Greece and Rome Greece and Rome were alike and different when it came to government. The government in Greece was very diverse because every city was its own state. There was monarchy‚ oligarchy‚ and democracy. Democracy was developed in Athens‚ and at some point it started spreading to many other cities. Including non-Greek cities like Rome. One of the main ways they were similar was in their form of government. Both Greece and Rome had an assembly‚ where members were elected by the people. Rome
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Assignment #1 Sports and Society in Ancient Greece and Rome 1 Oct 2013 In the reading‚ Athletic Competitions in the Age of Heroes‚ a wealth of differences can be seen between the way sports are practiced in the Iliad and the way they were practiced during the time of the Panhellenic games. Prizes were distributed among all men that competed in events‚ there were many competitions that we have not covered as being present in the Panhellenic games‚ and matches sometimes had no conclusion. The
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Women and men had quite different roles in ancient Greece; women had limited privileges‚ the rarely played notable roles in public affairs. There are actually no names of female poets‚ artists‚ or philosophers from classical Athens. However‚ the “status of woman was strictly protected by law” (p.83). Only the woman was in charge of the household and the family’s possessions‚ and only the sons of a citizen woman could be citizens. Woman had these law rights‚ but they were mostly to protect their
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In ancient Greece boys went to school at age 6 while girls where tough by their mothers(. The richer boys had a slave escort them to school‚ the poor boys walked to school on their own. Slaves played an important role in ancient Greece. If someone became a trader they could move up in statues. Where someone was in statues depended on different things (Daily life in ancient Greece‚ women in ancient Greece‚ Robert). In Sparta the boys were taken at age 7 from their parents and put in barracks and
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There were many different religions of Rome‚ their many faiths was only equaled by the amount of nationalities that were woven onto the Roman republic. The Romans worshiped many gods and spirits‚ each of whom was in charge for a different part of life. The ancient Romans adopted gods from other cultures as well like Dionysus‚ the Greek god of wine or Isis from the Egyptian pantheon who was concerned with reincarnation. The Roman Emperors were sometimes worshiped after their deaths. The Roman Emperors
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recent years. In Ancient Greece‚ women held an obligation to their house and husband‚ they were property in a sense‚ but at the same time they almost held an important position of power‚ only it was hidden behind the veil of the home life. While they were reliant upon their husbands‚ it can be viewed that it was the females that helped their husbands and sons obtain the positions that they held‚ for good or bad. The female role of power in Greece varied from slave to queen‚ the woman’s role was
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they had to learn to never be submissive. As such‚ masculinity was often a prerequisite for citizen status and privilege. Masculinity and sex were so interconnected in the values and ideals of ancient Roman society that being masculine was the most important part of a man’s sexual relationships. In ancient Rome‚ one of the attributes associated most with masculinity was domination. The reason for Roman society’s obsession with
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Running head: A WOMAN ’S ROLE IN ANCIENT GREECE: 1000-500 BC A Woman ’s Role in Ancient Greece: 1000-500 BC A Woman ’s Role in Ancient Greece Most people can relate the city of Athens to freedom and democracy‚ as well as relate the city of Sparta to a highly restricted military dictatorship. This is because school has taught us that modern democracies are modeled after Athens‚ while military dictatorships are modeled after Sparta. However‚ history shows us that women had much more liberty
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The people of ancient Greece worshiped an abundance of different deities‚ each with their own particular domain and personality. Though there are only twelve main gods or “Olympians”‚ thousands more were worshiped by the individuals within this society. In fact‚ many families had their own personal household gods. Religious practice was a primary part of the daily lives of many people in ancient Greece. They worshipped in sanctuaries either in the city in which they lived‚ in the countryside‚ or
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The gods in Rome became warlike‚ never mingled with mortals as much‚ much harsher and more powerful depicting the gods of an empire. They stored for discipline‚ strength‚ and honor. Question 4 Roles and perceptions of women as viewed through the lens of ancient Greek myth:
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