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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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The Ancient Greek World - Daily Life Index

The house, men's and women's lives. [Ancient Greece]...

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WINNING AT OLYMPIA

New studies challenge traditional notions about Greek Athletes and why they competed. BY DONALD G. KYLE...

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Socrates

Socrates was a classical Greek philosopher credited as one of the founders of Western philosophy. He is best known for his contributions to the field of ethics and his pioneering work in the development of the Socratic method, a form of cooperative argumentative dialogue to stimulate critical thinking. Born in Athens in 470 BC, Socrates left no wr...

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Greek Culture to 500 BC

Crete, Mycenae and Dorians, Iliad, Odyssey, Hesiod and Homeric Hymns, Aristocrats, Tyrants, and Poets, Spartan Military Laws, Athenian Political Laws, Aesop`s Fables, Pythagoras and Early Philosophy. Sanderson Beck...

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Introduction to Greek Tragedy

The first "tragedies" were myths which were danced and sung by a "chorus" at festivals in honour of Dionysius (God of Wine). At first these festivals were of a "satyric" nature (gaiety, drinking, burlesque, etc). [Early History, The Tragic Situation, The Nature of Tragedy]...

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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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Greek Mathematics and its Modern Heirs

For over a thousand years--from the fifth century B.C. to the fifth century A.D.--Greek mathematicians maintained a splendid tradition of work in the exact sciences: mathematics, astronomy, and related fields. Though the early synthesis of Euclid and some of the supremely brilliant works of Archimedes were known in the medieval west, this tradition...

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