Cited: "Athenian Democracy." Athenian Democracy. Princeton University‚ n.d. Web. 03 Oct. 2013. Camp‚ John McKesson‚ and Craig A.. Mauzy. “The Athenian Agora.” 5th ed. Princeton (N.J.): American School of Classical Studies at Athens‚ 2010 Cartledge‚ Paul. “Ancient Greece.” Great Britain: Oxford University Press‚ 2009. Print. Cartledge‚ Paul. "The Democratic Experience." Bbc.co.uk. BBC‚ 17 Feb. 2011. Web. 3 Oct.
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began having monarchies‚ then oligarchies‚ then tyrannies and then democracies. Some city-states skipped some of the different types of government or didn’t go in that order. More! Hypatia was born in Alexandria‚ Egypt but traveled abroad to Athens‚ Greece and attended a school where she established her fame as a mathematician. In Egypt‚ they had very fertile land great for farming. The fertile lands were caused by the Nile river flooding. This coated the land with rich silt each year. Ancient
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The Parthenon is a former temple dedicated to the goddess Athena who was the patron to the people of Athens. The Parthenon was built in the mid-5th century BCE. The Parthenon was built by the architects Ictinus and Callicrates and was supervised by Phidias (the sculptor who built the Athena statue). The Parthenon was made out of white marble‚ the colonnade of grooves‚ there was baseless columns with square capitals stands on a three-stepped base and supporting the roof structure. The roof consisted
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monumental pieces of architecture. To start off I want to look at the Parthenon and then finish with the Pantheon. So let’s begin! The Parthenon is a temple that towers above the city of Athens‚ symbolizing the Athenians’ wealth and power. The temple is dedicated to Athena‚ a Greek goddess and the city-symbol of Athens. This temple served as a monument to Athena because they believed that she helped the Greeks conquer the Persian Empire in the Persian Wars. The Parthenon had a style new to that era and
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century BCE Athenian culture. She introduces several basic dichotomies that define her understanding of the writers and events of the period in the later chapters. One of the basic themes of the book is that the thought and the art of classical Athens is full of meaning for people of later generations. It is the full of meaning for nations‚ cultures and societies beset by broad-scale and profound social and political change and the accompanying confusion and fear produced in the minds and souls
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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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The transformation of Athens from an aristocratic state to a democracy involved an economic shift‚ and a political transformation to maintain the built democratic culture. The monarchy was replaced by rule of nobles. Draco was the first recorded legislator of Athens. He published harsh law-codes that enforced and limited the punishment under the jurisdiction of Athens’ aristocratic court. One of the laws was one that distinguished the punishments for intentional and accidental murder. His law was
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five days‚ those five days were very eventful. Today’s olympics are held for about Three weeks with three hundred events taken place‚ not including the paralympics. The first modern Olympics was held on April sixth through April fifteenth 1896 in Athens Greece‚ Women weren’t allowed to participate‚ it was only Men. Married women weren’t allowed to attend the olympics game‚ the only women that were allowed to attend were lut Women were first allowed to participate at the 1900’s olympic Games that
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The Olympic Games The Olympic Games are an international sports festival that began in ancient Greece. The original Greek games were staged every fourth year for several hundred years‚ until they were abolished in the early Christian era. The revival of the Olympic Games took place in 1896‚ and since then they have been staged every fourth year‚ except during World War I and World War II. Perhaps the basic difference between the ancient and modern Olympics is that the former was the
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Honors 101 Final Exam Study Guide Overarching Themes Pietas (vs. intense anger) Oikos Polis Furor (vengeance) and Justice Deception Wisdom Love Heroism Will of God(s) Evil/Sin Ascent Suffering is necessity Sacrifice for beliefs Relationships with followers (Socrates vs. Jesus)/discipleship Misunderstandings lead to consequences Father/son relationships Oral Society Hospitality Fate/Omens Unpredictability of life/Inevitability Devolution (golden age has passed)/decline/inferiority
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