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Ancient Greece was a prosperous civilisation that lasted from approximately 800 BC to 600 AD.

Geography[]

Ancient Greece was an empire that was situated around the Mediterranean Sea, Europe.

William Faden. Composite Mediterranean. 1785

Wars[]

Major Wars[]

  • The Persian War (5th Century BC)
  • The War between Athens and Sparta.
  • Macedonian war (war with Rome)

Minor Wars[]

  • The Trojan War.

Religion[]

The people had one major religion based around a set of gods, and myths to explain why natural events occurred.

They had Gods like Zeus and Heracles. Their Gods were similar to the Roman Gods.

Major Figures[]

  • Alexander the Great.
  • Archimedes.
  • King Leonidas.
  • General Themistocles.
  • Pythagoras.

Technological Advancements[]

  • Clock Tower - 50 BC.
  • Water Mill - 250 BC.
  • Levers - 260 BC.
  • Streets - 400 BC.
  • Spiral Staircases - 470 - 480 BC.
  • Cranes - 515 BC.
  • Rut way - 600 BC.

Mathematical Discoveries[]

  • Pythagoras' theorem.
  • The Abacus

Trivia[]

  • General Themistocles shot the arrow that killed King Darius, king of the Persians.
  • King Leonidas led an army of 300 Spartans to fight the Persians in the battle of Thermopylae (As depicted in the movie and comic 300).
  • The Greek soldiers defeated the Trojan army by sneaking into their main city inside the Trojan Horse
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