AncientGreece.StudyPast.com tag:ancientgreece.studypast.com,2007://4 2007-02-19T22:38:48Z2007-02-19T22:38:50Z Movable Type 3.2 Battle at Thermopylae tag:ancientgreece.studypast.com,2007://4.124 2007-02-19T22:37:41Z 2007-02-19T22:38:48Z Thermopylae was a pass that the Greeks tried unsuccessfully to defend in battle against the Persians led by Xerxes in 480 B.C. shortly after that year's Olympic games. Although the Spartans who led the defense were all killed, their courage... NS Gill http://ancientrome.studypast.com Thermopylae was a pass that the Greeks tried unsuccessfully to defend in battle against the Persians led by Xerxes in 480 B.C. shortly after that year's Olympic games. Although the Spartans who led the defense were all killed, their courage provided inspiration to the Greeks, many of whom otherwise might have willingly become part of the Persian Empire.

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]]> Battle at Thermopylae tag:ancientgreece.studypast.com,2007://4.125 2007-02-19T22:37:41Z 2007-02-19T22:38:50Z Thermopylae was a pass that the Greeks tried unsuccessfully to defend in battle against the Persians led by Xerxes in 480 B.C. shortly after that year's Olympic games. Although the Spartans who led the defense were all killed, their courage... NS Gill http://ancientrome.studypast.com Thermopylae was a pass that the Greeks tried unsuccessfully to defend in battle against the Persians led by Xerxes in 480 B.C. shortly after that year's Olympic games. Although the Spartans who led the defense were all killed, their courage provided inspiration to the Greeks, many of whom otherwise might have willingly become part of the Persian Empire.

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]]> Geography of Greece tag:ancientgreece.studypast.com,2006://4.111 2006-07-23T17:44:43Z 2006-07-23T18:28:27Z Greece is a mountainous on the Balkan Peninsula of southeastern Europe that includes hundreds of islands mostly in the Aegean Sea and also in the Ionian Sea. The most famous group of Greek islands are the Cyclades Islands, in the... NS Gill http://ancientrome.studypast.com Greece is a mountainous on the Balkan Peninsula of southeastern Europe that includes hundreds of islands mostly in the Aegean Sea and also in the Ionian Sea. The most famous group of Greek islands are
the Cyclades Islands, in the Aegean. A partial list of the Cylcaldes islands includes Amorgos, Anafi, Andros, Antiparos, Delos, Ios, Kea, Kimolos, Folegandros, Milos, Mykonos, Naxos, Paros, Santorini, Serifos, Sikinos, Sifnos, Syros and Tinos.

The climate of Greece is Mediterranean, temperate, and Alpine, depending on where in Greece you go, but in general, it is characterized by mild winters and warm summers with little rain. There is little arable land because of the hills and mountains as well as the forests.

]]> Cecrops tag:ancientgreece.studypast.com,2006://4.109 2006-07-22T18:29:07Z 2006-07-23T17:39:42Z Cecrops Cecrops or Kekrops -- not to be confused with the black-bottomed Hercules' foe Kerkopes, was the person(?) responsible for instituting monogamous marriage among the Athenians. He was an early king, before Athena had gained her city and actually...
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Cecrops or Kekrops -- not to be confused with the black-bottomed Hercules' foe Kerkopes, was the person(?) responsible for instituting monogamous marriage among the Athenians. He was an early king, before Athena had gained her city and actually helped decide that it would be Athena's instead of Poseidon's.

]]> Greek Weddings tag:ancientgreece.studypast.com,2006://4.108 2006-07-22T18:26:00Z 2006-07-22T18:29:06Z Greek Marriage In ancient Athens, a woman couldn't own property on her own, so if she were orphaned or widowed and left with the property of her guardian, the next closest male relative would marry her. If she didn't have... Greek Marriage
In ancient Athens, a woman couldn't own property on her own, so if she were orphaned or widowed and left with the property of her guardian, the next closest male relative would marry her. If she didn't have any property, the nearest male relative might be legally compelled to marry her.

]]> Finger Counting tag:ancientgreece.studypast.com,2006://4.102 2006-05-20T00:17:33Z 2006-05-20T00:19:21Z Finger Counting Counting on one's fingers seems a natural way to compute numbers, but the Greco-Romans didn't just count "on" their fingers. They counted with their fingers, and not to be quick and accurate with the finger symbols could be... Finger Counting


Counting on one's fingers seems a natural way to compute numbers, but the Greco-Romans didn't just count "on" their fingers. They counted with their fingers, and not to be quick and accurate with the finger symbols could be embarrassing.

]]> Comparisons Between Greece and Rome tag:ancientgreece.studypast.com,2006://4.79 2006-03-06T02:04:14Z 2006-03-06T02:45:50Z Comparisons Between Ancient Greece and Ancient Rome Both Greece and Rome are Mediterranean countries, but the terrain of the two is very different. The ancient Greek city-states were separated from each other by hilly countryside and all were near the... Comparisons Between Ancient Greece and Ancient Rome

Both Greece and Rome are Mediterranean countries, but the terrain of the two is very different. The ancient Greek city-states were separated from each other by hilly countryside and all were near the water. Rome was inland, on one side of the Tiber River, but the Italic tribes (in the boot-shaped peninsula that is now Italy) did not have the natural hilly borders to keep them out of Rome.

