Essays on Athens

Explain the Significance of Cities for Contemporary Social and Mental Life

George Simmel in the article, “The Metropolis and Mental Life” argues that that people in the contemporary world encounter problems as they try to maintain independence from the present sovereign powers. This occurs due to the presence of historical cultural practices that disrupt the state of independence. The eighteenth century view attempts to escape the conflict by fashioning a life of liberation of the historical and cultural ties. The nineteenth century seeks to promote a person’s individuality in pursuit of uniqueness and indispensable attributes. The author argues that this attributes make a person more dependable than in the eighteenth century. Nietzsche ...

Introduction

The assumed Socratic problems were solved long time ago. The standpoint of this paper will be opposing beliefs that are prevailing and hence the primary emphasis will be put on the pedantry and lack of creativity of Socrates. Through the reviewing of records and their theme, this paper will be able to bring out the ambiguous character and the teachings of this great thinker.

Over time, there have been many attempts that try to link up the character of this great philosopher Socrates to the decisive turning point of the Greeks spiritual history. To very great extent this ...

Slide 1 – Epicurus

With your permission, I will begin. Today I would like to speak to you about a greek philosopher who left a mark in the history of this subject – Epicurus.

Slide 2 – Index

My presentation will consist of several parts. I will start with a small introduction and then tell you more about this philosophy. You will learn about what was considered the pleasures of life and what were the true virtues as seen by this philosopher. In the end I would like to challenge you to a discussion about a quote of Epicurus. And of course give you places to look for more information.

Slide 3 - Introduction

Epicurus was an ...

The Olympics was innovated form the site of the ancient Olympic Games, Olympia. Well, according to the historical archives, the first ever Olympics, dates back to the 776 BC and were dedicated to the Olympian gods. The games were played on the prehistoric plains of Olympia, which was the main site of the primeval Olympic Games, situated in the western part of the Peloponnese. This place is referred to as the island of "Pelops", that is, according to Greek mythology, in other words referred to as the founder of the Olympic Games.

The history of Olympics is considerably ...

Apollodorus, and Robin Hard. The Library of Greek Mythology. Oxford: Oxford University Press, UK, 1997. Print.

This is a unique book showing the guide of the Greek mythology as from the origin of the Universe to the Trojan War. This book has been used as a source book by many famous classical writers due to its large and reliable history. The book gives a detailed story of each of the families of the Greek heroic methodology. These stories come with the adventures such heroes experiences highlighting the areas to which significance is needed. The book is considered to be the only ...

Abstract

In this paper, one will find examples of World History and United States highlighting the themes of the impact of geography on the development of human societies, how individuals have been the true mechanisms of social change, study the historical systems of power and governance, as well as, how science and technology are the devices of economic growth and development

Introduction

The physical features of the land that includes terrain, climate, and natural resources do have a deep influence on the human societies and the development. Terrain, natural resources and climate can dictate the development of human societies and also contribute ...

Slide 2: Bagpipes

Bagpipes fall in the aerophones class of musical instruments, which uses a source of constant air supply and enclosed reeds to produce sound notes, has historically been played in the Middle East, the Persian Gulf, Europe and Caucasia. They trace the origins as far back as 1000 BC, in the Middle East. References to bagpipes have been unearthed, with evidence of Emperor Nero having been depicted playing a tibia in 2nd Century (Cannon, 2008). The arrival of the bagpipes in Europe is marked by their appearance in the continent’s iconography and art in the 13th century, before spreading to the ...

The PBS Nova video, Secrets of the Parthenon, brings into focus ongoing efforts to rehabilitate the Parthenon, an ancient Greek temple. The restoration program for 2011-2015 focuses on rehabilitation of both the two corners on the west side of the building. Architects have removed 111 blocks from the building but will reset them on the building after they complete the structural reconstruction of the building(Beard, 2010). They have also removed seven metopes and taken them to Acropolis Museum where they will be protected and displayed to the public. Architects have also taken measurements of the original marble stones ...

- Anciet Greece was primarily characterized by the influence of its two city-states – Athens and Sparta. Although Athens and Sparta are geographically adjacent to one another, both have fostered different ways of living – the former known for its superfluity and the latter for its stark plainness. Athens, for its part, is highly engrossed in academic fields of arts and sciences.

