Artemis was unable to step in and stop from burning the temple because she was busy helping with the birth of Alexander the Great‚ who was born that same night. The Ephesians declared that his name should never be spoken again‚ but Strabo recorded it for history. Strabo was Greek geographer and philosopher. Although rebuilding soon began‚ the temple was still not complete when Alexander visited Ephesus in 334 BC. He wanted to pay for the work to be completed but was stopped by the Ephesians
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Greek Sculpture Greek Sculpture evolved and transformed throughout the ancient civilization through nearly nine hundred years and three major historical periods. Over the lengthy time that the Greeks prospered‚ many artists and sculptors worked to perfect the arts that they labored on. They started from the ground up and their art continuously developed from the feet‚ eventually up to the head where the sculpture was perfected. Each period‚ from the Geometric to the Hellenistic had significant
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(1200 about troy timeline) writing reemerges in the 700-800 getting out of the dark ages. 750/700-480 Archaiac period (ends with persion destruction of athens) 480-323 Classical period (great bldgs in athens/plays/comdies/tradgeies 323-30 Hellenistic period (period after the death of alexander the great) hellous became greek 776 first olypimcs (about the time emerging from the dark ages) 480 persians destroy athens 404 sparta defeats athens (near end of
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invented the steam engine‚ wind-powered machinery‚ and theories of light that couldn’t be improved for centuries. And then he invented some really crazy stuff. Scientific geniuses have to pull off a tricky balancing act before they’re even born. Great minds like Albert Einstein or Isaac Newton were born at precisely the right time for their ideas to be really revolutionary - just far enough ahead of their time to be trailblazers‚ but not so far ahead that people had no idea what they were talking
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323-30 BCE) extends from the death of Alexander until the death of Cleopatra‚ when Egypt became a province of the Roman Empire. The great cultural centers of the era were no longer the city-states of Archaic and Classical Greece but royal capitals such as Alexandria in Egypt and Pergamon in Asia Minor. Both architects and sculptors broke
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The era before Christ was filled with kings that wanted an empire like no one has ever seen before. Throughout history we hear about many empires that tried to take over territories to become great but only a few succeed. Both Assyrians menacing ways and Persians new approach to conquering both lead great nations in their time. Though like everyone else their era eventually comes to an end‚ both of these powerhouses showed the world new inventions and had an enormous will to be the greatest of all
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Section 1 Terms * Epic poem- A long poem that tells the deeds of a great hero. * Arete- In early Greece the qualities of excellence that a hero strives to win in a struggle or contest. Section 2 Terms * Polis- The early Greek city-state‚ consisting of a city or town and its surrounding territory. * Acropolis- In early Greek city-states‚ a fortified gathering place at the top of a hill which was sometimes the site of temples and public buildings. * Agora- In early Greek city-states
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This meant that the ancient engineers understood the required relationship between the thickness of the torsion bundles and the result that would have on the catapult. This is amazing because their understanding of this relationship must have been so great that we’re able to predict accurately what sized catapult was needed for a specific sized
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treated equally‚ and believed a perfect society was one ruled by philosophers. He believed the government should check each other‚ and that was the best way a government could be. Then there is Aristotle‚ who was taught by Plato. Aristotle taught Alexander the great‚ and then started the impact of philosophy on Western civilizations. Philosophy gave morals and values to everyday life in Western civilizations. Plato has brought the idea of democracy into Western civilizations through his philosophy. Another
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Use of elephants as war animals has been dated back to as early as 331 BC by the Persians. King Darius the 111 of Persia was the first to use elephants in the battle of Guagamela‚ against Alexander the Great of Mecedon. Kind Darius’ army consisted of 15 well trained Indian elephants which was used to frighten the opposition. War elephants were used in elephantry which involves a parade of elephants with military troops mounted on top. These elephants were used to charge at the enemy‚ separate their
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