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2 days ago · A. Barth, 1832. Public Domain. Pisistratus was an ancient Greek statesman who ruled Athens three times as a tyrant. However, his reforms laid the foundations for the city’s later supremacy in Greece. Born around 600 BC, he came to power with a coup in 561 BC and ruled Athens as a tyrant two more times. This was from 559 to 556 BC and again in ...
1 day ago · A theatrical culture flourished in ancient Greece from 700 BC. At its centre was the city-state of Athens, which became a significant cultural, political, and religious place during this period, and the theatre was institutionalised there as part of a festival called the Dionysia, which honoured the god Dionysus.
3 days ago · Phidias (sculptor) The Parthenon ( / ˈpɑːrθəˌnɒn, - nən /; Ancient Greek: Παρθενών, romanized : Parthenōn [par.tʰe.nɔ̌ːn]; Greek: Παρθενώνας, romanized :Parthenónas [parθeˈnonas]) is a former temple [6] [7] on the Athenian Acropolis, Greece, that was dedicated to the goddess Athena during the fifth century BC.
3 days ago · In ancient Athens, the Athenian democracy was restored on three separate occasions following the initial conquest of the city by Antipater in 322 BC. When it fell repeatedly under Macedonian rule it was governed by a Macedonian-imposed oligarchy composed of the wealthiest members of the city-state.
1 day ago · The treasury had been held on the island of Delos. 9. Who was the ruler of Athens after the death of Pericles in 429 BC? Answer: Cleon. Cleon ruled Athens from 429 BC until his death in 422 BC. He was the son of a tanner, and his probable profession was a Lyre maker. His reign was marked by internal struggle and strife.
22 hours ago · The Library of Celsus is the third-largest ancient library in the world and dates back to 135 AD. Ephesus was known as a political, commercial, and spiritual center. However, it was also renowned for its intellectual superiority and school of philosophy. This is evidenced by the massive Library of Celsus.
22 hours ago · Chandragupta Maurya was the founder and first leader of the ancient Indian Maurya Empire. Established by Maurya in 332 BCE, the empire and its forces successfully pushed Alexander the Great's ...