Although military service is available in Athens, it is not compulsory for all people in the city-state. However, women are severely limited in Athens, in that they were disallowed from tending to businesses, forbidden from participating in ...

- Paleolithic cave paintings and the Neolithic Susa vessel have a common subject matter; they both illustrate the animals, hunting scenes and cuneiform writings. The Paleolithic art which was made during the old stone period has two styles: Franco-Cantabrian which was attributed to the Cro-Magnon man whose designs depict horses, bison and cattle for their art subjects. The Neolithic art on the other hand was a new art formed in the new stone period. The style of Neolithic art was portable art is characterized of its ability to be moved from one place to another either by humans or by environment. ...

Cobbold, G. B., Virgil. Vergil’s Aeneid: Hero, War, Humanity. Unspecified Publisher, 2005. Print.

Cobbold’s work discusses some of the most prominent aspect in both Iliad and Aeneid – war and hero, the governing aspects of these two works of literature. The book seems to have been written by a very competent scholar although it does not touch directly upon the subject of Aeneid’s connection to the Iliad. Nonetheless, if we take a good look at what hero and war mean for Virgil, we would be able to compare the Roman understanding of these notions to those of the Ancient Greece. This is necessary in order to see whether there is any connection. ...

In the study of the events of the Bible, there are a number of similarities between the different periods of the history of Israelites as discussed in the book of chronicles. In addition, there are a few differences that can be noted. To start with, in the origins, between 2000-1200 before Christ (BC), Abraham and Sarah moved from the land of their fathers to Canaan as instructed by God as a land of promise but they met a lot of opposition from Canaanites regarding culture and other practices.

The Israelites also received opposition as they traveled back to Canaan from Egypt. Similarly, at ...

1. The word “philosophy” means in Greek “the love/pursuit of wisdom” – considering the first Greek philosophers (the Pre-Socratics), what propelled them to pursue a new kind of “wisdom”? What were they unsatisfied with?

The pre-Socratic philosophers were referred to as physiologoi, meaning physical or natural philosophers. They sought to provide natural and rational justifications for various occurrences. The “essence of things” propelled them to pursue new king of wisdom by posing questions such as; where does everything come from? Can nature be explained mathematically? From what does everything emanate? As such, their concerns were ontology, mathematics, and cosmology. They were unsatisfied with the mythological explanations to the occurrences that were being experienced during their time and sought to provide reasoned explanations to natural occurrences.

2. How are the concepts of Lack (Poverty) and Resourcefulness (Resource) pertinent to Philosophy (and Love, according to Plato)? What does the philosopher lack, what resources does he/she have that enables him/her to attain what is lacking?

The concept of love depicts the fullness ...

Genetics has progressed over the recent years. Very sophisticated methods of studying genes and researching how species have evolved from one cell into complex animals. The purpose of the research by Lee, Lai, Malik, Saldarriaga, Kelling, and Slamovits at the Canadian Institute for Advanced Research and the Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Dalhousie University was to observe and gather more information about The Oxyrrhis marina (O. marina). The species is very good for studying about the development of two taxonomic groups of “protists, dinoflagellates and apicomplexans” (1). The molecular structure is simple, so it is at the ...

Q1: Describe the number of special local cultures, foods, norms, rituals, and, etc. (i.e., anything) you find interesting from the video.

Greece is a mix of unique cultural background comprising of both the western and eastern characteristics. The people are known for the hospitality and the unique of enjoying their everyday life. There is a variety of archaeological as well as historical and religious sites. The people are famous for their rich culture. The tourist has a chance to experience the cosmopolitan nature of life in Greece and a wide range of traditional delicacies such as Greek salad, dakos, taramosalata, tirokafteriamond others and spirits. Moreover, they have a norm of attending local festivals and night outs

Q2: How do you perceive the existing tourism infrastructure in Greece? Please evaluate all five tourism sectors in Greece(i.e., Accommodation; Food & beverage; Recreation; Transportation; Travel services).

Being a developed country depends heavily on tourism; Greece offers a ...

Hermes and Cernunnos are some of the most popular Greek and Celtic deities revered in their respective religious practices. The two deities were regarded as gods and were discharged with specific duties to perform in line with their doctrinal practices. As much as they are important deities, they have a lot of differences between. This is mainly because they were worshipped in by different people who knew their essence in fulfilling their spiritual pursuits. The following are the major differences between these deities.

