Life in Ancient Greece: Spartan men and women Bernice Gelin Professor Shepardson November 18‚ 2008 World History The ancient city of Sparta has had a lasting impression on the world today. Sparta was a model of discipline‚ conformity‚ militarism‚ and virtue. It was a prominent city state‚ but its society was unique from typical life in Greece. Sparta was a military state‚ believing in having only the strong and not the weak to maintain the
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2. In a short essay‚ describe what is meant by classical‚ and why Greece and Rome are examples of classical civilizations. According to Merrriam-Webster‚ the term “classical” means something that has been respected over a long period of time. Most often it refers to Greek and Roman culture from about 500 B.C. to A.D. 500—its art‚ architecture‚ politics‚ and ideals. These two cultures are examples of classical civilizations because they lasted nearly 1000 years and impacted most of western civilization
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Cleopatra knew that she was to be taken to Rome as a captive and that she would not be able to manipulate Octavian‚ so she asked for time to prepare herself and was granted it. Cleopatra then poisoned herself- which is believed to have been by using an asp‚ but most scholars today believe it to be an Egyptian Cobra- and died shortly after. Octavian then had Cleopatra’s son‚ Caesarion‚ murdered and the children that she had with Antony were brought to Rome and were raised by Octavia‚ ending the Ptolemaic
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Sexuality‚ Love‚ and Power in Ancient Rome In Ancient Rome‚ there were certain periods of time where sexuality itself was not embraced very fondly because of the influences of multiple factors such as the Etruscan culture. Fantham herself explains this in chapter ten how although Rome became increasingly Hellenized during the last century of the Republic‚ it was still a land where individuals did not believe entirely in sexual pleasure and the concept of love. They believed that sex was a function
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“Entertainment. Can you find parallels between Ancient Rome and today’s America in terms of what they like to do for entertainment?” The human mind is an amazing supercomputer that is capable of wondrous things. Even the greatest of men have not come close to fathoming the true abilities of the brain. The information that is known‚ however‚ is mind boggling to say the least. An example of such potential is the fact that the brain can process information as fast as 268 miles per hour; it’s incredible
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citizenship. An early incarnation of this sentiment can be found in Diogenes of Sinope (c. 412 B.C.)‚ the founding father of the Cynic movement in Ancient Greece. Of Diogenes it is said: "Asked where he came from‚ he answered: ’I am a citizen of the world (kosmopolitês)’".[1] This was a ground-breaking concept‚ because the broadest basis of social identity in Greece at that time was either the individual city-state or the Greeks (Hellenes) as a group. The Tamil poet Kaniyan Poongundran wrote in Purananuru
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Cole Mills - World History 11/12/2012 Contributions of Ancient Greece – Alexander III the Great Alexander III the Great‚ the King of Macedonia and conqueror of the Persian Empire is considered one of the greatest military geniuses of all times. Alexander was born in 356 BC in Pella‚ the ancient capital of Macedonia. He was son of Phillip II‚ King of Macedonia. He spent his childhood watching his father make Macedon a great military power‚ winning victory after victory on the battlefields. When
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The two most dominating city-states in Greece of their time‚ Athens and Sparta‚ were great rivals with two very different ways of life. Sparta’s overbearing military and Athens’ impartial justice system and government are models for many modern day countries. Even though these two city-states differ greatly from one another‚ they share many characteristics of their country and their time period. Athens and Sparta were the two most powerful Greek territories of their time. Like most cities of
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1. The geography of Greece shaped Greece in many ways. Since Greece was surrounded by seas (Mediterranean‚ Black Sea). Greece traded and sailed on seas in boats. The Grecians lived by the sea so it was much easier to get sea food and their meals usually included anything they could catch in the water. Thanks to warm weather life took place mostly outside. Children outside doing outdoor activities trying to keep cool‚ adults working on their land or slaves building. Due to all the mountains also surrounding
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dificult sometimes to see a text that mixes together myth and history. its usable to view cultural values. Homer wrote it down‚ its just one of dz of stories. Homer is a relection on society at the time. even in antiquity there are multiply stories as to why the trojan war happen. Herodotus is in the mid 5th century 450 inventor of modern history. (per socretes) He is writing about his findings without bias and he wants orepor so that it’s not lost. (persians =barbarians) Herodotus puts his name on
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