prehistoric culture,prehistory- the time during the development of human culture before the appearance of the written word 2.bronze age- (classical mythology) the third age of the world, marked by war and violence classical mythology- the system of mythology of the Greeks and Romans together; mu...
The term "Sea Peoples" is a moder name given to various seaborne and land invaders, raiders and a loose confederation of clans who troubled the lands of the Near East and Egypt during the final period of the Bronze Age. Who these people were and were they come from, no one knows for ...
The exact meaning of her name is obscure, some commentators connect it with the word lethô, to move unseen, suggestive of modesty, others derive it from the Lycian word for woman, lada.FAMILY OF LETOPARENTS[1.1] KOIOS & PHOIBE (Hesiod Theogony 404, Apollodorus 1.9, Diodorus Siculus 5.67...
Hieroglyph characters may represent a sound, syllable, or a word, and a... Read More About the Helladic Period of Ancient Greece How did mainland Greece develop during ancient times during the Greek Bronze Age? There were a lot of advancements and changes that took place during this time ...
With bronze as a mirror one can dress neatly; with the example of another person one can see the advantages and disadvantages of himself; from the mirror of history one can know the reason for the rise and fall of states. In fact history does not belong to us but rather we to it. Lo...
This helps to explain the strong ritual elements in a hoplite battle, which typically began with a sacrifice and taking of omens and ended with victory dedications, often of bronze suits of armour, in some appropriate sanctuary. It is above all the heavily armed troops, not the lightly armed...
A very interesting object attested in the Aegean Age of Bronze and related with the arrows is the "smoothing tool" for the arrows' shaft. This tool was composed of two equal elements made of flint with an oval shape flat in one side and curved in the other side (like a big egg longit...
Today, the bronze statue of Maroula stands where the fort once used to be. It reminds the visitor that acts of tremendous bravery that involve love for family and country can never fade in the course of time, but continue to inspire the next generations for centuries to come. As you can...
dates to about 1000bce, contains the (probably cremated) remains of a man and a woman. The largebronzevessel in which the man’s ashes were deposited came fromCyprus, and thegolditems buried with the woman are splendid and sophisticated in their workmanship. Remains ofhorseswere found as ...
Interestingly, the name of the movie Πρόμαχος (Prómahos), refers to a bronze statue of Athena Promachos, which used to guard the entrance of Parthenon. This is presented as an allegory for the persistence of the two attorneys, who try to guard the Greek culture by returning...