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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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Who didn't wear beards in ancient Greece?

No they didn't. Many ancient Greeks did have beards though (like Plato and Socrates), but a beard was a status symbol. Nice clean up of the untidy answer!

Was Macedonia a city-state of ancient greece?

I am not sure if it was a city state of ancient Greece, but I do know that it was part of ancient Greece.

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Macedonia was an ancient Greek kingdom. Greece was made up of individual states with different political systems, from Homeric kingdoms like Macedonia, Epirus and Thessaly to the Diarchy of Sparta to the Democracy of Athens.

What was the form of government in Olympia ancient Greece?

The first form of government was tribal councils. These became absorbed into more overarching forms under developing monarchies, oligarchies and democracies, but the tribal structures remained. In Athens for example, there were ten tribes which each elected a general, provided quotas for the army, and to which 18-year olds had to prove their descent in order to be granted citizenship.

How did geography play a role in the development of ancient greek city-states?

The land was scattered amongst mountains and so independent city-states evolved. And a rapidly expanding population could not be supported by tje limited land so the surplus were regularly shipped of to other parts around the Mediterranean and Black Seas to sieze land and set up their own city-states, resulting in over 2,000 around the littorals of the two seas.

Why did Athens become the most powerful city-state in Greece?

What the heck, that is not true all city states have there own importance. Sparta is important too, you have to know that.

Well Athens was the most important for its trade routes and government system, and Sparta was a powerful but only for they war skills. For that reason Athens was very important for trade but they did not have the most power since in a war they fled while Sparta took over.

How did the ancient Greeks view fate?

fate is the belief that someone or something (usually a god) is in control of your destiny. to the ancient Greeks, fate was very important. they thought that their actions and behaviour would affect their fate, but ultimatley they cannot escape it. for example in Aeschylus' Agamemnon, it is said that as soon as Agamemnon steps on the tapestries, his fate is sealed because he has offended the gods.fate does not mean anything at all its just in people minds.

What led to the development of democracy in ancient Athens?

Athenian citizens had had to install a tyrant to end exploitation by the upper class and govern for all classes. After 40 years of this, they wanted more control themselves so they expelled the tyrant, and replaced the attempted move by the aristocrats to regain power by establishing a citizen assembly to make laws. This eventually developed into a direct democracy where government was effected by vote in fortnightly assembly meetings.

What were common hobbies in ancient Greece?

Theater, Music Concerts

, Poetry, Special events like panathenaic

games.

What was most challenging for early Greeks?

Sailing was dangerous, especially in winter, when the winds were strong ..

What was the salary of an ancient Greek soldier?

It depends on the city and time. In Ancient Sparta, a war-based community, boys were trained as soldiers as soon they could walk, and it was a great honor and duty to become a great soldier. War was often for Sparta and training was intense and painful. Death in battle was seen as a great honor. In Ancient Athens, a much more art-based culture, war was still common. The battle of Marathon, Thermopylae and Salamis between Persia, Sparta and Athens are some famous battles. Ancient Mycenae and Troy fought the famous Trojan War.

Sides in the peloponnesian war?

The Peloponnesian War was between alliances of Greek city-states - Athens and its empire, and the Peloponnesian League led by Sparta.

How did ancient Greece and rome influence future cultures?

One example would be the roman senate. Although the Cesear or ruler at the time had top control over the empire, the senate was able to also make decisions of state. Much like the American senate does now.

What were popular names in ancient Greece?

Names were often a compound of two words, one part of which might be a god/goddess.

A popular beginning was Aristo- (good) with a following part such as phanes (appearing) hence the comedy playwright Aristophanes.

And Aristotle the philosopher (=best purpose).

Also Cleopatra the last queen of Egypt (cleo = glory, patros = of the father). Pericles (peri- in excess, kleos = glory).

Heracles (or Hercules - Hera = goddess Hera, kles = glory of)

For a non-compound names Helen (helene = torch), Hector (hector = holding fast).

How many Persians where there at the battle of Plataea?

The number is uncertain - best guesstimates are abuot 25,000 infantry with 1,000 cavalry in the force. All the cavalry and some of the infabtry were not engaged in the battle as they were being rowed around the coast to land and take Athens while its army was at Marathon 26 miles away.

What did the ancient Greeks use to make statues in their houses?

Ancient Greeks did not make any statues in their houses as you say. The statues were sculpted in workshops by highly trained sculptors. The materials they mainly used for this purpose were fine marble, which was later painted on (it's a misconception that the statues were originally colorless) and bronze. Hope i helped somehow

What does the Roman portrait sculpture The Four Tetrarchs represent?

It represents the Tetrarchs. This is a term which has been coined to indicate the emperors of the system of government created by the emperor Diocletian. In 285 he designated his fellow general Maximian as co-emperor. in 293 the designated two junior emperors (Caesars) who were subordinated to Diocletian and Maximian who became senior emperors (Augusti). This system had been termed the tetrarchy (rule by four in Greek). Hence the term tetrarchs for the four emperors.

How did Greeks decline?

The Greek world was comprised of over 2,000 independent city-states spread around the Mediterranean and Black Seas. They were constantly at war with each other and between 431 and 470 BCE fought devastating wars against each other. They were also open to selling out opponents and allies alike if offered the money. Philip 2 of Macedon therefore found it easy to bring them under his control, and later the expanding Roman Empire defeated Macedonia and absorbed the Greek cities.

Did Homer the poet have kids?

We do not know for sure if Homer really existed. So we do not know if he had children. What we know is that somebody wrote the Iliad and the Odyssey and we attribute these to a possibly existing person called Homer.

Why did the Persians go to war with the Athens?

To punish it for being involved in the burning down of the Persian provincial capital of Sardis in Asia Minor eight years before, and to install a tyrant to keep it under control to prevent further misconduct.