Alexander the Greatpassed through Ephesus at the beginning of his conquests. He had just defeated the Persian forces at the Battle of Granicus in334 BC,liberating the Greek cities of Asia Minor. He saw that the Temple of Artemis was not yet finished being reconstructed after a recent catastroph...
The increasing number of slaves in the cities strengthened the position of slaveholders in trade, crafts, and the money economy. However, the principal means of production was land, and political power remained with the clan aristocracy, whose economic power was based on family and clan ownership...
small stones, to clean themselves. The tradition started with the ancient Greeks that three stones should be enough to finish the job. This convention has been very long lived, with ahādīthattributed to Muhammadspecifying three stones as the ideal number for anal cleaning. The...
The Greek genocide, part of which is known as the Pontic genocide, was the systematic ethnic cleansing of the Christian Ottoman Greek population from its historic homeland in Asia Minor, central Anatolia, Pontus, and the former Russian Caucasus province
The Greek Cypriot school system has four levels, beginning with pre-primary education for children from two to five and a half years old. More than half of the eligible Greek Cypriot children attend preschools. Primary school covers a six-year basic plan of studies. English is a required ...
"From olden times, beginning with the times of the heroes, Delos has been revered because of its gods, for the myth is told that there Leto was delivered of her travail by the birth of Apollon and Artemis : ‘for aforetime,’ says Pindaros (Pindar), ‘it was tossed by the billows, ...
Many years of prosperity and greatness followed under the Atreidai dynasty, beginning with King Atreus, and then under his son, King Agamemnon, who was said to be the greatest king in Greece, ruling over the plains of Argos to the south, and the entire northeastern Peloponnese, including Cor...
Churches and chapels abounded everywhere, especially in the cities; every Basileus (emperor), even the least religious-minded, was lavish with money for their construction. An idea of the personnel employed at this time in serving a church may be gathered from two churches in Constantinople. A...
With its pristine turquoise waters, powdery white beaches, and lush vineyards, this enchanting island offers a sanctuary for wanderers yearning to escape th… Athens Quite simply, Athens is amazing. It’s one of the oldest cities in the world but great fun today – a fizzing cocktail of ...
The stories which form the mythological basis for Athenian public religion reveal quite a lot about the Athenian psyche in regards to how they viewed women, beginning with their patron goddess Athena and her birth. While Athena was indeed a female divinity, she lacks any feminizing characteristics...