Recommended: 'The Hellenistic Phoenicia' by John Grainger
The Phoenicians were the ones who developed the prosperous commercial centers of Tyre, Sidon, and Byblos, which are essential trading
The Nazi regime killed about six million jews during the holocaust. During the 1940s German authorities targeted Jew and many other people, they would be put in death camps and forced to do hard labored. The atrocities the Jewish people had to face was terrifying. Going day after day not knowing if you will be the one selected to die;having your love ones die and suffer. Doing hard labor and very little food.
Before reading this book and writing this review, I had never given much thought to the Greek life. The only part of Greek life I paid attention to was Greek mythology. Stories of gods and great heroes. I read fiction or more modern history books. Books such as JFK’s biography or Harry Potter.
During the classical period from 500 to 300 B.C., the ancient Greeks experienced an age of long-lasting cultural developments. The developed in the areas of democracy, literature, but most importantly in art because art embodies that Greeks ideas and theories to be perfectionists. The Greeks created long-lasting developments in the areas of art during the golden age. According to document 2, Greek architects created one of the finest and most advanced buildings in the entire Ancient world. Not only did the Greeks create appealing buildings, but they would concern the areas of proportion and accessibility.
Source of Strength In both The Epic of Gilgamesh, translated by Andrew George, and The Odyssey translated by Stanley Lombardo, the royal protagonists are kings. In both, Gilgamesh and Odysseus are renowned kings who go on harsh journey’s being obstructed by the gods. Both are considered one of the strongest people of their times. Interestingly, Gilgamesh and Odysseus are reasonable different types of king, the former being more harsh.
Also, the graphic visualization of the Siege Tower and the Pergamon city helped the experts to explain better the functions of these two magnificence. The visualization of how the first lighthouse was constructed gave its viewers a better understanding of how it was constructed and how it worked by the inside of the it. This video has facts that complement the story narrated in it. Facts such as “Marriage was a key component in Philip’s diplomatic strategy. Of his seven wives, only one was a Macedonian,” “Alexander ordered that his soldiers be clean shaved so that enemies couldn’t grab their beards in close combat,” “In 326 BC, Alexander founded the city of Bucephala in honor of his slain horse,” “It was in Alexandria, during the reign of Ptolemy II, that the Hebrew bible was first translated into Greek.”
Book Recommendations: 1. D’aulaires’ Book of Greek Myths: D'Aulaire, Ingri, and Edgar Parin D'Aulaire. Ingri and Edgar Parin D'Aulaire's Book of Greek Myths. Garden City, NY: Doubleday, 1962. Print D’aulaires’ book introduces the concept of power and control within families and of dictatorships over lower ranked people.
There are three main periods of the Greek sculpture: Archaic, Classical and Hellenistic. The Archaic period was the earliest period in Greek Sculpture which started around 600-480 BCE. These works have a stiff and ridged appearance similar to that of the Egyptian sculpture. The Classical period, was between the Archaic and the Hellenistic times 480-450 BCE.
The Greek underworld, in mythology, is an otherworld where souls go after death, and is the original Greek idea of afterlife. At the moment of death the soul is separated from the corpse, taking on the shape of the former person, and is transported to the entrance of the Underworld. The Underworld itself is described as being either at the outer bounds of the ocean or beneath the depths or ends of the earth. It is considered the dark counterpart to the brightness of Mount Olympus, and is the kingdom of the dead that corresponds to the kingdom of the gods. Scylla and Charybdis were later localized in the Strait of Messina.
