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    The Greek Trireme warship played a very important role in the ancient Greek culture. It shaped the Athenian Empire and allowed the rise of Greek power and naval warfare. The ancient Greek ship called the trireme was the largest warship. The designers started working on it by attempting to build a boat that would do better on the seas for longer distances and in storms. The boats before the Trireme were not built very well and could not get very big or hold a lot of cargo. The Triremes were the

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    Religion characterized the development of ancient Rome. Like many other societies in history‚ these religions believed in multiple deities and were characterized by various distinct features‚ events‚ and beliefs‚ which were largely against Christianity. There are three key features of the ancient Roman religions. The first was the belief in many different gods. These gods included Mars‚ the god of war and Jupiter‚ the supreme god. The other main gods were the Neptune‚ the god of the sea and Pluto

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    Ancient Greek culture was full of different types of art. Ancient Greeks decorated almost every part of their lives‚ from their buildings and city’s streets to the inside of there homes‚ many objects in Greek life were created with beauty in mind. Greek artists created masterpieces in painting‚ metal work‚ mosaic‚ sculpture‚ architecture‚ literature‚ and pottery. Until recently‚ archaeologists only knew about Greek paintings through Ancient Greek stories. These stories‚ which were written by authors

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    COLOSSEUM’S ROLE IN ANCIENT ROMAN SOCIETY JULIAN ARANA PROFESSOR HENRY LARES ARC 2701 HISTORY OF ARCHITECTURE I 11/29/06 The Colosseum’s role in ancient Roman society For as long as humans have existed‚ they have always found some way to entertain themselves. Even the earliest societies have left evidence of some sort of activity or hobby that they used as a form of entertainment. Perhaps the most famous building that was used as a form of entertainment is the Roman Colosseum‚ also known

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    The article states that the Greeks probably did not use a burning mirror which is often believed to have been used to defend themselves from attacks by the Roman navy about 2‚200 years ago and provides three reasons of support. The professor‚ however‚ explains that the reasons are not compelling and refutes each of the author’s reasons. First‚ the reading says that the ancient Greeks did not have technologies sophisticated enough to make a burning mirror‚ which is supposedly a large sheet of copper

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    The Graces In Roman mythology the Graces (Plural of Grace) are the trio of minor deities representing joy‚ charm‚ and beauty. Originally‚ however‚ the Graces were simply considered as the goddesses of fertility and fecundity‚ including vegetation and animal life. In Greek mythology they are known as the Charites (Plural of Charis). In some accounts‚ Charis was not merely the singular form of the Charities rather it was the name of a single member of this group of deities. The Graces are also called

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    occurring daily in ancient Greek’s lives were not always pleasant to the Helene’s heath. Though‚ after researching it seems their daily occurring events were straight forward. Most Greeks spent around more than half of their day outside‚ which may have fueled their creativity and love of art. The everyday life of an ancient Greek followed through with reasonably easy proceedings. Their everyday life included sports‚ hobbies‚ education‚ and religion. Sports - Considering that Greeks spent a majority

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    History of Psychology Timeline Ancient Greece 500 to 200 BC Ancient Greece philosophy began with the concepts created by such great figures as Thales‚ Anaximander‚ Anaximenes‚ Pythagoras whose philosophies helped shape great fathers of philosophy such as the Sophist‚ Socrates‚ Plato and Aristotle. Ancient Rome 129 to 216 AD Claudius Galen was a prominent Roman physician and philosopher of Greek origins and the most famous doctor in the Roman Empire shared the beliefs of Hipocrates about the

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    The start of theater takes off with the Greeks in the fifth century B.C. The Greeks were one of the first civilizations to truly perform and produce plays. They created many of the earliest tragedies/comedies some of which that still exist today . The Greeks developed basic theatrical techniques as well as formed the structure of the theater. Without their contribution we would not know theater as we know it today. In ancient Greece‚ plays were performed in very large‚ open-air structures often

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    Mythology has been a very important part of Greek culture for many decades. Most myths date back about 2‚700 year to the time where writers such as Hesiod and Homer lived. A myth is described as “an idea or story that is believed by many people but that is not true”. For the people living in Greece back in the 8th century‚ they didn’t so much believe in these stories as myths‚ but more of a religion. Although all of the gods of their religion were very important‚ each in their own individual way

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