First, Hermes was a Greek god of commerce and market trade. This is a responsibility which was bestowed upon ...

President Harry Truman is widely thought to have begun the cold war. This is particularly because of his policy, which was referred to as the Truman doctrine. The doctrine largely related to how America would relate with Greece and Turkey. President Truman believed that the best way to contain the Soviet expansion, or communism, was to ensure that no state was vulnerable or unstable so as to fall prey to the soviet influence. Accordingly, in postulating the doctrine, President Truman convinced Congress to give financial aid to Turkey and Greece, which at that time were experiencing tough times.

Truman’ ...

Introduction

“Sailing the Wine Dark-Sea: why the Greeks Matter” is the fourth volume of exploration by the great author Thomas Cahill. The author uses his unfathomable skill in literature and historical experience to take his readers to another world of both entertainment and extreme coverage of historical knowledge. In this book, he tags a wide range of historical unassailable features of the Greek by clearly holding an in-depth narration of the journey covered through the landmarks of art and intense bloodshed that lay the Greek culture in a historical legacy in an estimated period of nearly three millennia ago.

It is ...

Differences between Athenian democracy and modern democracy Athenian democracy. The Athenian democracy is one of the oldest democracies in the world and serves as an inspiration and cautionary tale to designers of modern democracies (Rhodes, pg 4). It is inspirational in the sense that it empowered its citizens in a unique way that the world has ever seen. In the same way it is cautionary in the sense that it was a direct democracy that led to excesses and not applicable to large populations and the geographical extent of modern nations. The Athenian democracy happened during the period of 490 BCE, ...

The documentary, The City (1939), examines the various phases which were involved in the development of the city. The poverty and grime of city life had its roots in the pastoral New England where the workers started living. It has been shown how the labor of the industrial city gives rise to the metropolis. The way of escaping from the jammed streets of the metropolitan city, the countryside sees the emergence of highways which deface the landscape and thus mar the beauty of nature and the habitat of the surroundings. The film chooses to “promote the founding of ...

Type-face is a design of a surface that makes the impression and a variety is used in writing. Serif fonts are the kind of typefaces that is depicted by small details that occur as hooks or tiny lines at that appear at the tops and bottoms of particular letters. The most commonly used serif fonts is the Times New Roman. There are four kinds of serif fonts which include:

Slab serif; this kind has the strokes that are of equal weight with minimal variation, and they appear thick and often angular in form. Other slab serif fonts appear as monospace such as ...

In modern times, the everyday usage of the term “materialism” has a very different meaning compared to how ancient Greek philosophers like Plato, Socrates and Aristotle would have used it. When contemporary people speak of a materialistic person, they are most likely thinking of someone who places very high value on money and material possessions, and is perhaps also selfish, greedy and narcissistic. They care more about things than they do about other people, or about ethics, relationships and the larger society. A materialist like this is the product of a modern consumer society, which of course was very different from ...

Introduction

Ancient Greece was a Greek civilization that belonged to an era of Greek history which lasted from the ancient age of the 8th to 6th centuries BC to the end of ancient times. The Greek civilization is generally deemed to be the influential culture which founded the basis of the Western Civilization (Mac Kendrick, 6). Ancient Rome on the other hand was an Italic civilization that emerged on the Italian Peninsula as early as the 8th century BC (Mac Kendrick, 6). Over its turbulent 1200-year history, Ancient Rome developed from a little town into one of the most thriving regal powers ...

The European Union did not begin, as many seem to think, as a diplomatic coalition of European states. Instead, the formation of the European Union was a practical financial decision, born from the changing face of the world after the end of the Cold War (Majone). The European Union is home to a wide variety of different people with different cultures; the purpose of the formation of the Union was not to homogenize the continent, but to form a coalition of independent states that worked together to counterbalance American economic and financial power, as well as the rising economic power of China (Dinan).

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Art is any reflex ion or production prefabricated by humans in a visible mold for communicative or aesthetical purposes expressing ideas emotions or in general worldview. It is cross-examined throughout time classifying cultures, establishing per iodization and observing the distinctive and influence of art. The various forms of arts include visual, musical, theatrical and literary all from different time period.

