Greek Warfare Sea: Trireme

Greek Warfare Sea: Trireme

In Ancient Greece, the reputation of the hoplite was well known throughout the world. However, this is not where the Greeks had their most lasting effect on the ancient world. Above all else, the Ancient Greeks were sailors. In the time before the Classical Period...
Guest Blog: The Parthenon

Guest Blog: The Parthenon

The Parthenon A guest blog from our friends at The Athens Insiders Team. Their webpage is located at http://www.athensinsiders.com/   Restoring the masterpiece of Classical Greece. The Parthenon challenge. While the ancient Athenians built the Parthenon in a...
Other Blogs, Other Opinions

Other Blogs, Other Opinions

Below are a list of blogs I have come across that might be helpful http://www.thehistoryofancientgreece.com For more technical treatments of life in the ancient world. https://bookfever11.blogspot.com/ For a blog on books of all kinds
Greek Warfare Land: Part 2

Greek Warfare Land: Part 2

Figure 1 Following the end of the Peloponnesian War came the rise of Philip II of Macedon and his son Alexander the Great. With them came a great change in Greek Warfare. Gone were the lines of heavy hoplites and in its place a new formation arose, the Macedonian...
Greek Warfare Land-Part One

Greek Warfare Land-Part One

Greek Warfare was endemic in ancient Greece for all periods. In this blog we will deal with warfare in the classical age of Greece from about 500 B.C.E. to around 404 B.C.E. This was the time that ancient Greece fought off the Persian Empire twice, and then entered...
Ancient Greek Life: Governments

Ancient Greek Life: Governments

Ancient Greek Life: Governments One of the hallmarks on how we judge any any culture is how they choose to govern themselves. Many people think that in Greek life, if you are a citizen, then all you need to do is go down to the assembly and make yourself heard to you...