The Persian War was all about city-states of the west‚ the Asian minor revolted in 499b.c Athens aided the revolts that broke out. Darius (son) crushed the revolt of the Asian minor. The Battle of Marathon happened. Xerxes (grandson) was the army and the naval attack for them back in that time. He was in the battle of Thermopylae- 480b.c Sparta only had 300 men against the 6‚000 Greek (Persians) the Persians military was a victory of Sparta. The importance of the Greek victories was they had the
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my students years in Greece and to get American high education‚ in order always have a possibility to realize some projects in USA.In the beginning I wanted to study International law and in future to work on project " returning the Marbles of Parthenon from London" . One day my roommate took to admission office of her school‚ where I have got a nice conversation after which I have decided to apply for college. This event gave a beginning to the series of other events‚ that are making impact to
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All cultures are built off of some type of belief. This belief influences daily life in the culture. It sets common rules and guide lines in which the people should act. The belief also influences activities and architecture. The beliefs make the culture thrive. This is true for the Ancient Greek culture. Their culture relied on their Gods. This is also known as Greek Mythology. Greek mythology had a huge influence on the Ancient Greek culture. The Ancient Greece civilization started on the island
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corner there are things to remind us their great art and give an essence of ancient times. Pantheon‚ Vatican Museum‚ etc. However I will state my opposition regarding Colosseum‚ due to its inhuman utility. Since my home country is Greece I consider Parthenon as the most famous buildings of ancient times. But Greece is full of these kinds of buildings all with their own special meaning. My question regarding the ancient civilizations is‚ if Rome and Greece hadn’t influenced the world with their art how
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Ancient Greek Religious Temples. By: Sydney Fry Thesis The Greek religious temples were very important to the ancient Greek people because they were used to worship the gods. Why were the greek religious temples so important? Why were greek religious temples so important? In ancient greece‚ greek gods were the way of explaining life. They believed that the gods took care of them after they died so the temples acted as homes for the gods. Since the gods lived forever the temple
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victor in a competition. Her functions referred to success not only in war but‚ in all of her undertakings. Nike was a very close acquaintance of Athena‚ and is thought to be in Athena’s outstretched hand in the statue of Athena located in the Parthenon. When Nike and Athena are placed together Nike is always wingless whereas if Nike were alone she is winged. Nike is one of the most commonly portrayed figures on Greek coins. Some common names stemming from Nike include : Nicholas‚ Nick‚ Nikolai
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THE ACCOMPLISHMENTS OF THE GREEKS The ancient Greeks had many accomplishments including philosophical beliefs‚ intellectual ideas and artistic developments. They used many forms of expression to express their philosophical‚ intellectual‚ and artistic achievements. These forms essentially made up their culture and defined their lifestyle. In document 1‚ the philosophy of Socrates stated that humans should analyze their lives. This is an accomplishment because it shows that Greek philosophy was
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Lila Mae Watson faces drastically different challenges of modernity than those James Axton recognizes. Where Axton is an upper middle class caucasian man with the means and ability to move about the globe and hold a somewhat prestigious job‚ Lila Mae is the most talented Elevator Inspector in the city and can glean little to no respect from her peers and society due to Whitehead’s pre-civil rights setting. Lila Mae’s central test stems from her gender and race. The other African American or mixed
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‘The Greek culture had ruptured upon the scene in the 5th century BC producing impressive concepts such as democracy‚ and extraordinary infrastructure such as the Parthenon’ . While ‘for close to 200 years it has been common to support the concept of democracy from which evolved from classical Athens‚ to which has shaped our understanding of the political system which we use today. ’ The involvement of the Delian League sets forth the ideas of the Athens Empire‚ which slowly advances into Athens
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Geometric period: 900-700 BCE. The earliest form of Greek artistic decoration‚ after the decline of the Minoan and Mycenean cultures‚ is the Geometric period. It is characterized by block form and triangular shapes‚ which represent human forms. Abstract shapes fill the spaces surrounding these figures‚ as in represented in Garner’s “Art through the Ages” page 108 image 5-2‚ Geometric krater form the Dipylon cemetery‚ Athens Greece‚ ca. 740 BCE. As well‚ Bronze statues are simplistic and more
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