After Greece won its independence from the Ottoman Empire, what ensued was an extremely turbulent time period. The country had some trouble establishing a form of government after occupation was over. After a few false attempts, a king was brought in from another kingdom. King Otto I was originally a Bavarian prince, but he ended…
The Ancient Greeks were visionaries in the areas of science, mathematics, astronomy, medicine, and geography. They introduced many ideas and inventions that are still used to this day. Modern versions of these items are used in many areas of society. Some of the top inventions introduced by the Ancient Greeks were the water mill, the…
Archimedes is an Ancient Greek who was a prototype of the scholar-scientist upon whose work contemporary culture provides so many conveniences. He was born around 287 B.C. at Syracuse, Sicily, which at the time was an Ancient Greek colony. He spent his early years studying in Alexandria, Egypt, which was also a part of Ancient…
It’s true that the Athenian navy was known in the ancient world as being one of the best. However, the navy was developed fairly late in the ancient history of the city-state. The city-state developed the navy after the First Persian Invasion in response to the fear of civilians that the Persians would return. They…
Cleisthenes, a noble born Athenian politician, is largely credited with helping the Athenians embrace a new system of government known as democracy. Prior to this political system, the city-state was governed by a system where the noble-born minority ruled the majority. The people of Athens protested and dethroned the old ways. Now referred to as…
Homer was a Greek epic poet who is widely believed to have been the author of the Iliad and the Odyssey, two extremely important works from ancient Greece. The Iliad tells the tale of the Trojan War and the Odyssey tells the tale of the hero Odysseus’ ten-year journey home. While the works are very…
The Byzantine Empire lasted for a few hundred years and it has a rich cultural history. The modern-day country of Greece once had territories that were amongst its holdings. The term, “Byzantine Greece” refers to the portion of Greece that was part of the Byzantine Empire. Here’s a look at the history of the Byzantine…
It is widely accepted the ancient Greeks are responsible for creating the foundation for all western cultures. The ancient Greeks were masters at learning from the past and capitalizing on good ideas and being able to do that is something that added to all of their original ideas. There are many ancient Greek inventors who…
Aristotle is one of the best-known philosophers of Ancient Greece. He stands out as a thinker and polymath notable for his early contributions to fields ranging from analytical grammar to the nature of reality. The noted philosopher even exerted significant though indirect influence on the spread of Greek culture and thought abroad, as his most…
Many American cities in today’s age are appended with the word “polis”. The literal translation of the word is “city”, so cities such as Minneapolis, Annapolis, and Indianapolis are exercising a tradition with origin in Ancient Greece by giving their city a name that includes “polis.” The Polis, or City-State, was developed in the ancient…
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