Item #1: I was surprised to learn that the ancient Greeks practiced pederasty and were not considered pedophiles. I never heard of pederasty‚ so I was unaware of the difference. Ancient Greek pederasts were adult males‚ usually socially prominent‚ who have an erotic attraction to adolescent boys. These men would take on an adolescent male pupil and lover. Pederasts had bisexual relationships because many of the men had wives. And the sexual relationships with adolescent boys would not interfere with
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Ideology is best defined as a system of ideas and beliefs that affect a person‚ group‚ or culture’s way of thinking. Ancient Greece was filled with different ideologies throughout the years; almost every polis with a different and unique set of values. Sparta had its strict militarism and aristocracy‚ suppressing people’s free thought. Athens had a mostly open‚ democratic‚ system‚ allowing more room for individual interpretations. And the empire of Alexander the Great that‚ despite having an absolute
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ANCIENT GREECE TO ANCIENT ROME: THE COMPARISON This paper will focus on three key points shared by both cultures which will help demonstrate the relationship between these two civilizations: religion‚ the arts and the state. Ancient Greek and Roman civilization left a permanent stamp on history‚ including the areas: politics and the state‚ art and literature‚ religion and philosophy. Yet‚ if it were not for the Roman civilization that emerged around and eventually swallowed them‚ we might not
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One these cities were Athens. Ancient writers in Athens believed slavery to be natural and necessary. The majority of their citizens owned one or more slaves. They were given levels/jobs. These positions consisted of policemen and tutors as the highest ranking slave‚ herds who gather
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cosmopolitan‚ and at times exuberant culture that permeated the entire eastern Mediterranean‚ and Southwest Asia‚” (“History of Greece: Hellenistic”). Greek was the most influential of all the countries within the Hellenistic Period. During the Hellenistic period‚ the Stoics had started to rise and participated in‚ “the substantial philosophical tradition of Greece” (“ History of Greece: Hellenistic). Founded by Zeno of Citium‚ Stoicism was “one of the most important and enduring philosophies to emerge from
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The roots of hazing are firmly placed in ancient Greece‚ in which Spartans have been said to have used hazing for initiating young soldiers. “They would publicly whip them to see who could endure the punishment the longest without screaming” (Ktenas). The boys would sometimes withstand the pain from
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Despite their huge differences‚ both Sparta and Athens united to fight the Persians together. In the book The Portable Greek Historians by M. I. Finley‚ Herodotus records‚ “The Greeks who at this spott awaited the coming of Xerxes were the following: from Sparta‚ three hundred
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Democracy in Ancient Greece Eddie Witten The Greeks were very advanced for their time. They realized that they need a new form of government and they were able to invent the first democratic government in the world. The democracy that the Greeks came up with was based on two important factors. The first one was the population growth in Athens grew at a very fast rate. The second was the advocating of political‚ economic‚ and legal equality for all which some male citizens remembered from the
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Seul Art History Research Paper November 28‚ 2016 Dr. Ali Mousavi Ancient Greece Over a period of time‚ Greek art has developed many new art forms and ideas. Although they were heavily influenced by Egypt and Mesopotamia‚ their unique innovations have made the foundation of the Western art. Despite the changes from the Geometric and Orientalizing period to the Hellenistic period‚ you can see one consistent characteristic. The Ancient Greeks continue to worship their gods and goddesses by building
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only originated from Palea‚ but also from Lithos. The reason is‚ there is a Brim River‚ which is very deep and broad‚ between the Palea and Lithos. And there is no evidence shows that about Palean boats to cross the river. However‚ I think the author should consider more details to support this claim. To begin with‚ the article does not mention about whether the geography in ancient is as same as now. We all know that it is possible that continent moving can contribute earthquake‚ and make dramatically
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