Greek Theatre, Sophocles, Greek Tragedy, Oedipus
... • Society had much admiration and deep respect for him because of the impact he made on their lives. • All of Athens mourned upon Sophocles death in 406 B.C. • They established a shrine called Dexion (The Entertainer) for him. Members of society paid respect to him annually by offering sacrifices in ...
... • Society had much admiration and deep respect for him because of the impact he made on their lives. • All of Athens mourned upon Sophocles death in 406 B.C. • They established a shrine called Dexion (The Entertainer) for him. Members of society paid respect to him annually by offering sacrifices in ...
Masks of Greek Theater
... lay claim to the invention of both tragedy and comedy. For comedy is claimed by the Megarians here in Greece, who say it began among them at the time when they became a democracy [c. 580 BC], and by the Megarians of Sicily on the grounds that the poet Epicharmas came from there and was much earlier ...
... lay claim to the invention of both tragedy and comedy. For comedy is claimed by the Megarians here in Greece, who say it began among them at the time when they became a democracy [c. 580 BC], and by the Megarians of Sicily on the grounds that the poet Epicharmas came from there and was much earlier ...
Posters
... important facts about Greek drama in your “Walking Tour” journal. Theater was an important part of Athenian social life. In the 400s and 500s B.C.E., Athenians developed two types of plays that we still have today: tragedy and comedy. Tragic plays presented the downfall of a great hero. Extreme arro ...
... important facts about Greek drama in your “Walking Tour” journal. Theater was an important part of Athenian social life. In the 400s and 500s B.C.E., Athenians developed two types of plays that we still have today: tragedy and comedy. Tragic plays presented the downfall of a great hero. Extreme arro ...
whunit3ancientgreece
... • Pericles gave a speech at the funeral of Athenians slain in battle. •This speech is considered one of the earliest and greatest expressions of democratic ideals. “Our constitution is called a democracy because power is in the hands not of a minority but of the whole people.” “We alone regard a man ...
... • Pericles gave a speech at the funeral of Athenians slain in battle. •This speech is considered one of the earliest and greatest expressions of democratic ideals. “Our constitution is called a democracy because power is in the hands not of a minority but of the whole people.” “We alone regard a man ...
Mediterranean Society - The Greek Phase
... square miles • Population is less than 10,000 usually • Citizens gather in the marketplace and acropolis – a fortified hilltop ...
... square miles • Population is less than 10,000 usually • Citizens gather in the marketplace and acropolis – a fortified hilltop ...
Battle - bankstowntafehsc
... Persians never attack mainland Greece again – Asia Minor revolts soon after battle Spartans ‘offered’ leadership of Greek alliance but Pausanias’ behaviour leads to Athenian leadership ...
... Persians never attack mainland Greece again – Asia Minor revolts soon after battle Spartans ‘offered’ leadership of Greek alliance but Pausanias’ behaviour leads to Athenian leadership ...
Topic 3 - Tapestry of Grace
... Black Sea. Still later, major colonies were planted in southern Italy and on the island of Sicily. These latter two areas became the most successful. Indeed, this area became known as Magna Graecia—Greater Greece. But, before we learn what happened to these colonies, let’s go back to consider the be ...
... Black Sea. Still later, major colonies were planted in southern Italy and on the island of Sicily. These latter two areas became the most successful. Indeed, this area became known as Magna Graecia—Greater Greece. But, before we learn what happened to these colonies, let’s go back to consider the be ...
Antigone Introduction
... more than entertainment; it was purging of the soul, a union with goodness and truth. Greek drama was based originally in festivals to worship the god Dionysus Dionysus was the god of wine and ...
... more than entertainment; it was purging of the soul, a union with goodness and truth. Greek drama was based originally in festivals to worship the god Dionysus Dionysus was the god of wine and ...
Greek Gods and Oracles
... over 3,000 years ago. It is important to understand some of the fundamental beliefs of that time and place. First you will better understand the important role of religion in ancient Greek culture. Secondly, you will be better able to interpret English literature as you continue through school. So m ...
... over 3,000 years ago. It is important to understand some of the fundamental beliefs of that time and place. First you will better understand the important role of religion in ancient Greek culture. Secondly, you will be better able to interpret English literature as you continue through school. So m ...
Geography and Early Development of Rome Student Text
... eagerly took the work of Greek potters into their homes. Roman artists imitated the technique, but had their own style. The Greek influence on Roman painting and sculpture was so great that historians speak of “Greco-Roman art.” Wealthy Romans often collected Greek art. They built monuments in a Gre ...
... eagerly took the work of Greek potters into their homes. Roman artists imitated the technique, but had their own style. The Greek influence on Roman painting and sculpture was so great that historians speak of “Greco-Roman art.” Wealthy Romans often collected Greek art. They built monuments in a Gre ...
Many exponents of Karate or Taekwondo or Kung-fu
... the Assyrians, Sumerians and Egyptian civilisations used similar fighting arts and are thought to have greatly influenced Hellenic culture). Most accept that the Greeks invented boxing and a branch of wrestling, but why not Karate? Pankration was certainly used by the Greeks. In fact, it first becam ...
... the Assyrians, Sumerians and Egyptian civilisations used similar fighting arts and are thought to have greatly influenced Hellenic culture). Most accept that the Greeks invented boxing and a branch of wrestling, but why not Karate? Pankration was certainly used by the Greeks. In fact, it first becam ...
