Ancient Greece

A focal point of Greek society was its reliance on slaves and the effect the institution of slavery had on Greek thought and actions. By relying so heavily on the work of slaves, Greece was inevitably…

Classical Greece contributed to the lasting ideas in Western civilization. For example, Greeks contributed ideas of architecture, philosophy, government, and social hierarchy. All of these development…

The great Athens and Spartians are some of the most famous Early life Greek Civilizations are by far the most advanced early lifes forms in Greek. Both were very successful civilizations but both wer…

Pericles Funeral Oration is noteworthy because it differs from the usual form of Athenian funeral speeches. While a funeral oration would normally focus primarily upon the deceased, Pericles acts as a…

The Greek Gods had a substantial impact on Greek society as a whole. Stories about the Greek Gods have impacted multiple aspects of Greek society. Epics written by Homer, like the Iliad, and the Odyss…

Sparta is a city-state in Greece isolated from the rest of society and a military giant, but was its education system as advanced as its military results suggest? Sparta is a somewhat small city-state…

Beliefs have come a long long way but some have come a more long way and some of those have and still are influencing us today in the modern world. Greek and Roman beliefs are some of the few that hav…

Throughout the ancient Greek period of time, women faced difficult ideals and did not have the support to make their decisions in Athens. Women had to work through being put down and were forced to be…

In Ancient Athens, the democratic political system favoured a larger portion of the population in comparison to the other political systems in place at the time. Indeed, the democratic political syst…

Sparta was renowned as being the most powerful state in Greece, however, many may argue this came at the detriment of the people. Before Lycurgus' reforms, Sparta was riddled with anarchic unrest and …