the ancient greeks

Wrestling, boxing, and military work or training were just a few of the things that the  young boys and girls in Sparta had to be prepared for. For the boys, they would be forced to leave their house and live in barracks with other boys, hard at work training for the military. There, they spent their days working with swords and other weapons, and were given barely any food, and had little to sleep on. The girls also trained for wrestling and spear throwing, in a similar way to the boys. In Sparta, they believed that women would have strong and healthy children, if they themselves grew up strong and healthy. Training for these things could also lead to competing in the Olympics, which was held to honor Zeus.

Acting In History!

    Do you like dramas and acting?  Neither do I.  But for those who do like them, the Athenians were the first to write plays, or stories written performed by actors.  Many of the festivals featured tragedies or serious dramas usually ending in a disaster for the protagonist.   The discovery of plays of all types was made during the Golden Age, this, along with many other remarkable achievements.  Shortly after their newfound hobby, acting became popular over the whole Greek world.

    While acting was at it’s pinnacle in Greece, artists also discovered writing comedies.  Writers like Aristophanes created shows making fun of popular citizens and politicians, jokes were also made targeting the customs of the city life.  The freedom of the Athens accepted this type of humor and embraced it.

    Even though it this article didn’t help me to enjoy acting more, maybe it will convince you to become a professional actor.

Ancient Greece

Ancient Greek is the form of Greek used during the periods of time spanning c. the 9th - 6th century BC, c. the 5th - 4th century BC, and c. the 3rd century BC - 6th century AD in ancient Greece and the ancient world. It was predated in the 2nd millennium BC by Mycenaean Greek. There was a language called Hellenistic this phase is known as Koine or biblical Greek. Prior to the Koine period, Greek of the classic and earlier periods included several regional dialects. Ancient Greek was the language of Homer and of classical Athenian historians, playwrights, and philosophers. This contributed many words to English vocabulary and has been a standard subject of study in educational institutions from the West since the Renaissance. I bet none of you have heard of that language have you?

the greeks

The greeks were very smart and did have many discoveries that we still use today. The greeks had some of the first schools. The schools were very harsh though. Beatings happened often in the schools and they only allowed boys to be in the school. Boys often left their families to go to school. The beatings happened usually when a student got an answer to a question wrong. If you were a teacher in one of the schools, would you beat the students?

The Underworld Dun Dun Dun

Something that I find cool about the Greeks is the Underworld. I think that the Underworld seems interesting but scary. The Underworld is ruled by Hades.It is hidden below the earth and is the kingdom of the dead. The Underworld has three rivers, Archeron,cocytus, and Phlegethon. In the Underworld, anyone can enter but know one is allowed to leave. I find the Underworld very interesting because it is another world inside earth. I would never want to live in the Underword but would you?

The Trojan Horse

In 1800 B.C., there is a legend about a giant horse called The Trojan Horse. The Trojan war was a battle between troy and the Greeks. There is a myth, that the Spartans made a giant wooden horse, and sent it to troy. Inside the horse, they hid soldiers. Troy thought it was a gift and brought it into the city. At night the soldiers came out of the horse. The soldiers killed Troy’s army while they were sleeping. At the end of the war, the Greeks won. No one knows whether the myth is true, do you think it is true?

ANCIENT GREECE LIKE A BOSS!

Ancient Greece was an incredible place.

have you heard of philosophers who would lie on their sides and eat peeled grapes? Well, in Greece, all meals were eaten laying on your side! Well, if you didn't already know, there were a lot of people living in Greece during the ancient times, right? But on the not so bright side, ⅓ of their population size consisted of slaves. For all you runners here’s a good one! Pheidippides was a Greek hero who ran 150 miles from Marathon to Sparta to get help against the Persians. After the Greeks won the war, he ran 25 miles from Marathon to Athens to announce the victory. This is where the marathon running race gets its EPIC name! Here’s a question for you guys. Are there any weird or cool facts that I didn’t state? Tell me!