How did Greek culture influence Roman culture? How did Roman art influence Byzantine art? How did the Hellenistic age influence Persia? How did the rise of Constantinople contribute to Roman culture? What impact did Charlemagne have on the early medieval period?
The Hellenistic Period dates between Alexander the Great's death, in 323 BC, to the Roman annexation of Egypt in 30 BC. At that time, Greek power and culture spread out to the world. Hellenism resulted fromconquests by Alexander the Great. ... Alexander's empire covered parts of Europe, ...
How did Roman architecture begin? Where did Greek architecture begin? How does architecture affect society? What was the purpose and value of Ancient Roman architecture? How did African culture influence Spanish architecture? How are Byzantine and Romanesque architecture alike? How did Byzantine architec...
In Athenian culture women were accustomed to being housewives and now with that change they were starting to release themselves of that ongoing tradition that women were housewives. In addition, Sparta forced Athens to destroy their city walls so that Athens was vulnerable to invaders. Athens no ...
Greek Influence On American Culture and history changed the world more than any civilization has. From the construction of the first city states to the consumption from Persia the Greeks and their influence can still bee seen today. What makes the Greeks so influential? Did they even have a gr...
From Persia, peas spread to Asia Minor, Palestine, Greece, and Rome, and from Rome to Britain and Europe. In classical Greece, peas were known aspison. Peas were a principal food for the poor during medieval times. The Old English word for peas waspeason. In the eighteenth century,peason...
The Greek city-states of Athens and Thebes weren’t thrilled to be under the thumb of “barbarian” kings, particularly since it infringed on their democratic ideals. Immediately after Alexander was made king, Thebes rose up to challenge his authority—a big mistake. Not only did the Macedoni...
It was thanks to the spread of this knowledge to China's immediate neighbors - especially Japan - during the Tang Dynasty that China earned a reputation as a highly developed culture, worthy of emulation.The West-to-East Cultural Exchange...
to make inroads into Asia. In 334 he invaded Persia, and within a decade he had defeated the Persians, subdued Egypt, and pushed on to Iran, Afghanistan and even India. As well as his vast conquests Alexander is credited with the spread of Greek culture and education in his empire, not...
Briant even rubbishes the idea of the Hellenization of the east that took place after Alexander — when Greek became the official language. “This didn’t mean the local culture disappeared — quite the contrary,” he says, adding that everyone from the Egyptians to the Babylonians used their...