The curriculum of ancient Greek education evolved over time but maintained a focus on the holistic development of individuals. Like today, formal education was conducted in two main stages: primary and secondary (or higher). Primary education (“paideia” – literally “learning”), which in Athen...
A particularly singular example of the influence of diverse cultures and absorption by Rome of their inventions and knowledge was the marvelous city of Alexandria.Another intriguing example of the benefits of the coming together of different cultures is the report we have from the Greek Athenaeus of...
A bouleuterion was where the boule (council) of the city gathered to talk about public affairs. Other structures include fortifications, altars, gymnasiums, stadiums, monumental gateways, mausoleums, fountain houses, palaestra, and a hippodrome. ANCIENT GREEK ARCHITECTURE AND THEIR ARCHITECTS Parthen...
Every young Greek boy who pursued the dream of being an Olympic champion some day envied the athletes. An important part of a Greek school boy’s curriculum was vigorous physical training in gymnasium. 像今天一样,古代的运动员很受欢迎,对他们那个时代的社会也有很大的影响。训练有素、身材匀称的...
The status of a triumphant athlete also enhanced the reputation of his home city-state. Every young Greek boy who pursued the dream of being an Olympic champion some day envied the athletes. An important part of a Greek school boy’s curriculum was vigorous physical training in gymnasium. 像...
Every young Greek boy who pursued the dream of being an Olympic champion some day envied the athletes. An important part of a Greek school boy’s curriculum was vigorous physical training in gymnasium. 像今天一样,古代的运动员很受欢迎,对他们那个时代的社会也有很大的影响。训练有素、身材匀称的...
When the Greek scholars Thales, Hippocrates, Pythagoras, Socrates, Plato and others traveled to Kemet, they studied at the temple-universities Waset and Ipet Isut. Here, the Greeks were inducted into a wide curriculum that encompassed both the esoteric as well as the practical. Thales was the ...
a common Greek way of life—the fact of sharing the sameconceptionofman. This ideal was no longer social, communal in character, as had been that of the city-state; it now concerned man as an individual—or, better, as a person. This civilization of the Hellenistic Age has been defined...