Alex
Philip's passing created hope for freedom among some Greeks. And, in 335, Thebans heard and believed a rumor that Alexander had also died. They revolted and trapped a Macedonian garrison in their city's citadel. Alexander led an army to Thebes, and in street fighting he overpowered the Thebans. He s....

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....

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 ....

Battle of Thermopylae
Work Cited The Greek and Persian Wars 506-323." Gentlemans Military Interest Club. 2005 Hooker, Richard. SPARTA. World Civilizations. 1996. Sack....

Gaia Mother of All
Oh Goddess, Source of Gods and Mortals, All-Fertile, All-Destroying Gaia, Mother of All, Who brings forth the bounteous fruits and flowers, All variety, Maiden who anchors the eternal world in our own, Immortal, Blessed, crowned with every grace, Deep bosomed Earth, sweet plains and fields frag....

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....

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....

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....

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....

Spartan Women v Athenian Women
Spartan Women vs. Athenian Women Throughout history, women have had to struggle to obtain the equality that men were inherently given. Before the 1900s women in the United States were not allowed to vote or own property. It was widely believed that men were stronger and more competent than women....

Symposium
This paper is structured by various subjects. Each speakers arguments, Platos use of myth and story, and Diotimas erotic ascent to knowledge of beauty are related to the overall narrative, authors purpose, and the historical reality of Hellenistic Athens. The first man to make a speech at ....

The Odyssey written by Homer - Vengeance is a Theme
Vengeance is Theme Vengeance is presented throughout major key events in The Odyssey written by Homer. It is the main theme of this epic poem and shows how three people live and fight in order to make their revenge. For every conflict in the poem, it is because of a characters thirst for venge....

The question of Lycurgus
According to Plutarch and a variety of other ancient sources, the Spartan system was the work of a lawgiver named Lycurgus. We have little information about him. Some people argue that he was not a real person. Plutarch states that it was in fact the actions of two people and questioned as to whet....

The social, political and economic way of life adhered to in Sparta from the 7th Century B.C
The social, political and economic systems of Sparta from 7th Century B.C. onwards were indeed so unique, effective and progressive that Platos idealistic accounts of them in the 4th Century B.C. led to the growth of Sparta to almost mythical status in much of the historical works that survive him....

The Ten Thousand
Ford, Michael Curtis. The Ten Thousand. 2001. St. Martin's paperback edition ed. New York: St. Martin's Press, 2002. Four hundred years before Christ, a young boy called Aiden grows up in the home of a wealthy Athenian landowner named Gryllus. Gryllus wealth enables him to have servan....

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