As victors‚ the Spartans found themselves dominant in a Greece where polis was suspicious of polis and where‚ within each polis‚ faction disputed with faction. From Ionia‚ which the Spartans sold back to Persia as the price of their assistance‚ the Persians loomed once more as a threat to the whole Greek world. The new Macedonia in the north menaced the Greeks. Perhaps wiser or more vigorous leaders would have been able to create some sort of federation among the individual poleis that could have
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Ideology is best defined as a system of ideas and beliefs that affect a person‚ group‚ or culture’s way of thinking. Ancient Greece was filled with different ideologies throughout the years; almost every polis with a different and unique set of values. Sparta had its strict militarism and aristocracy‚ suppressing people’s free thought. Athens had a mostly open‚ democratic‚ system‚ allowing more room for individual interpretations. And the empire of Alexander the Great that‚ despite having an absolute
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Ancient Rome Ancient Rome became one of the largest empires in the ancient world. Ancient Rome was a civilization that began growing from the 8th century BC. The empire was founded on 753 BC. In 753 BC‚ Rome was founded. Ancient Rome’s daily life is often compared to be similar to ours. The geography of Ancient Rome was the one of the main reason for its success. Rome is in the Italian peninsula. Italy is filled with a lot of hills‚ mountains‚ plains and rivers. Rome was vulnerable to attacks
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cosmopolitan‚ and at times exuberant culture that permeated the entire eastern Mediterranean‚ and Southwest Asia‚” (“History of Greece: Hellenistic”). Greek was the most influential of all the countries within the Hellenistic Period. During the Hellenistic period‚ the Stoics had started to rise and participated in‚ “the substantial philosophical tradition of Greece” (“ History of Greece: Hellenistic). Founded by Zeno of Citium‚ Stoicism was “one of the most important and enduring philosophies to emerge from
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were major factors in allowing romans to build these structures. Concrete‚ an invention of Rome‚ allowed them to build long lasting bridges‚ temples and dwellings. (Kamm‚ n.d.). Arches were used to extend the length of structures‚ providing support. With these two methods at their disposal‚ Rome was able to produce some awe inspiring structures. There were two types of concrete that were used in ancient Rome. The first of which was created simply using one part lime and three parts river sand. It
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America and Rome‚ on the surface‚ they might not remind you of each other; but they share many underlying qualities great‚ and crummy. Point in case‚ violent entertainment‚ a declining family‚ and a major moral/spiritual decline. If we don’t know the cultural defects that brought other thriving nations to their knees‚ we will repeat them. Here in America‚ our entertainment is dripping with violence‚ from video games to online fail videos. Nevertheless‚ this type of entertainment reminds me of the
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Ancient Rome once stood at highest peak of authority and size‚ that is until Rome faced the inevitable fall of its civilization. Lasting several centuries‚ at its height‚ Rome stretched from western Europe to North America and throughout the Mediterranean and into Western Asia. In addition‚ many modern day influences did originate from Rome like art and architecture. Although‚ from political instability‚ to the various social and economic problems‚ and weakened frontiers‚ for the majority‚ Rome destroyed
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were agreements between families instead. The families usually choose the spouse by who could improve their financial status. Marriage in Rome was arranged for many reasons‚ such as dowries‚ money and kids. Many marriages ended in divorce. There were many rituals Romans has to follow when getting married and choosing what type of marriage they wanted. In Rome there were two types of marriages. The first type was manus or controlled. This type the women left her own family and entered her husbands
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Ancient Rome had two recognized classes of people living amongst the populace‚ the patricians and the plebeians. A patrician was described as a person of nobility or someone of noble origin. They had wealth‚ influence and political power over the plebeians. The plebeians were the commoners of the time‚ simple farmers and workers who considered second-class citizens and could not be part of the political system. While at first they were united to get rid of the Kings‚ thing quickly got sour
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Entertainment was an essential part of everyday life in ancient Rome. Massive monuments were built for the sole purpose of distracting the average Roman. Evidence of their existence today‚ long after the Empire has fallen‚ indicate that the Romans took entertainment very seriously‚ and devoted a large portion of their time and finances for this endeavour. The spectacles ranged in size and splendour‚ from the modest but technically advanced theatre performances to the massive and brutal gladiatorial
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