Essays on Greece

In The Peloponnesian War, Thucydides details “the greatest movement yet known in history,” (Peloponnesian War, 1.1). This movement is a war between the Peloponnesians, consisting of Sparta and her allies, and the Athenians. In his historical account, Thucydides, an Athenian general, describes the creation of…

The ancient civilizations of Greece and Roman have left their influence on art for the rest of time. Although we see evidence of Roman influence everyday such as the government or our sports arenas, the Romans are still oft compared to the earlier Greeks who…

Greek City States The ancient Greek city states were each, individual, autonomous and unique from one another. Ancient Greeks never considered themselves as part of a larger nation or referred to themselves as Greeks but rather were loyal to their home city state. From Macedon,…

Due to its exotic history, there is a common belief that you can only dream of a vacation to Greece and experience its stunning wonders if you are reasonably wealthy and can afford to pay your weight in gold. This is false. With a reasonable…

Post-Civil War Greece was a very difficult time period for its people as “Greek people still carrying the scars of the Civil War and still deeply dichotomized between Left and Right, Left and Center, and Left and Left” . However, the silver-lining of such a…

Athens the capital of Greece. Traveling for 24 hours from Oklahoma to Athens, was an eye-opening experience. Upon arriving in Athens I noticed what many have said before for an example: “they love to eat”, “very family focused”, and “the economy is bad”. Everywhere you…