34 Athens And Essays, Term Papers and Book Reports
A Study of a Dionysiac Sarcophagus
In the Los Angeles County Art MuseumA man dies. He winds his way down into the underworld to reach the banks of the river Acheron where he meets the ferryman Charon. He takes a coin from his mouth to pay the toll across. On the opposite bank he is greeted by a Maenad or perhaps Bacchus himself wh....
A Touch of Spice
A Touch of Spice by film-maker Tassos Boulmetis is a story about a young Greek boy, Fanis, growing up in his grandfathers spice shop in Istanbul. His grandfather an expert on the philosophy of cooking teaches Fanis that, as food requires spices to be tasteful, life also needs to be spiced up a....
A womans perspective in Ancient Rome and Athens
Here lies Marcus [wife] Amymone, the best and most beautiful. Busy at her working, devoted modest, thrifty, chaste, happy to stay at home.
-Chronicles Two, C.M Williams
This funeral inscription shows the universal views of women in ancient history. Womans status was inferior to men....
Alexander the Great
Alexander the Great, a patient and often devious man; had never struck without careful planning. The youthful, headstrong Alexander liked to settle problems by immediate action. Making decisions with great speed, he took extraordinary risks; his success was achieved by the amount of sheer force and ....
Alexander the Great
Alexander the Great Born Late July 356 BC in Pella, MacedoniaDied June,10 323 BC in The Palace of Nabukodonossor, BabylonAlexandros III Philippou Makedonon, (Alexander the Great, Alexander III of Macedon), King of Macedonia, was born in July 356 BC in Pella, Macedonia. He was one of the greatest mil....
Alexander the great
Alexander the Great and His Achievements Alexander the Great was the king of Macedon. Alexander of Macedon, or ancient Mecadonia, deserves to be called the Great. Alexander the Great was considered one of the greatest military geniuses of all times. He was an excellent king, general, and conqueror. ....
Analysis of Lysistrata
The story of Lysistrata is an anti-war comedy written by Aristophanes. This story has female characters led by Lysistrata barricading the public fund building thats called an Acropolis, and drawing an end to the Peloponnesian war. This is the major challenge that Lysistrata must over come in t....
Ancient Greece
GEOGRAPHICAL LOCATION The Ancient Greek civilization was located on today’s Greek land, Ionian Islands, Asia Minor, South Italy, and Sicily. It is surrounded by mountains and in the north by water. The Ionian and the Aegean seas, together with natural islands and bays, gave the Greeks the op....
Aristotle
was born in 384 BC and lived until 322 BC. He was a Greek philosopher and scientist, who shares with Plato being considered the most famous of ancient philosophers. He was born at Stagira, in Macedonia, the son of a physician to the royal court. When he was 17, he went to Athens to study at Plato's ....
Athens and Sparta
During the Classical Age, two Greek cities really stood out among the rest as the most well known and the most successful. These two cities are Athens and Sparta. They are almost the exact opposite of each other. In almost every way, they differ. Athens is a well-educated, artistic, and political c....
Athens and Sparta
During the times of Ancient Greece, two major forms of government existed, democracy and oligarchy. The city-states of Athens and Sparta are the best representatives of democracy and oligarchy, respectively. The focus of the times was directed towards military capabilities, while the Athenians were ....
Baccio Della Porta
Baccio Della Porta
Even the average person with little or no background in art may have heard the names Leonardo da Vinci, Michaelangelo, or Raphael. Not only because they are the most famous and noteworthy painters, sculptors, draughtsmen, designers, and inventors of the high renaissance, but also....
Battle of Thermopylae
Work Cited
The Greek and Persian Wars 506-323." Gentlemans Military Interest Club. 2005
Hooker, Richard. SPARTA. World Civilizations. 1996.
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Early Archaic Period
The start of Ancient Greece was 776BC. History books record this as the first Olympiad, more commonly known as the Olympic Games. Kings ruled the Greek states and cities and the political structure had only just formed. Before 776BC, there had been a lot happening and most of it had not been written....
Flies
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The Flies
Jean Paul Sartres play, The Flies, is a translation of his philosophical ideas on religion and power which are expressed through the character Orestes, and are put into contrast through the weaknesses of Electra. Similarly to No Exit, another of Sartres plays....
Greek Civilization Encapsulated
To the extent that "Western Civilization" can be said to have an origin, it is the Ancient Greeks that have claim to it. Whereas the history of the Roman Empire is a chronology of its generals and emperors, the history of the Greeks is, with the exception of Alexander and his legacy in Egypt, one o....
