In Ancient Greece around 500-450 BC, the large Persian Empire wished to control Greece and through a series of vicious campaigns, the Greco-Persian Wars erupted. The outcome of this war is astounding as the remarkably outnumbered Greeks were able to defeat the ...
How were the Greeks cunning in the Persian Wars? Greco-Persian Wars Before the 5th century BCE, the Greek city-states were engaged in conflicts among each other. The threat of invasion from the Persians temporarily unified the Greek city-states. The battles that ensued came to be known as ...
“There were several different Athenas who were worshipped on the Acropolis,” Hurwit explains. “The Erechtheion is really the last temple to Athena Polyas, or Athena the guardian of the city. The Temple of Athena Nike is devoted to Athena in her role as a warrior goddess who defended ...
How were Darius I and Hammurabi similar? How was the Hellenistic empire similar to today? How did democracy arise in Ancient Greece? How was ancient Greece ruled? What type of government did Hellenistic Greece have? How was scholasticism different from the the philosophy of the Ancient Greek...
Humans domesticated dogs 12,000 years ago and have, ever since, involved the animals in their activities and pursuits, including war. The ancient Persians, Greeks, Assyrians and Babylonians all used dogs to great effect against their enemies. Fast-forward a bunch of centuries to the American ...
Cyrus the Great became ruler of the Persians because he did not want to be controlled by the meads and along with his nomadic warriors, he overtook them. Previously, the Medes had an Iranian religion of whom the Magi were like the priests of Persia and with their great architectural knowledg...
Social classes are a part of every society. The difference in the treatment of these classes is what separates societies. One of the first known instances of when the difference in the treatment of social classes became almost unnoticeable was when the Greeks fought the Persians. Men stood side...
The foods in both countries were influenced by the large number of interactions with other countries and cultures. In India, food has been influenced by the Persians, the British, the Greeks, and various Middle Eastern nations which introduced potatoes, tomatoes, kabobs, and pilafs. Mexican ...
The idea behind the Olympics was twofold: to exhibit the talents and development of young citizens and to bring Greeks together in a friendly, diplomatic setting. Not only were the games an athletic venue, they were also a time for political congress. In an unsettled and somewhat volatile ...
The Persians and the Babylonians celebrated a similar festival called the Sacaea. Part of that celebration included the exchanging of places, the slaves would become the masters and the masters were to obey. The ancient Greeks held a festival similar to that of the Zagmuk/Sacaea festivals to...