Glory That Was Greece: The Top Six Unsurpassed Contributions of the Greek Civilization
There are many significant things contributed by the Greeks and here are some of them.
There are many reasons why there was a quote that says “Glory that was Greece”. One reason could be because of the great influences and contributions Greeks have made to the modern civilization. Here are some of the listed reasons below. I hope it would be helpful to you. God Bless You!
The Greek Mythology
“The Great Altar Of Zeus”
Although the Greek mythology could be considered to be as an idolatry, we could never hide the fact that the beautiful temples and basilicas made for the gods are unsurpassed. The beautiful stories of wars and love wrote by the poet Homer is incomparable,why? because although he was blind, he was able to narrate the story with such passion and persuasion. During the invasion of the Romans in Greece, instead of influencing the Greeks, they adapted the culture. The Romans adapted the Greek gods and made their equivalents.
The Greatest Art
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For the Greeks, the man’s body is the greatest piece of artwork because it is made by none other than the gods themselves. Humans can do tremendous things which other species cannot. There are also some Greek arts such as the imprinted symbols on pots .
The Greatest Poetry, Comedy, Playwright
“The statue of Euripides”
Among any other writers, the Greek always stand out because of their writing prowess. Just talking about the works of Aeschylus, Euripides and Sophocles, you cannot even say that you have attained half of their achievements already. Even Edgar Allan Poe cannot be compared to the Greek writers because they are not in the same level.
The Origin Of Modern Day Terms
Most of the simple and medical terms we know now did really came from the Greeks. That is why most of the words that are in the dictionary have there origin being traced up to the ancient Greek language.
The Greatest Philisophers
“The Famous Philosopher: Plato”
The greatest Philosophers are to be found in Greece. Their knowledge in everything is very great. Although they also adapted some of the cultures of different civilizations, you could not say that they plainly copied. Although they adapted, they were able modify and make the tradition even better that made it as their own.
The Traditional Medicine
Do you know that even though America has the greater advancement of technology, it is in Greece wherein the observance of patients began. The very first person to formulate the anatomical work was Alcmaeon. The Greek way of treating patients even reached the time of the Romans because of the practice were absorbed by them. The doctrine of medicinal practice that was being followed was the work of Hippocrates which was the Hippocatric Medicine.
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Unofre Pili
On September 9, 2008 at 9:15 am
And the grandeur that was Rome.Good job bay..chicks nato diha musta na? LOL.
claris
On September 9, 2008 at 9:23 am
i really love history, great article
eddiego65
On September 9, 2008 at 9:36 am
Another excellent article, bro. I never get tired of studying ancient Greek history. Thanks, I thoroughly enjoyed it.
mae
On September 9, 2008 at 9:36 am
nice article. really glorious!
eddiego65
On September 9, 2008 at 9:39 am
Another excellent article, bro. I never get tired of studying ancient Greek history. Thanks, I thoroughly enjoyed it.
Leo Reyes
On September 9, 2008 at 9:51 am
You are right. Greeks have long been part of history books.Great article.
Glynis Smy
On September 9, 2008 at 11:28 am
I am so lucky to be living amongst Greek Cypriots, they take great delight relaying their historical links with Greece. Great article.
AJ
On September 9, 2008 at 4:01 pm
Interesting piece. Make sure you check your grammar next time before submitting.
“I hope it would be helpful to you. God Bless You! ‘will’
“in the dictionary have there origin being traced up to the ancient Greek language.” ‘their’
I had to stop reading.
Ruby Hawk
On September 9, 2008 at 5:45 pm
Interesting subject and an attention grabber. A nice refresher course.
Glynis, you lucky girl. When I win the lottery I would like to join you.
cjthelin
On September 9, 2008 at 8:11 pm
why can’
acecampillo
On September 9, 2008 at 9:48 pm
Thanks for those who commented, and I’m sorry for the grammatcial errors. I’ll be more careful next time.
God Bless You!
acecampillo
On September 9, 2008 at 9:54 pm
[mr. Unofre]
I did not include rome because I’m also planning to have another article about ‘The Grandeur that was Rome’.
Wla pa.. studies first.. hapit na bya ang finals. hahaha
nobert bermosa
On September 9, 2008 at 11:00 pm
magbisaya ba sa triond-hoy magtayo kayo sarili ninyo site,hehehehe,nice article
Verniel Cutar
On September 9, 2008 at 11:22 pm
Great article here, Ace.
Ngano mang sige kag binisaya diha..taga diin man ka, Cebu? haha..pati ako nagbisaya na rin..may tagalog pa. Kawawa siguro ibang readers. Bahala sila! hehe
acecampillo
On September 10, 2008 at 4:59 am
Thank you sir norbert and verniel, I came from Samar but speaks Cebuano because I am currently living in Cebu for my studies.
Kung ang mga Spanish nga tinayuan ng sariling site ng Triond tayo pa kaya…haha.
acecampillo
On September 10, 2008 at 5:03 am
I keep saying sir norbert… sorry i did not know na the spelling pa la is ‘nobert’. Sorry.
Mystical Whitewolf
On September 11, 2008 at 2:41 pm
Thank for sending my your article. I stumbled it and really enjoyed reading it. Well written.
Ejay Salenga
On October 30, 2008 at 3:38 am
Magaling,maganda,kapakipakinabang….Maraming matutuwa sa ginawa mo…Good^^
niCe niCe_25
On December 10, 2008 at 6:27 am
Watta NiCe aRticle!!!! very iNterEstiNg!!!!!!
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