different command structure.
The concept of the Roman republic is also derived from the Greek democracy, albeit in a more abstract form. In Athens anybody who was eligible to vote could vote on any proposal, but in Rome you only vote for the person who represents you and that person then votes on proposals on your behalf.
Perhaps most obviously, the Roman gods are largely renamed versions of the Greek gods. Juno is Zeus, Venus is Aphrodite, etc. There are differences in how they're viewed by their respective cultures, but in general the gods and the stories about them are the same ones.