Chanted art is a write of art whose substance is articulate and silence. It can be classified as performing and fine arts. Music was an eminent portion of the social and cultural life in ancient Greece. Ancient Egyptians accredited one of ...

1) Athens and Sparta were the main city-states of Ancient Greece. Between the VI and V centuries B.C., they contended about the political and military domination over the entire Greek territory. The only feature they had in common was the fact that they were both “polis”, Greek city-states. However, Athens and Sparta were completely different in terms of their political, social and cultural systems. According to Laveck (2010), Sparta, also known as “Lacedemonia”, was founded in the XIII century B.C. The city-state Sparta was born through the merge of four Doric tribes. During the VII century B.C., Sparta started ...

Lewis Mumford understands of Greek cities and roman cities as being quite different. He starts by narrating the history of the roman structure of a city. In his explanation, he says that the city has a rectangular wall around it. The buildings in the city were not up to the wall since the outline and structure of the city was organized more like a military camp. The city was also served by two main streets; one running from north to south of the city and the other from west to east. The two streets met at right angles and the meeting point ...

As an essential milestone not merely in the Ancient Philosophy’s history, however correspondingly for the determining of the theory of western politics, contemporary principles, distinctiveness and responsiveness, the Apology by Plato has been for several years a rudimentary book in the prospectus of conformists, historians and academics. As this paper goes to demonstrate, the Apology ought to be observed as an indispensible manuscript for those who target having an Ancient Greek knowledge of philological and philosophy Within the preceding years, a few moralistic methodologies and primers to Plato’s discourses for the usage of Philosophy as well as Classical ...

Introduction

There are three stages of Roman history including Kingdom that lasted between 753-509BC, Republic that lasted between 509 and 27BC and Empire that lasted between 27BC and 476BC (Dill 103). The Roman Kingdom was founded by Romulus after he murdered Remus his brother. Traditionally, the city had seven kings. It is just one of Italy’s many villages which again is divided among several different language groups. It is one of the cities of Latium area, where Latin is spoken. The Roman Republic was founded in 509 BC after the last king was expelled (103). It was founded on ...

Thucydides wrote about the desire for power by the human beings as one of the human natures that has existed among the Greeks. This human nature existed even in the ancient Greek especially among the Athens. His arguments have however supported in Plato’s argument has they appear in the Plato’s Apology (Farrar, 1988). Some of the other aspects of human nature that have formed the backbone of Thucydides’ quest to give an explanation as well as interpretation about human desire for power include judgment, passion, chance and desire for security (Connor, 1984). The Athenians appeal to these ...

Humans are interesting in the way that they come up with names for everything. Every object in this world must have a label so we may understand what another person is speaking about when we communicate. Names and labels are an integral part of language and communication; without them, we would never know to what anybody is referring. The story is no different when it comes to human beings themselves. We all have names in order to identify ourselves, whether to friends, co-workers, or verifiable government documents. Our names are essentially who we are. Some people come upon their names ...

Neo-classical is a form of art that was dominant in Europe in the 18th Century. This art form was founded on the desire to re-create the spirit and forms of art from ancient Greece and Roman antiquity. The main characteristic of neo-classicism was Herculaneum. Artists in the neo-classical era ensured that their work had moral and aesthetic implications. Romanticism was the form of art that followed after the neo-classical era, this form of art was different as it was more complex than other art forms that came before it. Artistic freedom was the main feature of Romanticism and emphasis was ...

Ancient Greek Vessels

The ancient Greek applied bronze, stone, glass, ivory, silver, terracotta, and other materials to design fabrics and vases. To the people of Ancient Greek, bronze was the material of choice due to its inexpensive nature, strength, resilience, and lightweight. The Greek people fashioned weapons, tools, ornaments such as horse decorations and clothing from bronze. Greeks designed vessels and vases to enable meet their daily needs. The Greek manages to make various qualities of materials by use of precious metals they largely apply vanish due to melting and reuse. The vessels of antiquity are cheaper unlike the ones established with ...

In this paperwork I am going to handle this question about the status of women in history. What roles were women expected or not expected to perform by the community? Has gender equality been into existence in the early days? The reactions of women as far as their status are considered. These are some of the questions that I will be handling in this paperwork. Through the research, we find the Greek society practicing laws and customs that constrained the political rights and social access of females to such an extent that Greek women were abridged to simple ...

