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Ancient Athenian Women

Once a woman was married her husband controlled all property. Any property that she might have inherited would go directly to her husband. She had no rights to wander about the town, without a just cause. Any respectable woman would not be seen in public. Greek women had virtually no political rights of any kind and were controlled by men at all st...

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Map of Hellenistic World, Major & Minor States, 90 B.C.E.

The Hellenistic world in 90 B.C.E. was a fascinating landscape of various major and minor states that had emerged after the death of Alexander the Great. These states were a result of the division of Alexander's vast empire among his generals, known as the Diadochi. Let's explore some of the key states in this diverse and culturally rich region: M...

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Furniture and the Greek House

General information about the rooms is rather clear, but the furniture in the house made each room unique. The Greeks used practicality to furnish their houses and they also borrowed some Egyptian techniques to build the furniture. Their home furnishings consisted of countless stools and chairs, some of which borrowed the folding X-frame from the E...

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Plutarch. Life of Alexander

Plutarch was a prominent ancient Greek historian and biographer who is best known for his work "Lives of the Noble Greeks and Romans." One of his most famous biographies is "Life of Alexander," which provides a detailed account of the life and conquests of Alexander the Great. In "Life of Alexander," Plutarch delves into the upbringing, character,...

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Art of Ancient Greece and Rome at Getty

This gallery installation examines the influence of Greek and Roman art on the art of later centuries. The Enduring Influence of Greek and Roman Art. Artsednet's exclusive presentation of selected works from the J. Paul Getty Museum. This virtual exhibition draws from art objects that appear in Beyond Beauty: Antiquities as Evidence, on display at ...

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Christian Higher Learning in Ancient Greece: Foundations in a Hellenized World

While Christianity did not emerge until the 1st century AD, its earliest intellectual institutions were profoundly shaped by the philosophical and educational traditions of Ancient Greece. The history of Christian higher learning in this period is a story of encounter, transformation, and synthesis. The Hellenistic World: An Intellectual Inheritanc...

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The Dorians

Legends which survived among the Dorians and which have come down to us through Pindar, Herodotus and other ancient writers, say that the earliest ancestors of the Dorians were Makednoi (that is, Macedonians), who migrated to Doris from Pindos, more precisely from the Lakmos region....

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Greek Architecture

Introduction to Greek Architecture. The Greek Orders: Doric, Ionic, Corinthian...

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Ancient Greek Culture and Daily Life

The Greek culture began before the Roman. The Iliad, one of the earliest of the great written Greek works, appeared roughly 700 years before the Aeneid , an early Roman work. The Iliad in turn was based on a good 300 years of verbal story telling. Greek civilization was mostly conducted from small city states. The Greeks loved life and lived it wit...

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The Ancient City of Athens

Photographic archive of the archaeological and architectural remains of ancient Athens (Greece). It is intended primarily as a resource for students and teachers of classical art & archaeology, civilization, languages, and history as a supplement to their class lectures and reading assignments and as a source of images for use in term papers, p...

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