Unit 3 objective

Purpose of vase

Ideal greek woman

Herodotus

Ancient Greek historian known as the 'Father of History.' He authored 'Histories,' which details the Greco-Persian Wars and provides insights into the cultures of the ancient world. Also father of lies believed everything he heard.

Thucydides

Greek historian fought in pelopenisian war and authored "History of the Peloponnesian War," which provides a detailed account of the conflict between Athens and Sparta, emphasizing a more critical and analytical approach to historical writing.

Xenophon

Continued the analytical fact based history of thucydides

also had experiences with mercenary army in enemy persian territory

drama

Sophocles

Aiskhylos

Aristophanes

comic playwrite of ancient Greece, known for his satirical and comedic works that often critiqued contemporary society and politics.

philosophy

originaly tied to science. It is the study of fundamental questions about existence, knowledge, values, reason, and reality.

metaphysical

Relating to thoughts and inquiries about the fundamental nature of existence, reality

Socrates

killed by athens

also he was a eliteist this was not a good athenian thing

also socratic method

plato

philospher wrote republic

aristotle

trained alexander the great

Diogenes

Cynics!!!

barrel thing peeing on people and living like a dog!

also alexander liked him

Epikouros

Started the Epikourians

excess life is short and bad so live it up!S

Zenon

Stoics

everything in moderation

Hellenistic

greek like all of the stuff that Alexander spread

Macedon

the part of greece the other greeks didn’t like

Phillip II

Cleaned macedon up and conqured greece and prepared to invade persia

Sarissas

long spears no sheilds necesary new macedonian phalanx

Chaeronea

where phillip actually conqured greece

Alexander the great

Literally the greatest human to ever live

Darius III

loser persian king lost to alex 3 times

killed by own people in persepolis

persepolis

great persian city that alex burned while drunk

Diadohki

5 of alex’s generals that fought over his empire after he died

Antigonids

took control of macedonia

Seleucids

took control of syria and the eastern territories

Ptolemies

took control of egypt did good things there ruled from alexandria

serapis

syncretism

worship of the same gods across multiple cultures

Pergamon

very greek like city center of culture

Etruscans

a itialian tribe were superstitious?

plebians

lower class had no real power had very little wealth

patricians

rich ruling class held gov power

patrons

rich patricians who would give money to candidates in echange for favors later.

dignitas

dignity and that all romans must serve and contribute to the state.

Cincinatus

ideal roman was dictator and gave it up

Roman military

legions → ten cohorts

cohort→6 centuries

century→100ish men?

pyross of epirus

greek guy who went to italy won some battles and ran out of money so he had to go home.

carthage

romes enemy city

in north africa

sacrificed kids

Punic wars

trade wars

there are 3 of them

rome won all

hannibal

one of the best generals in history

won lots of battles in the second war

scipio

the roman general who beat hannibal in north africa

zama

the battle where scipio beat hannibal

Rome vs. Antigonids

Philip V

Perseus

Rome vs seleucids

Antiokhos III

antiokhos IV