Essays on Greece

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,…

The Greeks had several different deities that each represented different parts of their culture. For example, the Greeks had a goddess of wisdom and war, Athena. Each of their gods were important parts of their society. In the time period, that can be traced back…

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…

Welcome to the most remote island in Greece, Chrissi is the second most southern point in Europe after Gavdos island only by 2km but it’s 8 times smaller and with no permanent residents. This desert island is included in Nature Protected islands and wildlife refugee…

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,…