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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
Why were the Persians able to surround the Greeks defending Thermopylae Pass?
That had everything to do with local geography. At the point where the Spartans and their allies had put up their blockade the terrain was very narrow. Even though the Persians according to legend had 'hundreds of thousands' of soldiers, at that specific point no more than a few hundred at a time could squeeze through, which meant that the Greek army always faced an even number of adversaries or even less.
Of course the Persians could send in fresh troops every time while the Greeks had to send out mostly the same troops each time. But the Persians were hindered by the rubble and the deaths of earlier fights and not all Persian troops were fit to be sent in. The many lightly-armed and auxiliary troops would have been no match for the heavily armed and close-combat specialist Greek hoplites.
Why is Homer considered a great literary figure?
He wrote the Iliad and the Odyssey which are the two great epics of Greek history.
His poetry was taught on schools in Ancient Greece (which was however criticised by Plato in The Republic).
Why did winners from ancient Olympics get olive branches?
A crown of leaves, known as a laurel wreath, were given to the winners of the Olympic games because of their association with Apollo. He is often represented wearing a laurel wreath around his head.
Why did the Greeks fell a tremendous pride their culture after 460bc?
The Greeks felt a tremendous pride in their culture after the 460BC because they had performed well in the Persian war.
How was a trial on Athens different from one today?
There were no judges and lawyers at trials in ancient Athens. There was a large jury of 500 or more empanelled; it lasted one day; the prosecutor and defence had equal time; there were no rules of evidence of statements under oath - the jury usually had local knowledge, so blatant lying damaged you case; the jury voted with a yes or no tablet placed in a box; the first vote was for guilty or not guilty; the second vote was for the punishment - each side proposed a punishment - as the jury could only select one or the other, the proposals had to be reasonable or it would be ignored; there were no set punishments - it could be anything - one convicted man proposed paying for a warship for a year, which was attractive to the jury.
The effect of all this was that the large jury was the equivalent of an opinion poll of the citizenry, so trial outcomes reflected the standards an opinion of the whole community, rather than a small segment of legal practitioners and riggable of fallible small juries and set codes of punishment.
What was the capital city of ancient Athens?
Athens was a city-state. Therefore Athens was both a state and a city and thus the capital. The broader province of Athens (i.e. the rural areas) was and still is Attica.
An equivalent example was the city-state of Corinth or Sparta/Lakonia (both today exist with same borders and names as prefectures of Greece).
What are facts about Parthenon?
Spiritual uses:
- It was a temple for Athena
- It was also built to replace the older Parthenon
- In the 5th century, it was converted into a Christian Church
- In 1204, it was a Catholic Church
- In 1460, it held a Turkish mosque
- When it was a mosque, a minaret was built on it
- mesurments- 101.34 feet wide by 228.14 feet long
Scientific Uses
- It was a Doric peripteral temple
- It had two interior rooms called the naos and opisthodomos
- The total width of the temple is 111 ft
- The space between the axis of the normal column and the axis of the corner column is 13 1/2 ft
- The architects of this amazing building was Iktinos and Callikrates
- The sculptor was Pheidias
How it was built:
- 2 main architects: main designer, Iktinos, master builder, Callikrates
- The construction of the Parthenon began in 448 B.C. and was completed in 432 B.C.
- It was build on the old Parthenon and some of the materials of the old temple was used in the Parthenon we see today
- The construction costed 460 silver talents
- 4 columns of Ionic order supported the roof
Materials used:
- Pentelic marble
- wooden roof frame
- bronze casings
Location:
- 37°58 17.45 N / 23°43 34.29 E
- It is on the hill, Acropolis, that overlooks the city, Athens
Websites you can visit to learn more:
- http://www.cartage.org.lb/en/themes/arts/Architec/AncientArchitectural/GreekArchitecture/GreekBuilding/GreekBuilding.htm#The%20Parthenon Jan. 26
- http://www.sacredsites.com/europe/greece/interesting_parthenon_facts.html Jan. 28
- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/parthenon Jan. 30
- http://academic.reed.edu/humanities/110Tech/parthenon.html Jan 26
- http://www.metrum.org/key/athens/dimensions.htm Jan 30
- http://people.hsc.edu/faculty-staff/maryp/Core/Parthenon.html Jan 30
- http://www.thenagin.info/WebChron/Mediterranean/Parthenon.html Jan 28
- http://ancient-greece.org/architecture/parthenon.html Jan 30
- http://www.greatbuildings.com/buildings/The_Parthenon.html Jan 30
- http://www.sacred-destinations.com/greece/athens-parthenon Jan 28
- http://gogreece.about.com/od/athenssightseeing1/a/parthenonathens.htm Jan 26
- http://lifestyle.iloveindia.com/lounge/parthenon-facts-3708.html Jan 27
- http://www.mlahanas.de/Greeks/Arts/Parthenon.htm Jan 26
- http://www.encyclopedia.com/topic/Parthenon.aspx Jan 27
- http://www.unp.co.in/f143/parthenon-facts-50942/ Jan 30
- http://www.surfnetkids.com/articles/ten_facts_about_the_parthenon-37453.htm Jan 30
What political and ethical ideas Greek philosophers makeers make?
