Their military was much better than it had been in the past, but more focused on the navy. By 480 B.C. Athens built up a great navy. After the death of King Darius of Persia, his son Xerxes came to power. Xerxes was focused on expanding the Persian empire. Xerxes invades Greece with an army of 150,000 men and a navy of 700 ships. The Persians attacked at Thermopylae. Eventually
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I personally think the portrayal of the human figure has only changed a lot through time. My reasoning for this is because in Ancient Greece males figure were based off of gods in human form. Usually meaning very muscular and chiseled. The females were typically an hour glass or pear shape with medium shoulders. Compared to now the portrayal of the male figure in my opinion is slim and athletic and doesn’t require as much muscle. The females now typically want to be slim and in some cases of models
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Greece & Rome) Analysis Paper Greek Culture / Society and Homosexuality Ancient Greece: The golden age of the Grecian empire said to span the years 500 to 300 BCE. This time gave breath to the great philosophers Aristotle, Plato, and Socrates. This was also the time of great playwrights such as Aristophanes, Sophocles and Aeschylus. How did the Greeks maintain familial ties in a culture with more sexual freedom and seemingly non-existent sexual stigma
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cultures, the East meeting the West. The important lesson in this era was the lesson in change and continuity. It was also a period of uncertainty which the Greeks slowly learned to adapt to. However, Alexander the Great's conquests had remarkable effect on the civilizations during this time as well. Alexander, along with his leading generals swept across Egypt, in the Middle-east, and Persia's into India becoming key players in the spread of Hellenistic culture. There various type of changes that occurred
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Long ago, people lacked knowledge on why certain things happened. Without scientific answers, like we have today, the Ancient Greeks created their own answers about the world and an individual’s place in it. These tales were known as myths. They described the feelings and values that bound the members of society. There are two types of myths -- creation myths and explanatory myths. A creation myth explained the start of many events such as the origin of the world and the creation of human beings
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Charles V was a great leader and a well-known King. When Emperor Charles V passed away, his son King Philip II inherited the multi-cultural empire which includes Spain, Portugal, Naples and Sicily. King Philip II was known as to govern the world largest empire. King Philip promise his father he will always serve God, trust few and look after his people. King Philip II was a leader and his faith was strong as he served God. He wanted everyone to be a Catholic and saved from the protestant heretics
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An additional event to consider is the death of Alexander’s close companion, Hephaestion. It is rumored that Hephaestion was Alexander’s male lover, and his death brought Alexander into a deep depression as well as weakening his state of health (Oldach, Borza, Benitez 1998; Romm 2012). There are few sources, if any, describing how Hephaestion died. Considering this, had there been a record of his symptoms, historians would be capable of comparing and contrasting the symptoms and possibly stumble
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Music 360 Research Paper: Ancient Greek Instruments and Performance Practice The ancient Greeks have always been knows from their innovations. They revolutionized agriculture, architecture, education, and music (to name just a few of the advances they made). The philosophers and educators made music one of the main focuses in education, and with this focus came progress. The musical instruments that were made were both unique and new to the world. From new stringed instruments to winds to instruments
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From 1792 BC to 1750 BC, Hammurabi, son of Sin-Muballit, reigned as the sixth king of the Babylonian kingdom. Hammurabi’s rule has been praised due to his military victories, as well as his supervision over issues in relation to the welfare of his subjects. Having successfully been the only king in his dynasty to rule Babylonia into an achieved state of peace, and a symbol of modern innovation of his time through his code of legislation, Hammurabi’s reign over the Babylonian dynasty had a definite
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adopted son of Julius Caesar was a highly successful Ruler of the Roman Empire following the death of his adopted father. He used a disguised military monarchy to maintain and keep power during his reign. Augustus used this military to create great personal wealth for himself and Rome. Augustus waged war all over the Mediterranean area throughout his reign. In the beginning of his rule he had about five hundred thousand Roman citizens sworn to him. He ended up taking more than three hundred
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