Essays on Ancient Greece

Although the Odyssey is often considered the story of Odysseus’ homecoming, there are many other characters who have significant roles to play in the development of the general social milieu in which the epic is set. Two of the most important characters are Telemachus and Penelope, both of whom have to contend with suitors who, literally, eat them out of house and home. Since neither of them have the strength, either physically or politically, to drive out the suitors (called the Porci), they seek power through other means, particularly through the exercise of their intellect and their character. Although ...

In the early times, when ancient Greece was the dominant power in military, economic, and cultural influence, the male gender was the dominating voice. Women were not allowed to vote, hold public office or work in court as juries as these positions were persevered for men. The city state of Greece that was a bit more advance in matters of public life was Athens, though the legal status of Athenian women was that of minorities. Moreover, management of the family property or money was bestowed in men. Other issues affecting women involved discussions relating to marriage, their status in ...

Political Order

In the history of man and his pursuit of power, there are various lines which enemies drew upon each other as they seek to make their points stand out. The twentieth century remains one of the most historic times for the end of major wars between men, paving the way for the future movements, rules, and guidelines. Political power among major nations led to the beginning of World War I and II, which led to the death of millions of people, leaving some of the nation’s poorer than before. One might argue out that these wars were unnecessary ...

Q1: Comparison of Ancient Greek and Egyptian Architectural Designs

There are great similarities in the ancient architectural designs of pyramids in the Egyptians Old Kingdom and the Greek temples of Acropolis that were constructed within the age of the Pericles. The ancient Egyptian and Greek Civilizations are home to some of the oldest architectural structures and designs in history* . However, the evolution of architectural designs in these two civilizations has had different and similar aspects, and is also thought to have taken place within the periods of 1150 BC to 146 BC. In addition, the two civilizations existed in different geographical conditions, implying that the architects in these ...

In What Ways Were the Romans Heirs to the Greek Civilization?

Introduction There is a consensus among scholars that the major influences of the Roman culture were the Greeks. Among the major proponents for this theory are authors, Roy Matthews, Dewitt Platt and Thomas Noble; and the renowned historian, Eugen Weber. In their book, ‘The Western Humanities, Volume 1: Beginnings through the Renaissance,’ Matthews, Platt and Noble developed the idea that Western culture, which developed from the Romans, was actually a product of the Hellenistic culture that dominated the Mediterranean region in the past (Matthews, Platt, & Noble, 2010). Similarly, in his video instructional series, ‘The Western Tradition,’ Eugen Weber presented ...

VOICES OF THE UNDERREPRESENTED IN ANCIENT ATHENS:

Voices of the Underrepresented in Ancient Athens: Women Ancient Athens was the center of the Ancient Greece and the marvelous and outstanding city that brought us democracy and important values of Western Civilization. Nowadays, due to works of famous Greek scholars and writers, we have enough information about how the Athens’ government was organized and who were the main rulers of the city, and we know that such social groups as metics, slaves, children, and women were underrepresented there. The aim of this paper is to study the role of women in Ancient Athens and the views Athenians had ...

As it is well known, rhetoric is an art of discourse, an art of persuasion and information of particular audiences in particular situations. Rhetoric became an art that was taught to students in Ancient Greece, and during centuries it was one of the most important subjects in the course of humanities. Nevertheless, some scientists are of the opinion that true rhetoricians are not taught but born, just as good writers or singers, and that teaching rhetoric is a much more difficult task than teaching foreign language or arithmetic. In Ancient Greece rhetoric was mostly a means of political persuasion, ...

Evolution from Hunting and Gathering to an Agricultural Society

The Neolithic Revolution is also known as the Neolithic Demographic Transition. Data indicate that this began about 12,500 years ago. People formed communities and they developed settlements as they began to domesticate certain species of plants (Tignor, 23). This “revolution” occurred in several places around the world. The earliest revolution occurred in the Fertile Crescent area of Mesopotamia between 10,000 to 8,000 BC, in the Kuk Early Agricultural Site of Melanesia at about 8000 BC, and in Subsaharan Africa at about 2500 BC. One theory that is used to explain this phenomenon is that agriculture was ...

During ancient times, the Greeks would turn to the gods for advice and intervention when presented with a problem whether it was to bring the rain to save their crops so that their families could eat or in the case of Oresteia, to decide whether or not a person accused of murder was truly guilty. The goddess they often turned to for guidance was the goddess Themis whose “ability to foresee the future enabled her to become one of the oracles at Delphi, which in turn led to her establishment as the goddess of divine justice” (Swatt, “Themis, Goddess ...

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Ancient Greeks have invented gods that are cruel and their decisions are not in all cases fair. The cruelty of gods that the ancient Greeks prayed to was caused by the insignificance of the people in comparison to nature, their feeling of helplessness in the dangerous world, and the cruelty of the society which was a norm at that time. Zeus is the central deity in Greek mythology. He is the main god that ancient Greeks believed in. In myths he is described very powerful and all-mighty. He was more powerful than all the rest gods combined. As the ...