The metropolis is seen as the seat of the economy. It is where money is centralized and it is where the seat of governance has been placed. Due to the fact that metropolis is equated with high monetary value, has been also equated to intellectuality and rationality. Metropolis is seen as the highest form of society where quantitative values are set high and material purchases are of importance. A metropolitan society may never be referred as the heart of a nation, and it exists where power is centralized due to higher economic value. By this, money has become the ...

Cocteau makes references to the Oedipus as human. In essence, he represents him to possess human characteristics and traits. He illustrates Oedipus as a virginal youth. On the same note, Cocteau states that, Oedipus arrogance was too overwhelming in the interactions that he engaged in. In his interactions with Sphinx, she enables him escape a deadly situation. However the case, Oedipus does not recognize the fact that assistance had been abetted in his favor. His manifestations of arrogance are hence illustrated along these cones. In this regard, it is according to Cocteau view of what Oedipus was. He goes ahead to ...

The piece of art reflecting Egyptian civilization is as shown below.

Pic 1: Egyprian Cultural Ornaments.( Freeman Page 57) In the early Egyptian culture, artwork was used for various reasons but more especially for symbolism purposes (Freeman. 25-45. The main art works during the ancient times were paintings, architecture and sculptures that were mostly inscribed in tombs and caves. The art work has transformed over time with most of the current artwork having a resemblance to the previous ones. The artwork above is symbolic to the Egyptian culture. The elements in the picture symbolize royalty during the ancient Egypt times when Kings ruled (Bell & Sarah. 15-68). This artwork has ...

Introduction

Turkey’s approvalto join the European Union is a very challenging issue.Both the benefits and disadvantages make it difficult to understand. It is taken to be either beneficial or disadvantageous depending on how a person is looks at it. Greece, for example, has taken the matter so serious and is almost convincing Turkey to join the European Union. Their main consideration and interest have been based on the economic and military advantages associated with it(Torre Blanca, pp. 23). Based on the existence of resources and military strength of Turkey, Greece has been left to think on whether to convince Turkey ...

Classics "Greek Mythology"

Part One - Simonides - A subject on Greek Mythology would be interested in Simonides as he is a Greek lyric poet who was involved in the distinction of the different famous personalities of his time. He uses fanciful elements that had real influence on the enlightenment of the Greek literature towards the classical era. - “Psychopompus” - This word is identified to refer to the guider of souls. In Greek mythology, Hermes is considered the psychopompos who leads the bodies of the dead to the state of stability as he hands them over to Charon. ...

Alexander the great was a son to Queen Olympia and King Phillip II. He was born in 356 B.C. He had a strong background having Aristotle as his tutor. He took charge of the companion cavalry at the age of 18. He also helped King Phillip in defeating the Theban and Athenian armies at Chaeronea. He acquired support of the Macedonian Army after his father’s death and he eliminated all his enemies to become the king and the leader of the Corinthian league (Randall, 2004). He started conquering territories at an early age and this gave him more bravery and got ...

Oedipus Rex, written by the Greek playwright Sophocles, tells the story of the titular King Oedipus, who reaches the status of King of Thebes only to become embroiled in an investigation into the murder of the previous king, Laius. Over the course of the play, he is informed of a prophecy in which he is said to kill his father and marry his mother; despite the inevitable nature of this prophecy, Oedipus refuses to believe it. However, once he is told that he was the one who killed King Laius unknowingly in a raid some time ago, he learns that he ...

Introduction

Greek Bronze Age Civilization refers to Aegean civilization that developed around the Aegean Sea in ca. 3000-1200 BC. The civilization is divided into three main periods including Crete, the Greek mainland and Cyclades. The Crete period was referred as the Minoan civilization, the Greek mainland was called the Helladic period, and the Cyclades period merged with the Greek mainland during the early Helladic and with Crete during the Middle Minoan period. Aegean Civilization had two main cultures; the Minoan and the Mycenaean. The Mycenaean era is known as the "Age of Heroes" because it provided the source of the ...

Homer’s epic Greek poem “The Odyssey” centers on the heroic quest of a man, however, a remarkably larger role is played by women in the poem. When discussing roles of women in Homer's “The Odyssey,” the women of Ithaca are perhaps most similar to the women in the Greek society, especially because Homer has described the society in his poem with such vivid detail. In comparison to Homer’s Iliad, where the women are not seen frequently and there is not much emphasis on them, but on the other hand, women are everywhere in “The Odyssey” and they have diverse ...

