region. Greeks organized a series of City-states-served as political context fpr the development of classical society. Minoan and Mycenaean Societies Knossos- Sophisticated society arose in Crete island. Scholars call it Minoan society‚ after Minos‚ a king of ancient Crete. Inhabitants of Crete built lavish palaces throughout the island-esp. the notably complex of Knossos decorated with vivid frescoes depicting Minoans at work and play. Palace nerve center of Minoan society: residence of rulers
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Option 1 Greece: Spartan Society to the Battle of Leuctra 371 BC 1. The Geographical Setting: 1.1 The Geographical Setting‚ Natural Features and Resources of Ancient Sparta: * Sparta situated in Eurotas Valley in the heart of Laconia - One of the most fertile plains in Ancient Greece. - Eurotas River flowed through the valley. -Mountain ranges surrounded the valley; >Eurotas Mt range to the west >Pernon Mt range to the East >Arcadian Mt range to the North - Varying climate
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goddess of discord‚ Apollo god of light‚ Aphrodite goddess of beauty‚ Hermes god of thieves and commerce‚ Artemis huntsman of the gods‚ Hephaestus god of the forge‚ Persephone wife of Hades‚ Hebe goddess of youth‚ Dionysus god of the vine‚ Epaphus‚ Minos King of Create‚ Rhadamanthus‚ the Muses namely‚ Clio (History)‚ Urania (Astronomy)‚ Melpomene (Tragedy)‚ Thalia (Comedy)‚ Terpsichore (Dance)‚ Calliope (Epic Poetry)‚ Erato (Love Poetry)‚ Polyhymnia (Songs to the Gods)‚ Euterpe (Lyric Poetry)‚ and
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Jack Gilbert‚ Born in 1925‚ grew up and educated in Pittsburgh‚ San Francisco. He spent various periods of his life outside the United States‚ mostly in France‚ Italy‚ and Greece‚ but rarely publishing. His first book of poetry‚ Views of Jeopardy‚ (1962) won the Yale Younger Poets Prize and was nominated for the Pulitzer Prize. (Wikipedia) He was married to the American poet Linda Gregg and later to the Japanese poet Michiko Nogami‚ to whom he dedicated a limited edition of poems. He presently
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and goes to Ninevah‚ as God had commanded. See artwork. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Chapter 4 Cretan labyrinth Greek--the building containing a maze which Daedalus constructed for King Minos of Crete as a place in which to confine the Minotaur. Those put in the maze could not find their way out and were destroyed by the Minotaur. Theseus was the only one to escape. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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THE ODYSSEY – Notes IX. BOOK 9 A. Odysseus Reveals Identity‚ Tells Phaeacians About Ismarus and Cicones i. Odysseus reluctanty shares his identity with Phaeacians ii. Odysseus then details his adventures‚ starting after his victory at Troy iii. Odysseus and men sail to Ismarus‚ stronghold of Cicones iv. They easily sack the city‚ kill the men‚ enslave the women and plunder v. Odysseus warns men to leave with their riches‚ but they ignore him vi. Cicones
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Virgil Virgil came to be regarded as one of Rome’s greatest poets. His Aeneid can be considered a national epic of Rome and has been extremely popular from its publication to the present day. Virgil- Beatrice sends Virgil to Earth to retrieve Dante and act as his guide through Hell and Purgatory. Since the poet Virgil lived before Christianity‚ he dwells in Limbo (Ante-Inferno) with other righteous non-Christians. As author‚ Dante chooses the character Virgil to act as his guide because he admired
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ATHENIAN GOVERNMENT & DEMOCRACY ATHENIAN GOVERNMENT & DEMOCRACY Ever wonder where and how democracy began? According to an article entitled “Athenian Government Prior to Democracy”; ancient Athens is credited with having developed one of the first democracies on this earth (1). Blackwell states that the name democracy comes from “demos-people and kratos-power”‚ meaning “power of the people” (2). Mills states that Athenian democracy did not come about easy‚ yet it was through
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Greek Mythology I INTRODUCTION Temple of Apollo at Didyma The Greeks built the Temple of Apollo at Didyma‚ Turkey (about 300 bc). The temple supposedly housed an oracle who foretold the future to those seeking knowledge. The predictions of the oracles‚ delivered in the form of riddles‚ often brought unexpected results to the seeker. With Ionic columns reaching 19.5 m (64 ft) high‚ these ruins suggest the former grandeur of the ancient temple. Bernard Cox/Bridgeman Art Library‚ London/New York
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Michelangelo di Lodovico Buonarroti Simoni is a highly respected and known Italian sculptor‚ painter‚ and poet who is to this day considered one of the best artists of all time. One of his most famous works is the ceiling fresco he painted in the Sistine Chapel‚ which is in Vatican City‚ Rome. Twenty-five years later‚ when Michelangelo was sixty years old‚ he was asked by Pope Clement VII to paint the alter wall in the Sistine Chapel: the Last Judgment. This piece represents the Second Coming of
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