The world’s history conceals various secrets and mysteries. But it is not a secret that human civilizations and cultures influenced each other and, in general, very often they had something in common. Traditionally, when we speak about European culture we associate its origin with ancient Rome and Hellenic civilizations. Then, are they a primary source of European culture? I believe no. There are a lot of research of Hellenic civilization and ancient Greece, in general, which show that it had two precursors, namely, Mycenaean and Minoan civilizations.

Sex in Ancient Greece.

What was the purpose of ‘art’ in Archaic Greece? Are we correct to think of these objects as art?

An essay discussing how Homer’s The Iliad glorifies the warriors involved in the battle for Troy rather than glorifying the war itself.

Future ages will wonder at us,as the present age wonders at us now.

Education is a social process it cannot be autonomous, but is an expression of the hopes, ideas, and aspirations of the existing social group.

Ancient Greece was fragmented into several hundred autonomous, and often warring, city-states. This division arose in part from the landscape since much of the mainland is riven by mountains the population was dispersed over this terrain and throughout the 100 or more inhabited island.

Greece is the cradle of European civilization and education, the link of the ancient world is still alive. Due to the age of Greek civilization in its territory there are many magnificent monuments, which attract tourists alike as a warm climate and picturesque islands in the Mediterranean Sea. However, the country attracted attention also because of political tension and economic problems in 2010, Athens found itself on the edge of national bankruptcy.

Unlike adherence to the mainstream religion, belonging to one of the mystery cults might have offered the prospect of happiness in the afterlife. The defining feature of a mystery cult was its element of secrecy, with access granted only to those who had undergone initiation.

Zeus was the supreme god of Olympos and possessed many admirable attributes. However, his dalliances with other goddesses and mortal women infuriated his consort Hena, was rarely passed up an opportunity to wreak vengeance on his lovers and the children he conceived with them.