Greek Poetry & Poets
Ancient Greek Poets and Poetry
At the beginning of Greek literature stand the two monumental works of Homer, the Iliad and the Odyssey. Though dates of composition vary, these works were fixed around 800 BC. The other great poet of the preclassical period was Hesiod. His two surviving works are Wo....
History On Widespread Panic
Widespread Panic
Northview High School
May 11, 2007
Pitzing 2
The greatest unheard, unknown, southern rock, and jam band of them all is Widespread Panic. The band Widespread Panic really isn¡¦t known for their popularity or music videos you would see on TV. They are really know....
How Democratic Was Athens? The Democratic Systems of Athens and the United States
The Democratic Systems of Athens and the United States of America
Athens set the foundation for what we know as democracy. Democracy, derived from demos (people) and kratia (strength/power), a democracy simply is a form of government in which the citizens have the power. The question is, how de....
James Longstreet and the Battle of Fredericksburg
James Longstreet: An Untarnished Legacy
There is no doubt that James Longstreet had a significant influence on the strategy and tactics that emerged during the Civil War, but after the war, many regarded Longstreets strategies and tactics as the reason why the war was lost, thus creating ....
Life of Hypatia of Alexandria
Hypatias life it was filled with a passion for knowledge. She was known as the earliest woman mathematician who also taught philosophy and astronomy. She was born in Alexandria, Egypt; the year she was born is generally thought to be 370AD, although some scholars argue that she was born at an ea....
lysystrata
Lysistrata
Aristophanes Lysistrata is the classic tale of the war of the sexes. The women in the play are portrayed as independent and wanting the war between Sparta and Athens to end. The men are portrayed as belligerent, war-crazy men who seldom used logic. Aristophanes uses his dialog....
Maya Angelou
Maya Angelou was a poet, a writer, a teacher, and a lecturer. Her favorite people in American History were Frederick Douglass, Patrick Henry,and Thomas Paine. She would get up every morning before dawn to study the words of these people. She would pace back and forth reading to herself and drawing i....
Plato's Philosophies
Plato was born to an aristocratic family in Athens, Greece. When he was a child his
father, Ariston, who was believed to be descended from the early kings of Athens died, and his
mother, Perictione married Pyrilampes. As a young man Plato was always interested in political
leadership and event....
Platonic forms
What are the platonic forms, how can we know them,and how are they related to the things we are familiar with?
Plato (BCE 427-347)
Plato is one of the world's best known and most widely read and studied philosophers. Known as the student of Socrates and the teacher of Aristotle, he wrote in t....
rise of democratic ideas
Solon was an important part in creating democracy in ancient Greece. He ended aristocracy and made new laws that were fair. He also helped citizens have a more active role in the government so that the people could govern themselves. The Athenians kept democracy stable by holding public debates abou....
Socrates Examination of Life
The Apology, is a fictionalized account of the trial of Socrates in 399 B.C.E., as transcribed by his friend and follower, Plato. Socrates was accused of corrupting the youth of Athens and rejecting conventional religious teaching. It is written in three parts: the first is Socrates defense ....
Southern Cyprus
Southern Cyprus as Terrorist StateThe most insidious and nefarious partner of terrorism against Turkey is Southern Cyprus.I will not deal in this work with the EOKA murders directed at the British and the Turkish Cypriots perpetrated by the "Southern Cypriots" striving for the union of the island wi....
Sparta and Athens
There are many things that Sparta and Athens have in common but they are also many things that make these two societies completely different. Each Greek has there own way of living. Since Sparta differs so much from Athens, this will cause tension and also war.
Sparta and Athens are very differen....
The History of Greek Theater
Theater and drama in Ancient Greece took form in about 5th century BCE, with the Sopocles, thegreat writer of tragedy. In his plays and those of the same genre, heroes and the ideals of life weredepicted and glorified. It was believed that man should live for honor and fame, his action wascourageo....
The Phenomenon of Greece
Greece is a strange phenomenon the similar of which could hardly be equaled elsewhere in the world. The greatest misfortune of Turkey is that it is condemned to live with that country side by side. When the issue is Turkey, Greece always sees red. When we analyze the feelings of Athens toward Turkey....
Victims of September 11
The Greek approach to tragedy Helena Smith in Athens explores why the Greeks seem to have little sympathy for post-attack America Helena Smith in Athens Guardian Unlimited Tuesday September 25, 2001 In the birthplace of democracy, the right to demonstrate is viewed as a hallowed tradition. In the wa....
Women in Ancient Greece: Athens and Sparta
Most people think of ancient Athens as the city of freedom and democracy, while they think of Sparta as a highly restricted society. The schools teach us that modern democracies are modeled on Athens, while military dictatorships are modeled on Sparta. However, history shows us that women had much....
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