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Jun 19, 2018 · Roke. In 500 BC, Rome was a minor city-state on the Italian peninsula. By 200 BC, the Roman Republic had conquered Italy, and over the following two centuries it conquered Greece and Spain, the...
- Timothy B. Lee
- Mycenean Greece. The northern section of Greece is best-known for the polis of Athens, the Peloponnese, and for Sparta. There were also thousands of Greek islands in the Aegean sea, and colonies on the eastern side of the Aegean.
- Vicinity of Troy. This map shows Troy and the surrounding area. Troy is referred to in the legend of the Trojan War of Greece. Later, it became Anatolia, Turkey.
- Ephesus Map. On this map of ancient Greece, Ephesus is a city on the east side of the Aegean Sea. This ancient Greek city was on the coast of Ionia, close to present-day Turkey.
- Greece 700-600 B.C. This map displays the beginnings of historic Greece 700 B.C.- 600 B.C. This was the period of Solon and Draco in Athens. The philosopher Thales and the poet Sappho were active during this time as well.
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Ancient Greece ( Greek: Ἑλλάς, romanized : Hellás) was a northeastern Mediterranean civilization, existing from the Greek Dark Ages of the 12th–9th centuries BC to the end of classical antiquity ( c. 600 AD ), that comprised a loose collection of culturally and linguistically related city-states and other territories.
- Etymology of Hellas
- Early History of Ancient Greece
- The Mycenaeans & Their Gods
- From The Archaic to The Classical Periods
- Alexander The Great & The Coming of Rome
The designation Hellas derives from Hellen, the son of Deucalion and Pyrrha who feature prominently in Ovid's tale of the Great Flood in his Metamorphoses. The mythical Deucalion (son of the fire-bringing titan Prometheus) was the savior of the human race from the Great Flood, in the same way Noah is presented in the biblical version or Utnapishtim...
Ancient Greek history is most easily understood by dividing it into time periods. The region was already settled, and agriculture initiated, during the Paleolithic era as evidenced by finds at Petralona and Franchthi caves (two of the oldest human habitations in the world). The Neolithic Age (c. 6000 - c. 2900 BCE) is characterized by permanent set...
The Mycenaean Civilization (approximately 1900-1100 BCE) is commonly acknowledged as the beginning of Greek culture, even though we know almost nothing about the Mycenaeans save what can be determined through archaeological finds and through Homer's account of their war with Troy as recorded in theIliad. They are credited with establishing the cult...
The Archaic Period (800-500 BCE) is characterized by the introduction of republics instead of monarchies (which, in Athens, moved toward democratic rule) organized as a single city-state or polis, the institution of laws (Draco's reforms in Athens), the great Panathenaic Festival was established, distinctive Greek pottery and Greek sculpture were b...
Alexander the Great (356-323 BCE) carried on his father's plans for a full scale invasion of Persia in retaliation for their invasion of Greece in 480 BCE. As he had almost the whole of Greece under his command, a standing army of considerable size and strength, and a full treasury, Alexander did not need to bother with allies nor with consulting a...
- Joshua J. Mark
Sep 2, 2009 · According to legend, Ancient Rome was founded by the two brothers, and demigods, Romulus and Remus, on 21 April 753 BCE. The legend claims that in an argument over who would rule the city (or, in another version, where the city would be located) Romulus killed Remus and named the city after himself. This story of the founding of Rome is the ...
- Joshua J. Mark
Roman Empire. Classical antiquity, historical period spanning from the output of ancient Greek author Homer in the 8th century bce to the decline of the Roman Empire in the 5th century ce. It encompassed Greco-Roman culture, which played a major role in the Mediterranean sphere of influence and in the creation of Western civilization, shaping ...
Jan 20, 2018 · Geography of the Ancient Rome: Roman Empire, 116AD ; provinces, mediterranean shores (Mare Nostrum). Chernyakhov culture , 4th century , in orange color. Genuine Goth people mix with Getes (Scythic tribes), as known previously by the Greeks.
