How were Persia and Greece similar or different? The Greek and Persian Achaemenid Empires coexisted during 553-336 B.C.E. These two empires had been rivals for centuries, which eventually led to the Persian Wars, happening from 490-480 B.C.E. The Persian Empire was made up of a variety of religions, however the one practiced by the native Persians was focused on a main god, Ahura mazda. The Persian religion was “...centered on an elaborate cult of kingship…” and these kings were believed to have
historian, Herodotus, who is also known as the “father of history,” wrote many books on the Greek culture. Herodotus describes the cultural values of the Greeks in his detailed work, The Histories. Because the book concentrates on the Greek and Persian wars, he also writes about the values of the Persians. In his account of the Greek and Persian wars, Herodotus describes the different values of the Greek culture and the Persian culture in this famous book. From reading this work of Herodotus, it
Greek and Roman Ideals When considering the ancient Greek and Roman ideals you can see the distinct similarities in their art, government, monotheism, and architecture. The Romans duplicated many of the Greek styles and modified them to suit their lifestyles. Greece and Rome influences can be seen in art today with the use of concepts, techniques, and styles that were founded by the Greek classical ideal. These include techniques for carving sculptures and the construction of massive metropolitan
Pericles was born c. 495 B.C. in Athens, Greece into a noble family. A prominent statesman and strategos were his first jobs before he became a leader. His first jobs influenced him to be one of the greatest leaders of Athens. He ruled Athens from 460 B.C. to 429 B.C. Pericles prospered the land by strengthening the democracy, expanding the empire, and glorifying Athens. When Pericles first ruled Athens, he created The Council of 500. The Council of 500 discussed and voted in
lived there, through Transportation via the Coastline, Climate, and the Terrain and Landscape. Sub Topic One: Coastline and Benefits such as transportation In ancient Greece the coastal region and positioning towards the sea greatly benefitted the Greeks because it meant that by ship they could travel to areas which would effectively benefit them. (Citation Ancient Greece #43-47) An example of this is that the dented coastline provided an amazing docking area and the position of Greece towards the
Roman Art Introduction: Ancient Romans copied Greek art but also had many unique art of their own. Art in Ancient Rome was either architecture, sculptures, or paintings. The Roman Artists admired and studied Greek statues, buildings, and ideas. They coped Greek in many ways. However, they alternated Greek’s ideas to suit their own needs. Body: Architecture - The Romans adored Greek architecture. The Romans used Greek-style porches and colonnades. Colonnades were rows of columns. In addition to
Great. Great stands for something that has better ability, better skills, and above normal people. Great does not mean that they are a rain of sunshine, they could be the meanest people in the world. There have been many people who have been called great from Jesus, to Donald Trump throughout history. The person who I believe is great was Alexander the great. He was the most powerful person on the Earth, in his time period. So, in this essay, I will show you that Alexander, deserves the name great
Cyrus the Great was the founder of the Persian Empire and had a highly successful reign that can be greatly credited an effective leadership, because of which he was able to make significant positive steps for the empire and influence future civilisations. This can be seen in various aspects of his leadership including his strategic thinking, which enabled him to establish and expand the empire, his appeasing of the peoples, which assisted in preventing revolts, and the large impact he has had and
This paper will look at the political including economic, and cultural and social developments during the Hellenistic period. I personally found that there are many positive developments; whereas the least positive development I found were the multiple wars that ravaged the Hellenistic civilization especially the Wars of the Successors (322 – 275 B.C.). Many economic developments came about during the Hellenistic period, historians state that it was second in terms of magnitude to the Commercial
their economy and help create social gatherings like the Olympic Games. Additionally, many cultural recognitions came from there, philosophers, Socrates, Plato and Aristotle, who left a legacy of intellect. Which that helped to form and cultivate the Greek cultures in a prosperous way.” – Journal 7 paragraph 2. “Many other cultures found pleasure in cultivating private wealth in gold coins and other items. But Spartans at this time did not live this way. They were a simple society. The word Spartan even