Home > Industry/Domain > History > Ancient Greece

Ancient Greece

History of Ancient Greece.

Contributors in Ancient Greece

Ancient Greece

Agora

History; Ancient Greece

Basically, the Greek agora, like the forum that served similar purposes in Rome, was an outdoor market and meeting place.

Cecrops

History; Ancient Greece

Cecrops was an early Greek king who civilised the people of what became Athens.

Hegemony

History; Ancient Greece

A hegemon is a leader and hegemony refers to leadership by one city over another.

Thargelia

History; Ancient Greece

Thargelia was an ancient Athenian festival with scapegoats.

Kleisthenes

History; Ancient Greece

Athenian statesman who was responsible for an important programme of constitutional reform in 508-507 BC. His programme encouraged local democracy throughout Attica and the reorganisation of citizens ...

Solon

History; Ancient Greece

Athenian politician who in 594-593 BC was assigned the task of asserting city authority over the powerful aristocratic families of Attica. His stated aim was to bring 'go ¯od order'. He curbed ...

Euripides

History; Ancient Greece

Major tragedian of Athens (c.480-407 BC) whose plays explore human emotions: from religious ecstasy (the Bacchae) to the desperation of a thwarted woman driven to infanticide (Medea), and obsessive ...

Featured blossaries

Wind energy company of China

Category: Business   1 6 Terms

Financial Crisis

Category: Business   1 5 Terms