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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prison or being on probation. But what was it like in Ancient Greece?After the Dark Ages‚ about 1200-900 BC‚ the Ancient Greeks had no official laws or punishments. Murders were settled by the victims family killing the murderer‚ but this was difficult if they were elderly or female. This often began endless blood feuds. It was not until the seventh century BC that the Greeks began to establish laws. Around 620 BC‚ Draco wrote the first law for Greece. This law said that exile was the penalty for murder
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some extremely important inventions emerge‚ most noticeably gunpowder‚ paper making‚ compass‚ and silk. Few substances in history have had as profound an effect on human history as gunpowder... and its discovery was an accident! Ancient alchemists in China spent centuries trying to discover an elixir of life that would render the user immortal. One important ingredient in many of the failed elixirs was saltpetre‚ also known as potassium nitrate. Many western history books over the
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become known as they classical style. This declaration of excellence describes their political‚ social‚ and cultural life (Sayre 192). This style signifies anything of the highest class. The achievements of Greek art have extended to many other places throughout time. An example of this classical style from Greece is the Kritios Boy from 480 BCE. This sculpture signifies the growing naturalism in Greece. The boy is unclothed‚ displaying the perfect body that shows physical and mental supremacy. It
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Many of the classical civilizations; Rome‚ Greece‚ China‚ India‚ the Islamic Empire‚ and the Americas‚ are classified on three main principles: art‚ ideas and institutions. These themes not only had a revolutionary impact at the time‚ but have been preserved and perpetuated throughout history. Classicism is the evolution of societies into civilizations‚ according to Marilynn Hitchens.(1) Classicism can be understood as defining and long-lasting civilization patterns shaped by belief systems. As said
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be brothers and kin to the best families ….‚” (Plutarch‚ Lycurgus 15.6)..... “This is why [Spartan] women washed infants not in water but in wine‚ in order to test their strength. For it is said that undiluted wine causes convulsions in babies who are epileptic or weak‚ and that healthy babies are tempered by it and their frames strengthened‚” ((Plutarch‚ Lycurgus 16.1). Based off both of Lycurgus’ statements‚ another married man if given permission could sleep with another married women in order
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What role did racism and tribalism play in Ancient Greece? Abstract: This essay sets out to investigate the types and extent of racism and tribalism that existed in Ancient Greece. This is a topic over which there has been considerable debate. Most modern scholarship converges around the belief that racism in its modern form‚ which is largely concerned with biological‚ physiological and physiognomic factors‚ did not have much of a place in Ancient Greece. By way of method‚ this essay considers some
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partners for life. (Schulz‚ 1951;103) This is quite a simplistic view‚ as there were many differing forms of marriage in Rome‚ from the arranged marriages of the elite to the unions of slaves and soldiers. As we shall see‚ the Romans’ actual expectations of married life and the gains they envisioned they would receive from the experience depended greatly on their age‚ sex and social status. Unlike our contemporary society‚ no specific civil ceremony was required for the creation of a marriage; only
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“barbarian” refers to a group of uncivilized people that originated from the ancient Greece. This term referred to the people who did not speak Greek. Currently‚ the meaning of the term has changed with the current implication being significantly different from the original meaning. The term may be used to refer to evil deeds in the society and people have used the term to identify evil deeds among the individuals. In the ancient Greece‚ the term was used to refer to the Egyptians‚ Medes‚ Persians and other
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Expressions of homosexuality were commonplace in ancient Greece. Homosexual practices impacted Greek culture and society‚ especially in religion‚ history‚ and the arts. Poetry was written on same-sex love‚ philosophers often discussed issues regarding male love‚ tragedies and comedies revolved around gay protagonists‚ vases and statues highlighted homosexual relationships and famous philosophers‚ leaders‚ poets‚ gods‚ and heroes were known to be involved in same-sex relationships. Many city-states
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