style with Greek elements that they liked. One instance in which this is shown is the Temple of Apollo in Pompeii. It is a rectangular building, with Doric columns surrounding the entire structure, as well as a large and intricate statue of Apollo, both hallmarks of Greek architecture. A case in which the Romans used some Etruscan elements is the Capitoline Temple in Rome. Once the Romans came in contact with the Greeks, they used some of their components, but they always stayed true
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600 BCE- 480 BCE of the Archaic Period, Egypt defined Greece’s attempts of life-sized statues was influenced by eastern cultures. The earliest Greek Stone sculptures, which dated from the same time period resembled Egyptian cult Statues. At the beginning of the Archaic period, the character of Greek paintings and sculptures had changed because the Greeks had forgot about abstract designs and rigid Egyptian conventions and began to pay attention to naturalism. Early presentations of the human figure
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the earliest recallings of the use of mercenaries was Xenophon’s recorded “Ten Thousand” back in 479 BCE. After defeating the Persian king Xerxes’ mighty invasion, the Greeks enjoyed a fearsome reputation as powerful warriors. Many knew the Greeks fighting experience and ability to defeat armies several times their own size. The Greek soldiers used this to their own advantage and sought out to serve as mercenaries. Slightly above 10,000 mercenaries with Xenophon as their officer were hired by a Persian
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Document Analysis Historical Context: The author's name is Herodotus. The document was composed in 5th century B.C.E. The purpose of the document was a history piece to understand the Massagetae people and how they battled with the resources that were given to them and their customs of how they treated one another in marriage or when one died. Summary: The document says that Cyprus had intended to conquer Massagetae who were a powerful nation with an army that utilized in brass or gold to forge
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peace at the end of the Classical Period. War is undoubtedly callous, but Greeks were not scared of death, they were warriors. One of the first and most important war during 600BCE-200BCE is the Greco-Persian War. During 539BCE, the Persian tyrant Cyrus the Great who ruled Persia and most of the West Asia dilated their territory and captured Lydia and the coast of Anatolia. Cyrus increased the taxes among Ionians( Greek residents from Anatolia) and appointed Persian land lords to charge from Ionians
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the conquering of the Greek city-states by his father, the reformation of the Macedonian army prior to Alexander’s reign, and the borrowing of Greek political elements had to all be perfectly in place. With these elements, Alexander the Great was able to stretch the Macedonian empire from Greece all the way to India. The first major characteristic set in place by Alexander’s father, Phillip II, was the control the Macedonians had over the Greeks. Though some Southern Greek city-states were easy
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Greek and Roman culture, although similar, are very different and interesting. Since the Romans adopted culture from the Greeks, many traditions are the same. When the Romans conquered the Hellenistic cities, they became fascinated with the idea of a Greek style of doing things. All things Greek were now considered popular. This is how much of the Greek way of life made its way into the Roman society. The first part of culture that the Romans adopted was the Greek art. Scores of Greek
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his father Philip’s assassination he moved quickly to assert his authority, securing the Macedonian frontiers and following his father’s dreams to invade the Persian Empire. In the early stages of Alexander’s reign, Alexander had to deal with the Greeks along with the Illyrians and the Thracians, because they saw a chance to reaffirm their independence after Philip died. In this small, but meaningful conquest, Alexander marched an army to Athens and Thebes where he forced the cities to accept him
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this death marked the birth of Hellenism which is considered to have ended in about 30 BCE. It was at this time that an Athens centered Greek artistic world expanded to include all the major cities of the empire. This was an empire that would tear itself apart rapidly after the death of Alexander as his generals vied to succeed him. If the classical period of Greek art embodied serenity, both in pose and expression, the Hellenistic period embodied the rapidly changing world unfolding around them. Variety
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Persian war, the Greek citizens proved that unity is better than scattered power. Unlike the Persians, who were a loosely held together empire, the Greeks are a number of small, but tightly knitted together city-states. “... the Greeks regarded themselves as a single people, united by language, religion and custom…” The Greeks were bonded together through common tales such as the Trojan war, all spoke the same language, and were all fighting for a single cause. This made the Greeks tightly bonded and
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