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Athens
One of the Ancient Greek city states, Athens has become the Capitol of Greece. It was home to Plato and Aristotle as well as a center of cultural activity up to the modern day.
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What is the senior age at Golden Coral?
The restaurant in question is the Golden Corral.
There is no restaurant chain called the Golden Coral.
Who helped form the Delian league?
It was primarily the city - state of Athens that formed the Delian League which was a loose coalition of other Greek city - states (Polis) to thwart Persian expansionist policies . Below at the related link is a list of Delian members .
The main three factors are:
- Quran; Muslims holy book that reflects real Allah (God in English) words to prophet Muhammad (PBUH); states many scientific facts that are not yet discovered at the time or validated. So, Muslims tried to prove these scientific statements.
- Islam teachings; Quran and Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) saying; encourages Muslims to think about the universe and to discover it to be more faithful
- Islam religion encourages Muslims to work for the benefit of humanity and the universe and to keep the nature from all what could spoil it.
Was Sparta or Athens more attractive toward money?
I think that Athens was more directed toward money than Sparta, because they wern't directed toward war and were more about enjoying life than war.
Why are estimates of the population of ancient Athens difficult to make?
We have to extrapolate known figures - with an army-navy of about 35,000 at its peak, we can guess at families of 5 = 175,000 + 70,000 slaves + metics - about 250,000 all up at its peak. However plague, war and mass desertion of slaves soon reduced this dramatically in the last 30 years of the 5th Century BCE.
Who was denied citizenship in ancient Athens?
All women and people whose parents were not born inside the city were denied citizenship in ancient Athens.. Different laws were replaced, changed, added and deleted as the city advanced.
What type of government are the Ancient Athenians credited with?
with "being the cradle of democracy". That's largely a myth though, invented by British poet Alfred Lord Tennyson. He made it up in the 19th century when Greece was fighting for independence from the Ottoman Empire, in order to drum up support for the Greek cause with the world powers of the time, Great Britain and France.
Very effective it was, too: Britain and France started to support Greece and finally forced the Turks to grant Greece its independence.
As to the 'cradle' thing: the Greek city-States (including Athens) for almost all its existence were ruled as a Oligarchy, so run by a small group of powerful families.
Why did Athens seem to have the geographical advantage?
It was located by the sea and connected to its port by walls. This meant that when under attack it could defend its city with minimum resources, leaving it free to send out sea expeditionary forces to harass the cities of its land attackers. This uninterrupted access to the sea also allowed it to trade, import food and fish.
The Greek singular is Athene (person of Athens) and the plural is Athenai -- so it is the city of the Athenians, or Athens.
The modern name of Athens (Αθήνα, Athína) is now singular in Greek, since the monotonic form of the Greek language was adopted in the 1970s.
Why did many city states form an alliance against athens?
Many city states formed an alliance against Athens because they felt the Athenian's treated them as mere subjects. Athens is the capital of Greece.
What do Athens and Sparta represent?
The famous ancient Greek city-states of Athens and Sparta represent two distinct models for human civilization. In basic terms, Sparta represents a highly stratified, conservative, militant, and generally disciplined society that emphasizes order and stability. Also basically, Athens, by contrast, represents a creative, innovative, individual-focused, and risk-taking society that emphasizes enterprise and discovery.
Nomadic people travel from place to place usually with their herds and families. They must live in tents and eat foods that they either carry with them or get from their herds of goats or other animals. Some nomadic people are the Berbers and Bedouins.
Athens in 450 bc reached a high point in its cultuer called the-------Age of Athens?
The Golden Age of Athens
Why did the capital of Greece change from Nafplion to Athens?
The capital of Greece was moved from Nafplion to Athens by King Otto in 1834. King Otto decided upon Athens for many reasons not the least of which was its rich historical background. See the Related Links for more information.
Both Rome and Greece experienced a period of time called the Golden Age. This was a span of years when there was relative peace and the arts and culture flourished. The golden age of Greece was loosely from 500 to 300 BC while the golden age of Rome was the reign of Augustus.
There are 2 Athens in the world. One is the capitl city of Greece and the other one is a small town in Georgia. (Thats in the U.S)
THERES ANOTHER ATHENS IN TEXAS SMARTEE !!!!
There are many other towns in the US named Athens:
Athens, TN
Athens, AL
Athens, OH
Athens, CA
Athens, AR
Athens, IL
Athens, IN
Athens, LA
Athens, ME
Athens, MI
Athens, MS
Athens, NY
Athens, PA
Athens, VT
Athens, VA
Athens, WV
Athens, WI
Athens, KS
The bottom line is there are a lot of cities/towns named Athens. There are 23 in North America alone. All of them are named after the original city of Athens in Greece.
Quran teachings persuade Muslims to think about the miracles of Allah (God in English and same God for Christians and Jews) in the universe and to discover the blessings of Allah in their creation and creation of the plants, animals, and the whole universe.
Quran says (meaning English translation):
"The example of [this] worldly life is but like rain which We have sent down from the sky that the plants of the earth absorb - [those] from which men and livestock eat - until, when the earth has taken on its adornment and is beautified and its people suppose that they have capability over it, there comes to it Our command by night or by day, and We make it as a harvest, as if it had not flourished yesterday. Thus do We explain in detail the signs for a people who give thought. "
[Quran, chapter 10, verse 24]
What was the role of slaves in Athens?
The role of the Slaves in The Athens were very simple, but hard. They are given 1 meal a day by their rich master, and are forced to keep the ''House'' clean. The slave does all of the cooking, cleaning, and farming. If a Slave is cough not working, he may be killed. A slaves life is harsh. Slaves get breaks once in a while, but for now they live with their masters and are forced to clean up the farmland, and so on. There are also Stay at home wives.
Why was the aristocratic council of elders called the Council of the Areopagus?
It was so named from the "hill" on which they met.
Areopagus - a hill to the west of the Athenian acropolis where met the highest governmental council of ancient Athens and later a judicial court
Why is Rome better than Athens?
It became stronger, which is why it was able to take it over. Whether it was better is a moot point - better at what?
Is Athens on the Aegean Sea or the Mediterranean Sea?
The Aegean sea is part of the Mediterranean Sea, so it is accurate to say both are true.
