Ancient Greece

Artyfynch
3 min readDec 4, 2020

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One ancient European civilization that will never cease to impress, is the infamous Ancient Greek Civilization. This civilization spans from around 776 to 338 BC, and was divided into four periods, the Dark Age, the Archaic Age, the Classical Age and the Hellenistic Age.

This is a civilization that, despite being hundreds of years since its extinction, cannot be forgotten due to their contributions in mathematics, astronomy, medicine, and philosophy.

We owe our essential thoughts regarding mathematics to antiquated Greek mathematicians, for example, Pythagoras, Euclid, and Archimedes. A portion of the principal cosmic models were created by Ancient Greeks attempting to depict planetary development, the axis of the Earth, and the heliocentric framework — a model that puts the Sun at the center point of our solar system. Hippocrates is perhaps the most well known doctor in ancient times; he set up a clinical school, wrote numerous medical works, and is credited with being the founder of modern medicine. The Hippocratic vow, a clinical norm for specialists, is named after him.

Greek art and architecture was incredibly influential in other societies. In around 450 BC, the Athenian general Pericles attempted to unite his influence by utilizing public cash, the duty paid to Athens by its partners in the Delian League alliance, to help the city-state’s craftsmen and thinkers. The end result included iconic architecture such as the Parthenon of Athens, and sculptures such as the Parthenon Frieze. Indeed, Greek architects gave the absolute best and most particular structures in the Ancient World and a portion of their structures, for example, temples, theaters, and stadia, would become staple highlights of towns and urban communities from times long past onwards. Moreover, the Greek theme of effortlessness, extent, viewpoint, and agreement in their structures would go on to incredibly impact engineers in the Roman world and give the establishment to the traditional compositional requests which would rule the western world from the Renaissance to the current day.

Another sphere of life that was influenced forever by Ancient Greece is the area of sports. Indeed, the Ancient Olympic Games are honored even today, every four years. The original event was part of a one- day event to honour the Greek god Zeus, and were held at an ancient rural sanctuary site in the city of Olympia. Unlike today, however, the Ancient Olympics honored different sports, such as the Pentathalon, running, jumping, discus throw, wrestling, boxing, and equestrian events such as chariot and horse racing.

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Artyfynch
Artyfynch

Written by Artyfynch

A didactic bird dedicated to the discovery of art around the world.

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