Athens

Athens was one of the greatest cities that existed in ancient Greece. Ranging from a superb navy, to an outstanding belief in knowledge, they were set to succeed from the beginning. Athens was a land of great wealth and prosperity. This led to some of the world’s greatest pieces of art including the Parthenon and the Temple of Zeus. There may have been other cities with good militaries or strong trading partners, but there was never a city that could compete with the great city of Athens. Athens

The great city-state of Athens was established around 3000 B.C¹ and was named after the Greek goddess of wisdom and military victory, Athena. The Athenian empire lasted until its defeat in the Peloponnesian war in 404 B.C², but despite its defeat Athens is still the capital of modern day Greece. Greece is considered to be the cradle of western civilization, but the city in Greece that most lives up to that claim is Athens as it was the home of democracy, philosophy, and free thinking. Although some

Athens: The History of the City The Beginnings The Athenians have made it their boast that they had never been conquered. Both Achaean and Dorian invaders passed them by, possibly because their rocky plain was far less fertile than the rich valleys of Argos or Sparta. Thus the Athenians represented, or claimed to represent, the purest and most ancient Grecian stock, descended from the gods themselves (Ellis). The initial name of Athens was Akte or Aktike, named after the first king, Akteos

Athens was an ancient city-state in Greece. The city is located by the Aegean Sea, in Attica, Greece. Athens is sometimes called: “Birthplace of democracy.” Food Supply: Athens wasn’t a great place for farming, but they did have lots of olives. They traded goods, pottery and other stuff for more food, such as wheat. Water Supply: Most homes had their own wells and/or cisterns for collecting rainwater, but still relied on the public fountains in the city for extra water. They also used pipes. Toys:

In the world of the ancient Greeks, there were hundreds of states that composed the Peloponnesian group that formed Greece. Among these states, there were two that stood more prominent and dominant than all of the others: Sparta and Athens. These two titans of the Archaic periods left lasting marks on history that still reverberate even to this day. In many ways, they were very similar to each other, and in others, they could not be more contrasting. Sparta was somewhat unique, in that

The Business Life of Ancient Athens The Business Life of Ancient Athens is an informative book about different aspects of Ancient businesses and Ancient ways of dealing with money. This book first starts out by explaining the agricultural aspects of Ancient Athens. Agriculture was not well for Athens, so they had to trade a lot. It is recorded as early as the 6th century BC that grain was a very big part of an average Athenian's diet. Therefore; much grain trade was necessary because Greece

Athens vs. Sparta The Greek city-states of Athens and Sparta were similar in that they both denied women basic rights, but they are more different because of their culture and political structures. In both city-states, their social structures featured women as minorities. However, their customs and concepts differ tremendously. Generally, Sparta had a very strict military-based state, while Athens focused on the fine arts. Politically, the two city states differed in that Athens had a democracy

When the city of Athens stood on the brink of revolution, the citizens of Athens looked upon Solon and gave him the task of creating new laws for them because of troubles that had been plaguing them for a long time. “ They saw that he more than anyone else in city, stood apart from the injustices of the time and was involved neither in the extortions of the rich nor the privations of the poor” (Plutarch 55, Par 1). In this paper I will be writing of changes that took effect under Solon and whether

the new,” said Socrates, a famous Greek philosopher. Athens was one of many city-states in Ancient Greece. This city-state had a form of government that was for the people to have a say. Athens had great geography that was advantageous for them. Athens also had many achievements culturally such as architecture and philosophy. The city-state that was superior was Athens because of their geography, government, and cultural achievements. Athens had the geographic advantage over Sparta economically

The Parthenon in Athens and the Pantheon in Rome University of the People 2015 Introduction The purpose of this paper is to provide a comparison between the two most famous buildings in ancient Greece “The Parthenon” and “The Pantheon” in Rome, We will consider how the style and function (use) of each building serves as a typical example of its culture and how are the similarities and differences between ancient Greece and Rome seen in these two buildings. The