The Phanariots In Ancient Greece

The Greeks occupied such a minute space of land compared to the rest of the world, and their existence is a mere flicker in time, yet their influence on civilization today is significant and obvious. So how did they do it? The Ancient Greeks were not perfect by any means; they practiced slavery, sacrificing, forced men to become warriors, confined women to the home, and were sometimes plagued by disease. Despite their pitfalls, the Greeks were still able to rise to become a major influential power due to their feeling of purpose, which was to be the best. It was not religion nor war that propelled them forward, but this feeling of wanting to be the best in everything. Essentially, the Greeks wanted to achieve arete, or excellence of any kind. As a result, the Greeks were excellent philosophers, warriors, artists, architects, actors, and so much more. There are many aspects of Greek life that influence civilization today, and it is all due to the Greek’s belief in achieving arete.

Throughout my exploratory essay, I found that there are many different perspectives when it comes to Greek life. I as a member of Greek life myself, feel that the positive aspects outweigh the negative. There are many positive advantages that come from being a part of Greek life. There are an abundance of networking opportunities that come from Greek life along with all of the incredible friends that you make throughout the recruitment experience. One may also gain leadership skills from being a member of the executive council and having to lead their chapter on a day to day basis. Being a member of Greek life also pushes you to be more involved on campus as well as in the community. Each Greek organization has a philanthropy that they support

There were many different aspects to the Spartan cultural life which ancient sources and evidence have provided insight and knowledge for our modern societies. These features include art, architecture, writing and literature, and Greek writer’s views of Sparta. The Spartan cultural life also gives us knowledge into other aspects of Spartan life and the society in which they lived.

1. During the Mycenaean civilization, who was the great poet and what were his two important literary works that influenced the Greeks and formed part of Western literature? Homer, The Iliad, The Odyssey

Greek Life is a very complex part of college campuses. While many schools have a strong Greek Life presence, others play a very small part on their campus. The same can be said when it comes to whether or not fraternities and sororities have a positive reputation or a negative reputation on campus and in their local media.

and how doctors know what they know? Have you asked yourself where medicine all started? Never thought about it much since being out of high school. In modern times we have science based medicine. But this is the current mode of treating illnesses. In many ways ancient medicine and techniques have been used ever since the ancient times. There are many religions that brought forth the same procedures and would attribute illnesses to witchcraft, demons, celestial influence, or the will of the gods. The history has been traced by particular treatments in Ladakh, India which has a Tibetan Buddhist culture and religion and the Greek religious god Asclepius who was the Divine Healer or miracle working physician;

Religion is interwoven in the social, cultural and economic life of all civilisations and Ancient Greece was no exception. Typically, most religion in Ancient Greece was civic in nature, however, in the fifth century B.C., mystery religions began to gain popularity. Shrouded in secrecy, the mystery religions provided a more personal approach to religion, fascinating initiates and capturing the imagination of the Greek populace. The most popular of these mystery cults was the cult of Demeter, a veneration established in Eleusis around 1500 B.C. The Eleusinian mysteries were the earliest and most celebrated mysteries in classical antiquity (Karoglou, 2013). These, through their appeal to initiates, played a pivotal

“Alexander, Caroline.” Greece Gods, and the Great Beyond.” National Geographic 230.1 (Jul 2016): 102-121. EbscoHost. Web. 16 Feb. 2017.

In 490 BC, Greece defeated the Persian invaders at the famous Marathon. And in 480, Persian warriors suffered heavy losses in the Salamis. These battles have confirmed the mighty military power of Greece. Under the reign of King Alexander the Great of Macedonia, the Greeks had extensive expansions to Egypt, Persia and India. His conquests led to the settlement and dominance of the Greeks in many remote and influential Greek cultures that were more widespread than ever. This period is called the Greek Period. Later, when the Roman Empire was established and became mighty, Greece became a Roman province but the cultural influences of ancient Greece were maintained and developed.

The temples and monuments of both ancient Greek, Roman, and Minoan cultures encompass the religious ideals of their time periods. Often times, these religious sanctuaries would outlast the religions altogether, leaving them standing as a monumental icon of the importance of religion within classical art and archaeology. These monuments could be shrines with altars inside, such as the Parthenon. They could contain religious votives for the afterlife, like the Ayia Triadha sarcophagus. They could also be the religious shrine themselves, such as with Aphrodite of Knidos, who is the goddess of love and fertility. Or they could be shrines of familial protection, like the lararium from the house of Vetti in Pompeii. During antiquity, many of these

Phaedrus, an aristocrat, takes the stage first at the symposium. He explains that Erōs is one of the primordial gods, and that the love between a boy and a lover is the greatest love that exists. The lover is meant to guide the boy, and the two must lead each other to examine themselves and feel ashamed. “...[The boy] is especially ashamed before his lover when he is caught in something shameful” (Sym. 178E). Phaedrus later adds that “...Love is...the most powerful in helping men gain virtue and blessedness…” (Sym. 180B). Alcibiades is the perfect example of shame when he speaks about Socrates. He says that “Socrates is the only man in the world who has made [him] feel shame…” (Sym. 216B). Alcibiades adds that Socrates traps him and tells

Phoenicia reached the height of its power and influence during 200-800BC, establishing mercantile trading colonies across the northern coast of Africa and the Iberian peninsula (including Carthage in 814), developing the world's first written alphabet and, around 1000 B.C. Unlike the Assyrians, the Phoenicians waged no great wars of conquest. Assyria conquering most of the Fertile Crescent, including Phoenicia. The Carthaginians merged with North African Berbers and Iberians to create the Punic civilization that vied with Rome until 146 B.C. when the city was burned to the ground.


755 BC: Aeschylus, King of Athens, dies after a reign of 23 years and is succeeded by Alcmaeon.

How many in this world dare say that their god is ever present? From the dawn of mankind to the erection of the mighty skyscrapers, man has looked at the skies and asked themselves: is there something greater out there? Man has asked this question for millennia yet has come no closer to discovering the answer; the same struggle his ancestors faced long ago. Come the modern age near the turn of the century, a new philosophy began to come into fruition that with the prevalence of scientific reasoning and understanding would preclude the coming end of the religious convictions of Christianity itself.1 Yet, in this modern age, with cellular devices, vehicles that can take us from one side of the world to the other in a matter of days if not weeks,

This is a story that takes place in ancient Greece, in the city of Crete. There was a man named Slotho. He claimed to be the fastest runner in the world even though he had only challenged the people of his home town. Slotho had won many races, but this story tells of the one race that he lost, and what became of him due to his bragging and boasting.Long, long ago in a village far away, there was a man named Slotho, who claimed to be the fastest runner in the world. Ever Since he was little he had always ran races, and ran around his house. Once he was much older, he started racing the other adults of Crete, and people who had passed through the town while they were on trips. One day he was trying to get somebody to race him, which nobody would because they all have seen how fast he really is”Is anyone brave enough to challenge me, he who is fastest of all the world.