]]> Ancient Mediterranean Maps tag:ancientgreece.studypast.com,2006://4.71 2006-03-01T01:34:42Z 2006-02-28T01:44:21Z Historic maps of the ancient Mediterranean Sea and surrounding areas of Asia Minor, Northern Africa (Egypt), and Europe (primarily, Greece and Rome). Historic maps of the ancient Mediterranean Sea and surrounding areas of Asia Minor, Northern Africa (Egypt), and Europe... Historic maps of the ancient Mediterranean Sea and surrounding areas of Asia Minor, Northern Africa (Egypt), and Europe (primarily, Greece and Rome).

Historic maps of the ancient Mediterranean Sea and surrounding areas of Asia Minor, Northern Africa (Egypt), and Europe (primarily, Greece and Rome).

]]> 30 Tyrants tag:ancientgreece.studypast.com,2006://4.68 2006-02-26T21:49:22Z 2006-02-26T19:15:29Z After the Peloponnesian War - 30 Tyrants When Athens surrendered at the end of the Peloponnesian War, democracy was replaced by the oligarchic rule of the Thirty Tyrants. From 404-403 B.C., during the start of the period known as the... After the Peloponnesian War - 30 Tyrants

When Athens surrendered at the end of the Peloponnesian War, democracy was replaced by the oligarchic rule of the Thirty Tyrants. From 404-403 B.C., during the start of the period known as the Spartan hegemony (404-371 B.C.), hundreds of Athenians were killed, thousands exiled, and the number of the citizens was severely reduced.

]]> Piraeus tag:ancientgreece.studypast.com,2006://4.67 2006-02-25T21:48:35Z 2006-02-26T01:35:58Z title="Piraeus">Piraeus The Long Walls linking Athens to the port of Piraeus were begun during the time of Themistocles, after his victory at Salamis, in the mid-fifth century B.C.... title="Piraeus">Piraeus

The Long Walls linking Athens to the port of Piraeus were begun during the time of Themistocles, after his victory at Salamis, in the mid-fifth century B.C.

]]> 7 Stages of Greek Democracy tag:ancientgreece.studypast.com,2006://4.66 2006-02-24T21:47:37Z 2006-02-26T01:37:30Z 7 Stages of Greek Democracy Solon the lawgiver of Athens is the first to give a democratic form to Athenian government, but there were other stages in Athenian Democracy.... 7 Stages of Greek Democracy

Solon the lawgiver of Athens is the first to give a democratic form to Athenian government, but there were other stages in Athenian Democracy.

]]> Greek Trickster God Hermes tag:ancientgreece.studypast.com,2006://4.65 2006-02-23T21:42:21Z 2006-02-23T21:44:37Z Greek Trickster God Hermes Hermes was clever, tricky, a thief, and, with his awakening or sleep conferring wand (rhabdos), the original sandman, whose descendants include a major Greek hero and a noisy, fun-loving god.... Greek Trickster God Hermes

Hermes was clever, tricky, a thief, and, with his awakening or sleep conferring wand (rhabdos), the original sandman, whose descendants include a major Greek hero and a noisy, fun-loving god.

]]> Solution to the Pericles Plague Mystery tag:ancientgreece.studypast.com,2006://4.42 2006-01-24T00:16:51Z 2006-02-26T01:38:28Z Reuters reports that dental evidence suggests that the plague that struck Athens during the second year of the Peloponnesian War may have been Typhoid Fever. The evidence comes from DNA in teeth found in an ancient mass burial pit. Besides... Reuters reports that dental evidence suggests that the plague that struck Athens during the second year of the Peloponnesian War may have been Typhoid Fever. The evidence comes from DNA in teeth found in an ancient mass burial pit. Besides Typhoid Fever, candidates for the plague that may have killed as many as one third of the Athenians had been smallpox, bubonic plague, anthrax, and measles.

The Plague of Pericles

]]> Alexander the Great Quotes tag:ancientgreece.studypast.com,2006://4.37 2006-01-21T22:06:53Z 2006-02-26T01:36:49Z Alexander the Great Quotes Plutarch attributes the following to Alexander the Great: "Alexander was wont to say, “Were I not Alexander, I would be Diogenes.”' The story goes that when Alexander the Great met the Greek philosopher, all Diogenes wanted... Alexander the Great Quotes
Plutarch attributes the following to Alexander the Great: "Alexander was wont to say, “Were I not Alexander, I would be Diogenes.”'
The story goes that when Alexander the Great met the Greek philosopher, all Diogenes wanted of the Macedonian leader was that he stop blocking his sunlight.

]]> Plato tag:ancientgreece.studypast.com,2006://4.36 2006-01-21T22:01:58Z 2006-01-21T22:02:50Z Plato - Greek Philosopher Plato Plato was a follower of Socrates until 399 when Socrates died after drinking the cup of hemlock. It is through Plato that we are most familiar with the philosophy of Socrates because Plato wrote dialogues... Plato - Greek Philosopher Plato

Plato was a follower of Socrates until 399 when Socrates died after drinking the cup of hemlock. It is through Plato that we are most familiar with the philosophy of Socrates because Plato wrote dialogues in which his teacher Socrates took part, usually asking leading questions -- the Socratic method.

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