Ancient Greece was a civilization centred around the Greek peninsula, that lasted from the 8th century BC to the end of the classical antiquity era (ca. 600 AD).
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What was the status of specialized workers during Greek times?
In Ancient Greece, what kind of social status would specialized workers have? Did they have any extra privileges when compared to the average person, and did they have less rights than rulers and ...
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Chinese Hundred Schools of Thought and Ancient Greek Philosophy
As a beginning student of Chinese I am also learning a bit more about Chinese history. As such I am more-and-more impressed by the quality of thought that has been left behind by Chinese philosophers ...
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What evidence support the theory that the killing of unwanted children was practiced in ancient Athens?
While researching the Who first wrote about deafness? question, I came across this bold claim on Wikipedia:
Sparta is often portrayed as being unique in this matter, however there is considerable ...
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Are there any archaeological evidence for the Dorian Invasion in Greece?
My books on ancient Greece are pretty old. And they have have the same explanation for Doric vs. Ionic ethnicity/history.
Are there any archaeological evidence for a Dorian invasion?
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Benefits of Athenian citizenship
Besides the right to vote, were there any other advantages or benefits in being a citizen in Pericles' Athens?
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Why was record keeping forbidden in Ancient Sparta?
in Ancient Sparta, record keeping and any kind of written history was forbidden by law. (src: http://history.stackexchange.com/a/5966/332 )
What was the rationale for such a law?
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Was Alexander the Great Greek or Macedonian?
This questions has been confusing me for a while. Was Alexander the Great Greek or Macedonian? He was born in Pella, Macedonia, but is he considered Greek? Do nationality and ethnicity mean different ...
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Did war chariots ever actually have blades on the wheel hubs?
Several movies depict Greek and Roman war chariots with sharp, sword like blades protruding from the hub in the centre of the wheels. Was such a design just theatre on the part of the movies or is ...
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Who first wrote about deafness?
Aristotle referred to the sense of hearing in his work "The Problems". He correlated hearing with the capacity of learning, he believed that the sense of hearing was the most important in order to ...
