In 490 B.C.E. the Battle of Marathon was a brief but important event in the war between the Greek city-states and The Persian Empire. The results of the battle had unforeseen effects on Athens and the future of Western Civilization. The Greek ’Golden Age’‚ centred in Athens‚ brought about new forms of art‚ the foundations of future philosophy and redirected literature and drama. The achievements of the Athenians during this period were directly connected to the inspiration and prestige (which later
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The role of women within Egyptian society was a highly complex one. Differing depending on their particular class and place within the social hierarchy‚ the women of ancient Egypt are often described as the most legally free and equal of any ancient civilisation. Our knowledge of the role played by the Egyptian women is somewhat limited. The majority of evidence for the Egyptians everyday life comes from within the mortuary sphere‚ a realm in which the male dominated and women received little attention
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virtue in a new dynasty is success in being obeyed by China and neighboring barbarians. After 2000 years Sima Qian’s model still dominates scholarship‚ although the dynastic cycle is no longer used for modern Chinese history.[6] In Ancient Greece‚ Herodotus (5th century BC)‚ as founder of Greek historiography.‚[7] presents
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fifth river to flow from the Ethiopian highlands. In the desert west of the Nile a canyon now dry represents and ancestral Nile called the Eonlile that flowed during the late Miocene era (23-5.3 million years before present). The Greek historian Herodotus wrote that “Egypt was the gift of the Nile”. As a unending resource of sustenance‚ it had a crucial role in the development of Egyptian society. Silt deposits from the Nile made land fertile and allowed ancient Egyptians cultivate wheat‚ flax‚ papyrus
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for building the Great Pyramid at Giza‚ but not much is known about Khufu himself. The only surviving depiction of Khufu is a small figurine that was found at Abydos. Herodotus‚ an ancient Greek historian described Khufu as “cruel and impious” (Hawass‚ “Khufu”). The construction of Khufu’s Great Pyramid complex may support Herodotus’ characterization due to Khufu’s apparent ability to control the immense quantity of materials and human labor resources that were needed to construct the tomb. Khufu
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Sudan‚ and Egypt to the Mediterranean Sea‚ with a total distance of 5584 km. From its remotest headstream in Burundi‚ the river is 6671 km long. The river basin covers an area of more than 3‚349‚000 sq km. Not only is the Nile considered a wonder by Herodotus‚ but by people all over the world‚ due to its impotance to the growth of a civilization.<br><br>The first great African civilization developed in the northern Nile Valley in about 5000 BC. Dependent on agriculture‚ this state‚ called Egypt‚ relied
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Perseus (Greek: Περσεύς)‚ the legendary founder of Mycenae and of the Perseid dynasty of Danaans there‚ was the first of the heroes of Greek mythology whose exploits in defeating various archaic monsters provided the founding myths of the Twelve Olympians. Perseus was the Greek hero who killed the Gorgon Medusa‚ and claimed Andromeda‚ having rescued her from a sea monster sent by Poseidon in retribution for Queen Cassiopeia declaring that her daughter‚ Andromeda‚ was more beautiful than the Nereids
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The origins of coinage Lydia and the earliest coins According to the Greek historian Herodotus‚ writing in the fifth century BC‚ the Lydians were the first people to have used gold and silver coinage. He was almost correct. The earliest coins are found mainly in the parts of modern Turkey that formed the ancient kingdom of Lydia‚ but are made from a naturally occurring mixture of gold and silver called electrum. These coins were first produced in the seventh century BC and had a design on one
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CLASSICS 101: GREEK MYTHOLOGY Spring 2013‚ CSULB J. Mark Sugars‚ Ph.D. Sec. 06 Course #1364 TuTh 1230-1345 My office: MHB - 611 DESN – 112 j.marksugars@csulb.edu Mailbox (Dept. of Comp. World Lit. & Classics): MHB-517 Course Objectives: Greek myths have inspired and influenced literature‚ music‚ and the rest of the arts‚ especially in the
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(including Phaedrus‚ who adapted the fables into Latin)‚ say that he was born in Phrygia.[3] The 3rd-century poet Callimachus called him "Aesop of Sardis‚"[4] and the later writer Maximus of Tyre called him "the sage of Lydia."[5] From Aristotle[6] and Herodotus[7] we learn that Aesop was a slave in Samos and that his masters were first a man named Xanthus and then a man named Iadmon; that he must eventually have been freed‚ because he argued as an advocate for a wealthy Samian; and that he met his end in
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