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3 giorni fa · The Greco-Persian Wars (also often called the Persian Wars) were a series of conflicts between the Achaemenid Empire and Greek city-states that started in 499 BC [i] and lasted until 449 BC.
- 499–449 BC
- Greek victory
1 giorno fa · Horses in Ancient Greece have always held particular significance, and they played an almost mythological role in its history. The ancient Greeks viewed them as the noblest of creatures and, as such, they became a permanent feature of almost every aspect of daily life. Horses were accorded the highest value and in some contexts held a religious ...
2 giorni fa · The Parthenon (/ ˈ p ɑːr θ ə ˌ n ɒ n,-n ən /; Ancient Greek: Παρθενών, romanized: Parthenōn [par.tʰe.nɔ̌ːn]; Greek: Παρθενώνας, romanized: Parthenónas [parθeˈnonas]) is a former temple on the Athenian Acropolis, Greece, that was dedicated to the goddess Athena during the fifth century BC.
4 giorni fa · May 8, 2024. Ancient Greece, cradle of Western civilization, stands as a beacon of cultural, political, and philosophical innovation that has profoundly influenced the modern world. From the rugged landscapes of the Peloponnese to the intellectual gatherings of Athens, the story of Greece is a testament to human creativity and endurance.
3 giorni fa · The philosopher Plato was held by his fellow ancient Greeks to have traced his descent to the sea-God Poseidon through his father Ariston and his mythic predecessors the demigod kings Codrus and Melanthus. Poseidon also took the young Nerites, the son of Nereus and Doris (and thus brother to Amphitrite) as a lover.
2 giorni fa · The essays collected in this volume focus on the Ancient Greeks’ perception of foreigners and of foreign lands as potential sources of knowledge. They aim at exploring the hypothesis that the most adventurous intellectuals saw foreign lands and foreigners as repositories of knowledge that the Greeks σοφοί had to engage with, in the hope of bringing back home valuables in the form of new ...
5 giorni fa · When we talk about Ancient Greek we refer to the language that was used in Greece approximately from the 9th century BC to the 6th century AD. It encompassed a long range of various dialects, including Attic, Ionic, Doric, and Aeolic, which later developed into the Koine Greek.
