Athens County

Greece had set foundations for the modern civilization that include Art, Government, Science and even Sports. Ancient Greek was one of the first major civilizations in Europe. It lasted from 800 BC to 700 AD but their height was in the 5th and 6th Centuries BC. This was a period that was very influential to the Western Culture and they called it the Classical Era. The Greeks were the first to develop art. They also make vases and beautiful clay statues. The biggest influences are in the…

Brenna Haufler Ben Mascuch Project Extra Catapult Study During the Middle Ages, several advances in the architecture of castle walls were made and a new way to destroy them was also created. Thus, the catapult! The word, “catapult,” comes from the Greek word "katapultos." It was begun as a type of siege engine. In 400 B.C., the first catapult was invented in the Greek town of Syracuse. Catapults were introduced to the rest of Europe in the Middle Ages. Catapults were first used to increase the…

Imagine yourself being stranded on an island in the middle of nowhere with a group of people you’ve never met in your entire life. Trying to keep everyone alive and under control. There is no order on this island since no one listens to anyone, no authority. So what do you do, you find something that gets a hold of everyone's attention. Something that is a collective ideal bringing everyone together. In our society we have this exact system that is in place, where we use one object or event to…

Writer, Christopher Hitchens opined that the Parthenon sculptures should be returned to the Parthenon in Greece in his book, called the “The Lovely Stones”. Christopher Hitchens efficiently builds his argument by using pathos, logos, ethos, and historical allusions. Hitchen begins his book by telling the audience a brief history of how the Parthenon became the detriment it is today. Hitchen draws the reader in by mentioning some of the events the once beautiful structure went through, such…

between sidelight windows and is set in a sunken paneled entry framed by pillars. It is a well preserved example of a post-Civil War "town house". The house was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1973. The Parthenon is a temple in Athens which began to be built around 447 BC and was completed in 438 BC during the Classical Greek period which lasted from 450 BC to 400 BC. It is considered to be the time when Greek art was at its highest point. It is dedicated to the goddess…

meeting place in Athens is a very open square, use is also diversified. According to the provisions of the day, the square will be used to hold different events. Such as for elections, theatrical performances, religious processions, markets or sports competitions. The Agora began its history as the heart of economic, cultural and political religion of Athens in the beginning of the 6th BCE, and the whole square is surrounded by public buildings needed for the government in Athens. There have…

temples stood and citizens sheltered in times of enemy attack. These were the places in which people lived their public lives. To find out how they lived in private, archaeologists have dug up ordinary houses in cities such as Olynthos. -Town planning Athen grew up naturally over hundreds of years, houses in many shapes were built almost anywhere that they were needed. Archaeologists have dug up a few of these buildings, but not enough to give them a clear picture of home life in ancient Greece.…

He also came up with the Principle of the shortest path of light, that can stated that if the light ray propagates from a one point to another one within the same medium. The path that it takes is the shortest one,of a theory that was later confirmed and proved with the shortest path that was named the Extremum. There also “Hero Fountain” a fountain that operates the movement of the energy is also one of his creation. Heron was even the first to make a machine that opened with an windwheel. The…

The Elgin Marbles, nearly half of the survived artwork left from the Parthenon, have caused an issue that was not able to solve for years. As they arrived in England, there has been arguments between the Greeks and the British. Greek thought the Parthenon marbles were originally from them and wanted these artworks back, while the British rejected to give the sculpture back since they owned the sculptures and the Ottoman Empire said that the British could have the surviving sculptures. The…

countries including: Albania, Bulgaria, Macedonia, and Turkey. Greece has a strategic location dominating the Aegean Sea and southern approach to the Turkish Straits. Over sixteen thousand tourists visit each year to site see the main attractions: Athens where the olympic games first originated, and the black sand beaches of the Santorini…