Essays on Greece

Achilles was once a mortal man, but everything changed when he was supposed to be sacrificed to Ares, the god of war; instead, he was turned into a Greek demigod. It has been two in a half-centuries pass by since that horrific events happened. Now…

Homer’s Iliad is a poem that deals with various emotions and addresses the complexity of these said emotions. From lust filled desires that led to a war that waged on for 10 years to meddlesome gods that took control of the mortals, Iliad covers it…

Many people have heard about the greek god/hero Hercules. Especially because of the disney movie created in 1997 about him. Today i’ll be telling you why Hercules is important to greek mythology, some characteristics and symbols about him, and many more interesting facts. Hercules is…

The Ancient Greeks, among whom we count most of our greatest philosophers, artists, and playwrights, have certainly contributed to our culture; but how, exactly? Great works of art, yes; but would our lives have been any different if they had never existed? The Ancient Greeks,…

Introduction Hazing within all Greek life has been going on ever since it has been around, and there is no question that it has always been an issue. Hazing is a major concern all across college campuses and the effect it has on students at…

I will be discussing how many different geographical and cultural factors impacted the empires of Rome and Greece. I will also be discussing two of the major leaders in the Roman Empire and their contributions to Roman society and life in Rome as a whole….

Greek food certainly goes to show that freshness is key. No need for complicated recipes and tons of spices when all you could do is just put the right amount of everything and select the freshest ingredients. Ripe tomatoes, savoury honey, juicy meat, fresh herbs…

A1. Ancient Greece had many different geographic factors, such as; mountains, valleys, islands, poor soil, but the most important geographic factor was the Mediterranean Sea. The Mediterranean Sea brought new channels for trading. Greece was never reliant on staple crops because they had very poor…

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…