Purpose: The purpose of the paper is to show how though the U.S. version of “The Office” is a comedy; it also has many elements of romance. Thesis: “The Office” is a romantic show.

Introduction

- Adapted for the U.S. in 2005, “The Office” is typically thought of as a comedy. - For nine seasons, the show brought laughter to the homes of millions. - With the humorous styling of comedians such as Ed Helms and Steve Carell, not many would believe that the show is interwoven with many elements of romance.

Thesis Statement: “The Office” is a romantic show.

Transition: To begin with Body - In ...

The civilization of ancient Greece centered on the Aegean Sea, the region that today includes Greece and the western part of Turkey. Ancient Greece was not a single country ruled by one person. Ancient Greece consists of numerous city-states that share a common language and culture. About 800 B.C. Greeks began to form ‘polis’ or city-states throughout the country. Each polis has its own government. Some city-states had a few thousand inhabitants, but some city-states such as Athens have a total population of 250,000. City-states were set up as far from Greece as France and Spain. There were several different forms of ...

The world has recently experienced high cases of conflicts in the Middle East. The conflicts have led to an increase in refugees and asylum seekers in Europe. Greece has experienced a great number of refugees and asylum seekers due to its closeness to countries of conflict such as Syria. The financial crisis has nonetheless forced Greece to put a restriction the people entering the country. As a result, a lot of criticism has been directed toward the Greek nation without any consideration for the reasons behind her actions. First and foremost, the economic impact of refugees on the Greek nation has to ...

Ancient Chinese can be said to be one of the main areas where logic initiated, together with Greek and India. This was during the regime of Mohi who was a follower of Confucius. However, they existed under different doctrines. There was also Mo-tzu who made major contributions in the field of logic and linguistics in China. They introduced Hu Shih as a contribution of logic. Confucius and Mo-tzu had philosophical contribution to linguistic and logical reflections in their cultural tradition of Chinese. Confucius would rectify names as a move in realizing political and moral reforms. Therefore, Hu Shih referred to the ...

International Strategy for Disaster Reduction:

International Strategy for Disaster Reduction The topic on international strategy for disaster reduction concerns itself with measures aimed at ensuring that disasters and the risks attendant to such disasters are reduced so as to avert loss. This strategy has been adopted by the United Nations in recognition of the fact that the reduction of disasters and risks is essential for economic sustainability and development in any country. Indeed, the rate at which the risk posed by disasters is moving continued to pose serious threats to people and other assets, as well as other initiatives for development. Some of ...

The original purpose of the Pantheon temple was to honor all the Gods of Ancient Rome. The time was long before the Catholic Church made Rome its headquarters and the people practice a pagan religion similar to the Greeks. Marcus Agrippa commissioned the temple’s construction under the rule of Caesar Augustus in 27 AD. Inscriptions on the frieze of the porch (surrounded by columns) record the facts of the original construction and then mention two reconstructions. The Pantheon was rebuilt for the first time in 202 AD by Severus and Caracalla. The Roman emperor Hadrian had the temple rebuilt a ...

In Socrates' recounting of her speech, Diotima gives an account of what she considers being the best form of love. (Nye 137). The question “what is love?”, has troubled individuals often, but Plato, in the symposium, offers a solid understanding through Socrates, the philosopher. In identifying the means of pursuing love, Diotima defines Love as a craving for happiness. According to the Greeks, Happiness was regarded as an end of its own, with much of the Greek ethics centered on it. One may criticize the scope of the word “Love” as inflated in order to embrace all forms of desire which ...

The Greek mythology literature focus on the relationship that people has with the gods and their roles in helping them win battles. The need to overturn a particular city and gain control made kings engage into physical battles as they sought the favor of the gods. Dante’s inferno is one literature that not only looks at the fights that different communities had, it also looks at the aftermath of such kings and their ultimate destiny in hell. Despite the physical wars that were fought on earth, it was believed that there would be an eternal reward and punishment depending ...

