The Ancient Greek Polis: Context: I am writing about the Greek Polis because it influenced the Mediterranean world; the Greeks were mostly city-states between 800 BCE and 500 BCE. The Greek Polis was important because it was the center of the city-state and the government. The Greek Polis promoted Democracy and the cohesion of ancient Greece. Intro: The Greek Polis was an important Greek invention that contributed to the development of Democracy. The Greek Polis cont

Pericles Website Article Blog Post Introductory Paragraph Pericles is a model for many modern-day politicians who should be looked at by those who want to participate in Democracy. Pericles was a developer of democracy because he did not accept gifts, did not accept dinner invitations, and did not participate in corruption. Pericles helped the foundation of Democracy because he created laws allowing poor Athenians to participate in Jury Duty, he promoted Athenian wealth,

Ancient Greek Hoplites

The Aeneid, the foundation of Rome

Ancient Greek History: The Dark Ages: The Sea Peoples Geography The geography of ancient Greece included a land of mountains, hills, city-states, forests, and rivers. The land of Greece is and was good for trading, Democracy, subsistence farming, strong navies, and wars. Greece was mostly made up of city-states that traded with one another. However, they eventually came together under the Macedonians, the Romans, and then finally under the Byzantine Empire. D

This Paper is a historical research paper on Alexander the Great.

The Foundation of the Roman Republic The Roman Republic was formed after the overthrow of the last Roman King in 509 BC. The Roman Kings became very cruel under the reign of Tarquin the Proud. Tarquin was particularly cruel and detested, which caused him to be murdered and the Republic to be formed. The Roman Republic had three main offices in the beginning: the Consuls, the Senate, and the Chief Priest. These roles were important for managing the beginning of the

Mithradates VI; Pontus Mithradates VI's reign started in 120BCE and ended in 63 BCE. He practiced becoming immune to poison; he actually succeeded because when he tried to kill himself with poison, he failed. This gave him the nickname “Poison King”. He was one of Rome’s most deadly enemies and also the last great “Hellenistic” kingdom. Mithradates VI was a legendary general, statesman, and enemy of Rome. Mithradates

Ancient Athens How did a small Greek city become one of the most influential civilizations in history? Athens was a survivor of the Dark Ages that were terrorized by the “Sea Peoples”; it later became one of the greatest empires in history. Athens was known for its strong economy that was based on taxation of their richest citizens and collected the tribute from its allied Greek cities. Athens was a dominant naval power in the Mediterranean, partially because of the Trirem