The daily life of the Athenian women(classical period)
The following text is useful for those who are taking Greek language lessons or learn Greek by themselves and want to the GCSE Classical Greek exams The daily life of a house wife would involve supervising the household tasks and slaves for the day, the…
Aspasia
Aspasia of Miletus (470-410 BCE, approximately) is best known as the consort and close companion of the great Athenian statesman Pericles. She was a metic (a person not born in Athens) and, accordingly, was not allowed to marry an Athenian and had to pay a tax to live…
Women in Ancient Greece
Women in the ancient Greek world had few rights in comparison to male citizens. Unable to vote, own land, or inherit, a woman’s place was in the home and her purpose in life was the rearing of children. We do know that Spartan women were treated somewhat differently than in other states. Most men worked during the day…
The secrets behind the myth of Prometheus
Arnold Toynbee professes that there is always a basic myth which dominates the birth of a civilization. For the Greek civilisation, it is not hard to discover it; it was the Myth of Prometheus. Prometheus was a hero who revolted against Zeus, stealing fire to rescue…
The Ancient Greek Alphabet
The Ancient Greek Alphabet has twenty-four letters: symbol name English equivalent pronunciation α alpha …
The secrets behind the myth of Prometheus
Arnold Toynbee professes that there is always a basic myth which dominates the birth of a civilization. For the Greek civilization, it is not hard to discover it; it was the Myth of Prometheus. Prometheus was a hero who revolted against Zeus, stealing fire to…
Ancient Greece-flashcards for kids
H δημοκρατία εφευρέθηκε στην Αρχαία Ελλάδα το 501 π.Χ. Σύμφωνα με αυτή, οι πολίτες κυβερνούν τις πόλεις. Μόνο οι άντρες είχαν το δικαίωμα του πολίτη και μπορούσαν να πάρουν μέρος στα κοινά. H Σπάρτη ήταν…
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