The man cannot be separated from many things. He cannot live without food, air and water. However, it’s not the complete list of items that are necessary for human existence. Humanity is also obsessed with the violence. Throughout the whole history, people invented a lot of different methods of punishment, murder and torture. So, the human history is full of cruelty and violence. Consequently, it’s possible to talk an infinitely long time about how some representatives of humanity have punished, tortured, and killed others more unfortunate representatives of mankind. However, we’d remember only the most noteworthy ...

Witchcraft can be defined as the use and application of magical powers typically obtained from sorcery or evil spirits in performing unbelievable things. Or it can as well be defined as the invocation and exercise of alleged powers which are supernatural in nature in controlling events or people with the involvement of magic or sorcery. Therefore, a witch can be described as an individual who performs these supernatural scenes. In most cases, the unavoidable element of witchcraft is the infliction of painful feeling to one party in efforts of satisfying the wants of the other party. These painful inflictions ...

The principal value, which the principles of morality are based on, has always been discussed. The most widely accepted answers are happiness and safety. Nietzsche in his theory of morality also approaches this concept but from a different direction. He claims that the aim of any society, as well as the supreme value in the ethics, are the happiness of the minority – aristocracy. He explains that, essentially, all life is built upon exploitation, appropriation, violence and struggle for dominance. He argues that they are unavoidable because they represent what life really is – the will to power. Accordingly, power is ...

The development of modern artistry and architectural works is an inspiration drawn from the ancient architectural designs and artistic works. It is important to understand the foundation of the architecture that dominated the 19th century towards the 20th century. The era was dominated by classical arts that tended to shape the events of the time. Then later the romantic arts emerged as repulsion to the classical ideology of artistry (David 15-23). It is essential in the American history that certain types of architecture influence the modern day designs that still have many structures that portray or completely use this ...

Describe the development of depicting the human form from Paleolithic art through the arts of Ancient near-East, Ancient Egypt, the Aegean and Greek cultures. Think about how humans are represented and what functions representation of humans have served. Is there in fact a clear “development”? Ancient art has enormous information potential and can be a source of new knowledge about the ancient man and his world. The art of those periods reflect the first representations of the person about the world because each individual culture had its own epicenter that determined not only the spiritual and social life, ...

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In this paper, we will discuss and describe the application of mathematics in architecture. Starting from the explanation of the meaning of architecture, we will consider the relationship between architecture and mathematics since ancient times. One of the most significant contribution of mathematics in architecture is strengthening the building constructions. This property can be traced in many ancient structures (for example, the Parthenon, the Colosseum, Stonehenge). The evolution of the types of construction design was tightly related to mathematics. In our research, we will discuss various designs, such as pyramidal, post-and-lintel and carcass construction systems. Special attention will be ...

According to Ions (1999), "The word "myth" is usually associated in two ways to a modern human" (p. 1). Firstly, the "myth" is often contrasted with "reality" - a popular technique used by journalists in the title, e.g. "Democracy in North Korea - a myth or reality?". When we see a headline, there is no doubt that under the "myth" in this case means "a lie, an illusion, deception." Secondly, each of us is familiar, for example, with the myths of ancient Greece and is aware of the myth as a literary heritage of the ancient Greece, often treating ...

Article on Ancient Greece

This paper explores the article, Hesoid: Theogony Excerpts. It tries to bring out the ethics, rituals, and the theology manifested in the ancient Greek tradition. Rituals, religious beliefs, ethics, and theological practices are common in every society practice. Rituals, religious beliefs, ethics, and theological practices are common in every society practice. Human beings in the ancient world believed in various form of culture, religious and exercise. Different rituals. For instance, in the Ancient Greece people lived within their norms, rituals, ethics, and theology based and guide by the religious practices. This paper gives detailed analysis of Ancient Greece based ...

The Ancient Greeks were known for their advancements and developments that remain prominent in the modern world. Many writings and social commentaries came out of this time, including the collection of descriptions of Ancient Greece written by Pausanias. The subject of discourse for this paper takes place in the second century A.D., roughly between the years 100-200. The Description of Greece was written sometime around the year 175 (Habicht 9). Pausanias wrote many works on his journeys through Greece in the second century, intending them to be a type of guidebook for others (Habicht 2). His work spanned about ...

Two major power centers which dominated Greece by5th century BC were the “military oligarchy of Sparta” on the one hand and the “Democratic Athens” on the other hand. Initially, Sparta had unilaterally enjoyed powerful land dominance in Greece controlling many territories in the neighborhood that were structurally linked to the land as slaves. On the other hand, Athens was the official head of the naval alliance and derived her power from her command of the sea. Athens thus created an empire which was only but “in the name”.2 Other than Athens and Sparta, Gortyn was one other major ...