Crimean Sea‚ there is good land to grow land — Greek has several dialects i.e.: (Attic Greek‚ Doric Greek [Spartans]‚ — Political units separated by Valleys — Athens- Attica‚ Sparta- Laconia are examples of city states/polis. — All the city-states are extremely competitive with one another; constantly at war — Spartans beat Mecinians during 700 BC and enslaves them (Helots)… for 300 years — Common themes in Greeks were religion — Pantheon of Gods Zeus… Hera Athena…. Aphrodite
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contrast within the two city-states. The Spartans were obsessed with their military superiority‚ while the Athenians were interested in comfort and culture. Granted‚ the Athenian Navy was the strongest maritime force of the age‚ but more on this when we get to corruption. The culture of Athens and Sparta was different to their core; everything from political to daily living conflicted‚ causing them to become competitive and distrustful of each other. The Spartan government was a very complex structure
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Question 1 There are a variety of written sources that suggest that the Trojan War did in fact occur. Homer presents details of the Trojan war in his epic poem The Iliad‚ this poem presents many of the ideas that we have today of Troy and the Trojan War. However‚ we must also consider Homers reliability- who he (or she) was‚ why and when s/he was writing and from where s/he was getting his/her sources. After looking at Homers work‚ we look to other sources to validate what is being said. Herodotus
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The Greek civilisation has undergone several periods of change. The notable period among the Greek civilisation was the archaic and classical period which takes place from 8th century to about 4th century BC. During the archaic period‚ the term “heavy-armed infantry men” was used to refer to a group of men known during the classical period as “hoplites”. Greek hoplites were mainly composed of higher property classed civilians since the state only provides part of hoplite panoply on rare occasions
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Who can forget Gerard Bulter as Leonidas in 300? The Spartan leader has a very strong jaw and sculptured body that it’s no wonder he looks like a god in the upcoming Gods of Egypt movie. It’s as if he just jumped in to the next studio. Gerard Butler is due to star in Lionsgate’s epic fantasy film inspired by Egyptian mythology. He will play Set‚ the god of darkness. He rules egypt with a mighty fist in darkness and chaos. Of couse‚ only a hero from the masses will vow to seek vengeance for taking
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I was in eighth grade. Along with many other hardships. I escaped my pain by eating‚ and becoming obese. By the time I was a sophomore in high school I weighed over 300 pounds. I was consistently getting bullied by my peers and even parents of my peers. That summer I knew it was time to make a change. I joined a race called The Spartan Race‚ I did one race that summer and it all clicked. I had never been more motivated to make a change in my life. That summer I went on a diet and worked out every
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The History of the Greeks: Hellenic and Hellenistic The Hellenic Age and the Hellenistic Age are the two main periods in Greek history. The Hellenic Age is significantly different from the Hellenistic Age. The Hellenic period saw the rising and falling of the polis while Hellenistic period was plagued by warfare among the remaining dynasties. Despite the differences between the Hellenic and Hellenistic periods‚ the one thing that remained consistent in both periods was the Greeks’ ability to not
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Junkies referred to the creator of the film‚ Frank Miller‚ as the “guy who made batman comics cool again” and referred to the director‚ Zack Snyder‚ as who “made batman movies suck again. At one point in the review‚ the speaker mentions that the Spartan society was built on reason‚ sit-ups‚ and child abuse; this sarcastic humor is an accurate depiction of
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at Thermopylae?” My friend Aesop asked. We were coming out of a meeting at the barracks. “Yes‚ my friend‚ we will defend the pass from the invaders‚” I replied.In the meeting in the barracks‚ King Leonidas had told us that he was going to hand pick 300 of our elite soldiers to fight Persia. “Did you know‚ Acacius?” he asked me‚ “Only fathers will be going on this mission.” He was correct. The king was only picking soldiers who had children. “I wonder why that is‚” He said‚ “does he want there to
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obsession with having six-pack abs is finally yielding results. I just need a liposuction job to get rid of the fat and finally uncover my great abdominal muscles. I’ll do that after I get cast in the other sequel of movie “300.” It’ll be called “600″ and it features the heavier Spartans who couldn’t catch up with the rest of the team who died in the Hot Gates. Fine. I’ll admit it. It’s just my stupid beer gut that I am dying to get rid of. If one looks like a potbellied pig walking on two legs‚
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