SS_Ch._78_Greece.pptx - New Lenox School District 122
... | After the losses in Greece, Persia faced many challenges | The army was no longer strong enough to defend the ...
... | After the losses in Greece, Persia faced many challenges | The army was no longer strong enough to defend the ...
World History
... culture throughout the areas and each region would soon develop it’s own traditional ways of life, religion, and government. ...
... culture throughout the areas and each region would soon develop it’s own traditional ways of life, religion, and government. ...
Wars on land and sea
... Phoenicians, who formed the Persian left wing on the western, or Salamis, side of the line. The [Spartans] faced the ships of Ionia, which were stationed on the Piraeus, or eastern, side . . . the Persian fleet suffered severely in the battle . . . because they were ignorant of naval tactics, and fou ...
... Phoenicians, who formed the Persian left wing on the western, or Salamis, side of the line. The [Spartans] faced the ships of Ionia, which were stationed on the Piraeus, or eastern, side . . . the Persian fleet suffered severely in the battle . . . because they were ignorant of naval tactics, and fou ...
Note: many words appear in this glossary with a Latinised spelling
... Kore. ‘Girl, maiden’ (plural korai ), a word in general use in ancient Greek. It was also a title of Persephone the daughter of the goddess Demeter. Modern writers use it like its masculine equivalent kouros to describe a type of statue which was made, principally at Athens, during the archaic perio ...
... Kore. ‘Girl, maiden’ (plural korai ), a word in general use in ancient Greek. It was also a title of Persephone the daughter of the goddess Demeter. Modern writers use it like its masculine equivalent kouros to describe a type of statue which was made, principally at Athens, during the archaic perio ...
Chapter 5: The Height of Greek Civilization
... of brilliant cultural achievement has been called ancient Greece’s Golden Age. Artists of the Golden Age excelled in architecture, sculpture, and painting. They created works characterized by beautiful simplicity and graceful balance, an artistic style now called classical. Classical Greek art, copi ...
... of brilliant cultural achievement has been called ancient Greece’s Golden Age. Artists of the Golden Age excelled in architecture, sculpture, and painting. They created works characterized by beautiful simplicity and graceful balance, an artistic style now called classical. Classical Greek art, copi ...
History Essay 3
... By the early sixth century BCE, Athens and Sparta had become the leading city-states. For Athens, however, the road to democracy would take years of reforms under different leaders. To prevent civil war in Athens, aristocrats supported Solon (SO•lon), a poet-philosopher-merchant, to head the governm ...
... By the early sixth century BCE, Athens and Sparta had become the leading city-states. For Athens, however, the road to democracy would take years of reforms under different leaders. To prevent civil war in Athens, aristocrats supported Solon (SO•lon), a poet-philosopher-merchant, to head the governm ...
The Origins and Development of the Ancient Greek Polis
... Some Degree of Participatory Self-Government J.P. Vernant: community over individual (es to meson); cf. idiotes, with P. Rahe, American Historical Review 89 (1984) pp. 265-93 Hoplite Revolution ...
... Some Degree of Participatory Self-Government J.P. Vernant: community over individual (es to meson); cf. idiotes, with P. Rahe, American Historical Review 89 (1984) pp. 265-93 Hoplite Revolution ...
Theatre of ancient Greece - KSU Faculty Member websites
... theatrical traditions seem to have lost their vitality, Greek theatre continued into the Hellenistic period (the period following Alexander the Great's conquests in the fourth century BC). However, the primary Hellenistic theatrical form was not tragedy but 'New Comedy', comic farces about the lives ...
... theatrical traditions seem to have lost their vitality, Greek theatre continued into the Hellenistic period (the period following Alexander the Great's conquests in the fourth century BC). However, the primary Hellenistic theatrical form was not tragedy but 'New Comedy', comic farces about the lives ...
Seafaring Traders
... important to spreading culture, language, writing systems, and art. • The Minoans and Phoenicians were successful in influencing the civilizations around them by being experts in commerce and trade. • Because the civilizations needed to use the seas around them for trade, their seafaring crafts ...
... important to spreading culture, language, writing systems, and art. • The Minoans and Phoenicians were successful in influencing the civilizations around them by being experts in commerce and trade. • Because the civilizations needed to use the seas around them for trade, their seafaring crafts ...
Essays - Greece 500 - 440 BC
... With reference to this quotation, to what extent was the Athenian navy responsible for the defeat of the Persians in 480-79 BC? How effectively did Athens maintain control over its allies? ...
... With reference to this quotation, to what extent was the Athenian navy responsible for the defeat of the Persians in 480-79 BC? How effectively did Athens maintain control over its allies? ...
Date _____ Hr
... 23. Plato wrote __________________________ about a perfect society ruled by ____________ 24. ______________________ thought every field of knowledge should be studied logically. 25. ______________________ thought everything could be explained in terms of mathematics. 26. Egyptians made few distincti ...
... 23. Plato wrote __________________________ about a perfect society ruled by ____________ 24. ______________________ thought every field of knowledge should be studied logically. 25. ______________________ thought everything could be explained in terms of mathematics. 26. Egyptians made few distincti ...
Greek contributions to Islamic world
Greece played an important role in the transmission of classical knowledge to the Islamic world and to Renaissance Italy, and also in the transmission of medieval Arabic science to Renaissance Italy. Its rich historiographical tradition preserved ancient knowledge upon which art, architecture, literature and technological achievements were built.