What did Sparta use to control its citizens? Who was the ruler of Athens during the Peloponnesian War? What were some limitations of the government of ancient Athens? How were Greek city-states governed? What did slaves do in Ancient Greece? Who had the most power in Athenian dem...
They trained to keep fit, and exercised and danced naked, they did not have that much freedom, but unlike other city states they could vote, where as the men had to fight in the military and be brave warriors. At the age of 7 Spartan boys where taken away from there mothers and ...
But doesn’t mean they always did that in the environments we evolved in and they especially don’t always do that in the contemporary world. So the, kind of the most kind of in your face striking example of this is what’s called the demographic transition. So since about 1870, the ...
The Peloponnesians and the Athenians fought against one another. The gentry received one another. First Being the gear producing the lowest drive speed; Use first gear on steep hills One To cause to become one; to gather into a single whole; to unite; to assimilite. The rich folk that ...
Some noted authorities disagree with me on this one. While I respect their opinions, I have not encountered a line of reasoning strong enough to make me change my position. The musical tradition that I trace in the pages to come did not build on the work of grand opera – popular tastes...
In 1787, while our first 13 states adopted their new constitution, Alexander Tyler who was a Scottish History Professor at the University of Edinburgh, said this about the fall of the Athenian Republic some 2000 years earlier: “A democracy is always temporary in nature; it simply cannot exist...
To service the current interest on the debt incurred in mounting the 2004 Greek Games, the Athenians will have to sell off the Acropolis to the UAE this month. Wouldn't those Olympics have been far more exciting if they had included tax dodge ball, Euro hurling, and no-holes-barred, nak...
it must be based on evidence fromGreeksources, and further comments on the subject must offer something new here if they are not to be deleted. Anyone who does have anything to add to the debate is kindly asked to do so on the relevant webpageDid the Greeks Pedicate their Loved Boys?
the private domain and this is what I plan to investigate. The symposium wasn’t just limited to Athens but also occurred in Sparta and other countries, showing that it was an important part of different cultures and societies. The term “symposium” literally means, “drinking together”, ...
People in Victorian England did more than just work or go to church. In the 1800s, they had an array of entertainment options from which to choose, including sporting events, concerts, plays and magic shows. These pastimes weren't just for the wealthy -- even the working class could enjoy...