A tiny but salutary scrap of evidence makes this point: Thucydides in Book II of his History of the Peloponnesian War casually mentions a man called Evarchus as “tyrant” of a small northwestern Greek polis called Astacus in the 420s bce. But for this chance mention, one would never ...
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it was vividly chthonic (from the Greek word for earth, chthō n, which according to the mythological view gave birth to these monsters). During the period of the primitive communal system, the mythological religious conceptions of the ancient Greeks were dominated by totemistic, fetishistic. ...
ATHENS – A groundbreaking archaeological discovery is rewriting the history of ancient Greece, suggesting its cultural resurgence began a century earlier than previously believed. New research, focusing on pottery styles, reveals a shorter "Dark Age" and a significantly longer Greek Renaissan...
Love, sex, and marriage in ancient Greece are portrayed in Greek literature as distinct, yet closely intertwined, elements of life. For many upper-class men, marriages did not take place for love, and other relationships, be it with men or other women, took on this role. Due to this, ...
This year the sun is in the sign of Taurus 19 April 2024 -20 May 2024. The dates for the sun signs can vary by a day or two from year to year for astronomical reasons. The word ‘zodiac’ comes from the Greek meaning ‘circle of animals.’ The only zodiac sign that is non-repres...
Ancient Greek civilization - Culture, Philosophy, Democracy: Between 500 and 386 bce Persia was for the policy-making classes in the largest Greek states a constant preoccupation. (It is not known, however, how far down the social scale this preoccupatio
Ancient Greek mythology passed through a long period of development. In its early stages (during the period of matriarchy) Greek mythology was characterized by elemental, monstrous forms, that is. it was vividly chthonic (from the Greek word for earth, chthō n, which according to the ...
The idea of timeless beauty is fascinating. Also, it’s a great concern for lovers of art history. Conceptions of beauty in Western art history have many roots in the ancient Greek athlete. This is partly due to the pedestal on which late 18th-century scholars put Greek art. Nevertheless,...
z Conquered their neighbors, the Laconians & the Messenians z These people became known as helots (Greek word for “capture”) Became a military state to ensure control over the helots Boys learn military discipline Spartan = “highly self-disciplined” y men served a lifetime in the military...