Both Greece and ancient Roman Empire had climates similar enough latitudinally for both to grow wine and olives. However, their terrains were quite different. Theancient Greek city-stateswere separated from each other by hilly countryside and all were near the water. Rome was inland, on one sid...
Greek mythology is known today primarily from Greek literature and representations on visual media dating from the Geometric period from c. 900 BC to c. 800 BC onward.[5]:200In fact, literary and archaeological sources integrate, sometimes mutually supportive and sometimes in conflict; however...
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Orestes, Elektra and Hermes at the tomb of Agamemnon. Side A of a lucanian red-figure pelike, ca. 380–370 BC /Wikimedia Commons Meet one of the greatest of all the characters in ancient Greek drama. By Caitlin Shamberg Digital Editor, Communications Department,Getty Digital Content Director...
Winged Victory of Samothrace, 3rd or 2nd Century BCE, Musée du Louvre, Paris, France. Photo byMarie-Lan Nguyenvia Wikimedia Commons (public domain). A 200 BCE marble sculpture depicting the Greek goddess Nike, theWinged Victory of Samothraceis considered today as the greatest masterpiece of ...
—Original from Wikimedia Commons Also notice the orange and red stars. The red star marks the pair of passageways leading tounderground cisternsjust outside the wall, much like at Mycenae. The orange star marks what I believe was apublic latrine.It is at the far end of the fortress, wi...
via Wikimedia Commons TheGreeks communicated spaces and shapes through an emphasis on proportionality, as heavily illustrated byGreekmathematician Pythagoras. And by that, the style ofGreekbuildings was extensively based on dimensions, scale, and their relationship to one another. As for materials, the...
Via Wiki: Capella is the brightest star in the constellation of Auriga (upper left). Cazimi comes from the Arabic word word “kaṣmīmī ” which in turn is thought to have evolved from the Greek “kardia” meaning “in the heart” – or in this context translating as, “in the heart...
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Wikimedia Commons Public Domain While it's easy to think of gladiator matches as orgies of blood and severed limbs, that wasn't always the case. Gladiators were expensive investments owners didn't want to lose. They were housed, trained, and fed, so having one die in the...