Why the Greeks Matter During the NRP broadcast ‘Why the Greeks Matter’‚ Cahill‚ Straus and the listeners mentioned a lot of important points concerning the Greeks. How they lived their everyday life‚ what influenced their customs and what democracy meant to them are just a few that were mentioned. One of the first compelling points Cahill and Straus describe is excellence. Excellence is what the Greeks cared most about because it was dominated by alpha males. Cahill mentioned
Premium Greece Greeks Culture
Types Of Greek Helmets By John Hilde Jun 30‚ 2011 Ancient Greek war helmets are some of the most recognizable in the historic war machines. The term "Greek helmets" is quite broad. There is really no one helmet that signifies the Greek culture. Trojan helmets‚ Spartan helmets‚ and Corinthian helmets are all under the heading of Greek helmets. In the following paragraphs‚ you will learn a little bit about each. Some of the most popular helmets for collectors and reenactments are the Trojan war helmet
Premium
Roman and Greek Gods It has been known that the Romans and the Greeks have had many interactions with each other‚ whether it would be due to trading or just plain traveling‚ the stories of their myths have crossed each other in one way or another. This is may be the reason why there are many similarities between Greek and Roman Mythology. Even though a Greek god or goddess may have a different name in Roman Mythology they still performed similar tasks and were worshiped for similar reasons. I will
Premium Zeus Greek mythology Hera
The ancient Greek people wrote stories about characters known as gods in order to explain things in the world. For example‚ the story of Hades and Persephone explains why plants do not grow in the winter. The story of Hades and Persephone is only one story however‚ and they are only two gods out of the large number of immortal characters that the Greeks created. Hades is the god of the underworld‚ goes by many different names‚ was extremely protective of his posessions‚ and was married to the beautiful
Free Greek mythology Zeus Hades
Greek machines and what there used for In Ancient Greece‚ many inventions like the pulley‚ one of the most used inventions used in Greece‚ were very helpful Greek urns Greek urns were super IMPORTant in older periods of time. There were used for storing things such as wine‚ water and the soul purpose of storing materials and food. They were also used for transporting goods and were made to we’re the urns could stack on each
Premium Ancient Rome Ancient Greece Roman Empire
Herodotus was a Greek historian whose work encompassed Western civilization involving conflicts between Greece and the Persian Empire. There were many differences between the Greeks and the Persians. For instance‚ the Greeks struggled to find freedom during 480 B.C – 400 B.C. They were determined to train their soldiers‚ especially Spartan warriors‚ to be brave‚ courageous‚ and strong for defensive purposes from Persian invasion. On the other hand‚ the Persians differed from the Greeks because they
Premium Ancient Greece Sparta Achaemenid Empire
Ancient Greek Contributions Ancient Greece forged many of the contributions seen in western civilizations. One of the most influential contributions is literature. Those contributions where very important then and still are today. The importance of Greek literature is found when looking at the texts of western civilization. Greek writers created the form and foundation for later writings. By opening Greece to the idea of writing‚ literature introduced new forms of entertainment‚ record keeping
Premium Odyssey Homer Odysseus
Greek Mythology and Literature * The ancient Greeks believed in many gods. * These gods were at the center of Greek mythology- a body of stories about gods and heroes that try to explain how the world works. * Each story‚ or myth‚ explained natural or events. * People today have scientific explanations for events like thunder‚ earthquakes‚ and volcanic eruptions. * The ancient Greeks did not-they believed their gods caused these events to happen‚ and they created myths to explain
Free Greek mythology Homer Trojan War
long been a part of numerous societies’ individuality and identity. During the eighteenth and early nineteenth century‚ the Greeks of the Ottoman Empire fought against the Turks for their freedom and autonomy. The Greek’s movement against Ottoman rule attracted various groups of people who developed distinct views of them and their well being. While many supported the Greeks and their liberating fight for emancipation‚ there were those who opposed them and their betrayal against the higher authority
Premium Ottoman Empire Greece Turkish language
Compare and Contrast Essay: Persian Empire and Imperial Rome Although Persia and Rome have many differences they can also have many similarities in the things that they do in their everyday life. The technology was quite different while the attitude to the population in the empire and the method of governance was quite similar. The technology in the two countries varied quite a bit. For example: On one hand the Persians had built the quanats to move the water closer and to channel the water long
Free Ancient Rome Mediterranean Sea Roman Empire