The Classical Period in ancient Greece produced outstanding cultural and scientific achievements. The city of Athens introduced to the world a direct …
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The Astounding Achievements of Classical Greece Explored
The Classical Period in ancient Greece lasted just 200 years, yet it gave us the theater, Western philosophy, democracy, sculpture, and countless inventions and ideas. How did a small collection of cities in Greece produce such a powerful golden age?
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Nestled at the foot of the Taygetus mountain range in the southern Peloponnesian region of Greece, known as Laconia, is the town of Sparta. This …
Ancient Greek sculpture has continued to fascinate throughout the Roman Empire, the Renaissance, the Grand Tour, and today’s modern audiences. …
The 12 Olympian gods of Greek mythology were actually the third generation of gods, six of them having been born of the powerful Titans who had …
As in other Greek city-states, Athenian society was made up of roughly three classes: citizens, farmers and merchants, and slaves. Citizens had the …
From culture to culture, each kingdom of the ancient world conducted warfare by its own means. Ancient warfare tactics would be broadly applied in …
In 499 BCE, the Greek city-states of Ionia revolted against Darius I of the Achaemenid Empire. By 494 BCE, the Ionians had been defeated and their …
