Thebes, Greece

Sparta and Athens were the two strongest city-states and bitter rivals in ancient Greece, but who was better? They had some similarities, but also many differences in culture, government, and lifestyle. Over the years, they did not get along well together. Sparta was superior to Athens because Sparta had superior training, had a more effective military, and gave women more freedom. First of all, Sparta was superior to Athens because Sparta had superior training. The Spartans feared that helots

forms of government in Ancient Greek city-states. The ancient Greece has surely been a clear and shining example of human, cultural, social and political development; indeed, in the ancient Greece we’ve been seeing the first examples of government differentiation, a nation, whether big or small was no more simply ruled by a single omnipotent living god-king, instead new systems were slowly growing. Poleis such as Athens, Sparta, Thebes are clear examples of this differentiation, related to the age

900 BCE to 371 BCE. Their main enemies were Athens and Persia. The development of Sparta’s military had a great influence on society and within the greek culture. Sparta was an ancient Greek city-state located in the present-day region of southern Greece called Laconia. The population of Sparta consisted of three main groups: the Spartans, the Helots, and the Perioeci. The Spartans were full citizens were the slaves. The Perioeci, whose name means “dwells-around,” were known as craftsmen and traders

Ancient Greece: A History in Eleven Cities is a concise and surprisingly refined assessment of the Ancient Greek world, from the early dark ages to late Antiquity, told uniquely through the history of eleven city-states or “polis”. Paul Cartledge’s Ancient Greece: A History in Eleven Cities, details the cultural traditions, trade, and politics that laid the foundation of the sprawling Aegean civilization. By examples of the successful polis Cnossos on the island of Crete, and continuing through to

Ancient Greece and Ancient Egypt are two very important civilizations that have each left a lasting legacy on the rest of the world. While they existed in different areas of the world they were both very successful in their respected eras. They were not only strong and powerful but they were also very unique and magnificent. Throughout this paper it will examine the two major civilizations and compare and contrast their two cultures. In addition, it will take a greater look at their political systems

tragedies. Born to a noble family in Eleusis, a town about two miles west of Athens, Aeschylus grew up in a turbulent political climate. Many were unsatisfied with the current tyranny of Hippias, and many worried that the tumultuous state of affairs left Greece open to attacks from invaders. Historians believe that when Aeschylus was 35, he and his brother Cynegius fought in the Battle of Marathon against the Persians. While Aeschylus

The play “Antigone” is a tragedy by Sophocles. Antigone begins with the two sons of Oedipus, Eteocles and Polyneices, who are rebellious for the power of Thebes. Both men croak in the battle. Their beneficiary, Kreon, decides that King Eteocles will be buried, but Polyneices, because he was chief a distant army, will be left on the ground of battle. Antigone, his sister, gives him the proper burial anyway. One main theme of the play is Religion because it plays a major role in Antigone. Greek Cultural

In the ancient world warfare consisted of hand to hand combat, until Philip the King of Macedon introduced cavalry into battle. Using this to his advantage, his son Alexander The Great, set out to conquer the Persian Empire. With great success Alexander’s empire stretched from Turkey to Pakistan. The conquered cities within the empire were greatly impacted by Alexander’s values. As a result, the conquered cities were forced the adjust to Greek and Macedonian culture. After many successful battles

Ancient Greece has often been described as not only the foundation of democracy, but the foundation of modern European civilisation and prosperity. Although, throughout history, this groundbreaking civilisation has had its ancient sovereignty threatened multiple times, but managed to stand its ground against some of the largest empires the world has even seen, like the gargantuan Persian empire stretching from Egypt to Tibet. Power is often compared to something along the lines of quality over quantity

Following the downfall of Mediterranean Bronze age civilizations and the dark age of Greece a resurgence of writing, culture, and empire occurred. The poleis of Athens, Sparta, and Thebes rapidly expanded their population and cultural identity to transform from hamlets to powerful city states. With this expansion of identity and wealth of these poleis came a rapid rush of colonization on the surrounding Mediterranean islands and lands beyond. Although the exact causes and logistics of this phenomenon