Political & Ethical
- Cynicism
- Athenian democracy
- Eclecticism
- Epicureanism
- Neo-Platonism
- Peripatetic School
- Skepticism
- Stoicism
- Sophism
- Socratic Method, examination question-answer-question style of key moral concepts such as the Good and Justice.
Philosophy got its start in ancient Greece (5th and 4th Century BCE). The three big names were Socrates, Plato and Aristotle. Socrates was the great question poser in my opinion, he spent hours and hours walking around town posing complicated questions to many. Plato was a student of Socrates, as well as the author of his dialogues, almost everything we now know about Socrates comes from what Plato wrote. Aristotle was Plato's student Aristotle.
Socrates has been called the father of philosophy by many, he was pretty much the first true philosopher. He spent his life in Athens Greece from 469-399 BCE. He was also sentenced to death and died in Athens by drinking a cup of Hemlock (a deadly poison).
This is a really loaded question, I would google the three names I have given you to get more information.
How were the Greeks able to defeat the larger Persian army?
Superior naval and land strategies and tactics.
Operating on interior lines - that is, being close to their source of supply of men, food and materiel, unlike the Persians whose support came from Asia Minor in an age of poor transport.
A major Greek strategy was the elimination of the persian fleet, which
- could no longer protect supply ships - after losing naval superiority at Salamis, half the Persian army went home as it could not be supplied.
- posed an amphibious threat to the Greek cities which kept their armies at home protecting them - after Salamis the Greek armies were able to concentrate at Plataia to defeat the reduced Persian army.
Did the ancient Romans use ancient Greek drachma?
Yes, at times they did. The value of the money was in the metal of the coin. If the drachma had the same amount of metal as the Roman coin, it was used. There are even records of the Roman army being paid in drachmas rather than denarii.
Ancient Greece was not a country. The Greek world was comprised of a couple of thousand independent city-states of various sizes, with a similar cultural heritage, spread around the Mediterranean and Black Seas.
Each city-state was separated by large mountain ranges, so it was pretty hard to unite the whole country.
While Muhammad was alive, the first capital of the Islamic Nation was declared in Medina, Saudi Arabia in 622 C.E. with the Constitution of Medina. Once Muhammad conquered Mecca, Saudi Arabia in 630 C.E., the capital was transferred to Mecca.
What is the importance of the state?
a single person being a prime minister can't manage a whole country. in order to understand poor people's demand and to help them a couuntry is subdevided into states which is looked after state head chief minister.
Was the Athenian Empire popular amongst its subjects?
Originally it offered protection against Persia, provided the cities paid up their annual tax to pay for the upkeep of the Athenian fleet which protected them. However when peace was made with Persia, Athens still collected the money, by force if necessary, which it spent on itself. When Athens got into a war withe the Peloponnesian League, it dragged the cities into it.
Not too many advantages there.
Why did Alexander the greats empire break up after his death?
He left no viable heir, and his generals grabbed parts of the empire and fought over these spoils. The residue was the Hellenistic Kingdoms ruled by dynasties descended from the most successful surviving generals.
What are some ancient greece leisure activities?
dancing, Olympics (sports), lyre (flute) playing,etc.
What was the Peloponnesian War noteworthy for?
It involved the Greek world from Sicily to Asia Minor, whith great destruction and loss of life. It cost Athens its empire after it lost.