The Theogony encompasses a wide array of classical mythology concerning the beliefs of ancient Greek people. Theogony illustrates narratives of how the gods created and shaped the universe. Thogony retells the Greek mythology the same way the bible in the book of Genesis depicts the story of creation. The Hesiod asserts the narrative is the work of a poet or a king that acts in the capacity of a prophet. Hesiod in the epic poem of Theogony offers the Greek version of Genesis in the bible. Hesiod says that, in the beginning of creation, there was a lot of chaos due to many elements ( ...

Hellenistic Portrait Head

The Menil collection has artwork in ancient antiquity that range from Paleolithic to the Christian eras. The Paleolithic objects date from 22000 – 15000 BC (Smith 89). The Asia Minor artwork is a prehistoric Greek antiquity from Hellenistic period. The marble head that appears in the Menil collection, Houston represents a figure of a mature man with a small beard. The man turns his head to face the left side. This statue has short hair that has coils placed in rows. The coils emanate from a cowlick stand and have a coiffure with completion of bangs. The eyebrows have diagonal knots forcing arched furrows on the ...

Origin or beginning of the Civilization (part 1)

Greek civilization began during the period between 3000 to 1200 BC (Sansone, 1). This period is known as the Bronze Age. According to Sansone (10), the Greek civilization emerged after the Minoan civilization during the Mycenaean Age and extended up to the period after the Dark Age. As a matter of fact, many historians consider the Mycenaean Age the earliest period of Greek civilization. The Mycenaean civilization is so called since their capital was built at Mycenae. The founder of Mycenaean civilization was King Perseus. The origin of the people who established the Mycenaean civilization is not well known though ...

According to the Greek sculpture, “how art made the world,” human beings were created with distinct features that surpass features of all other creatures. As a result, humans are creatures that have a distinct purpose to play compared to other creatures. According to the statue, Greeks appears to have created something that was greatly human. The characteristic features of the statue present the particular parts of the body of a human being. This indicates the value that Greeks had for humanity. The human nature of man is of greater significance since humans are expected to behave in a manner consistent with values, and ...

Introduction

Texas is one of the single most populous states in the United States, coming second to the state of California. This state is characterized by a diverse set of elements like the metropolis and modern urban set ups. It is imperative to note that the Texas has metropolis that put it on the map as a region of substance. Austin and San Antonio are some of the urban set ups in Texas. Austin is the capital while San Antonio turns out to be the Seventh most populous in the United States.

Austin

It is the capital of Texas with an estimated population ...

Essay Questions

- The afterlife was centrally important to ancient Mesopotamian and Egyptian cultures. Describe the ways in which the afterlife affected the art and architecture of these ancient civilizations. Be sure to use specific examples in your answer. The ancient Egyptian civilization was based on belief in gods of other worlds. However, the Mesopotamian revolution relied on the belief in gods of this world. Therefore, the architecture of the ancient civilizations, especially the Egyptian civilization took place with reference to the gods and belief in the life after death. The Egyptians believed they should adhere to the respect of ...

Athens is a great destination to be considered for business, this is because it is ranked as one of the richest cities in the world. It is also known for having low crime rates compared to most cities in the world. It has a rich history in which the first philosophers hailed from their and they are Plato and Aristotle. It is also considered to be the first place to have democracy. Its museums have some of the largest collections of Ancient Greek artefacts (Founda).

LANGUAGE/LANGUAGES SPOKEN - Use of English language?

The mostly used language for speaking especially in the working area is both Greek and English ( ...

Ch. 8:

Greece is more of a corporatist than a pluralist state because there is a very close relationship between trade union groups and social democratic parties. In fact, the country has very high levels of political realignments in the political marketplace. However, the country has a very narrow level of tripartite bargaining because the country is yet to establish a wage package. The trade unions in Greece are very weak while employer federations are very strong. It is no wonder that the country is yet to establish a minimum wage for employees. New Social Movements have led to the formation of political parties with ideologies aimed ...

Question one

How did the civilizations of Minoan Crete and Mycenean Greece differ from one another? The Minoan Crete civilization and the Mycenean Greece civilization differed from one another in the following ways. Firstly, the Mycenaean civilization occurred during the period between 1600 BC and 1100 BC. During this period, the Helladic culture of Greece mainland was being transformed under the rule of Minoan Crete. During the civilization, the Minoans’ societies benefited from trade while the Mycenaean’s only advanced by conquering. The Mycenae-ans defeated both the Minoans and Troy, the city that brought them into power. On the other ...