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Reason for Greece to become the huge philosophical hub in ancient times

Reason for Greece to become the huge philosophical hub in ancient times

By Laxmi ThapaPublished 3 years ago 4 min read
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About 800 BC, the ancient Greek city-states, along with many maritime forces, began searching for land resources in Greece. Fertile land competition has become a hallmark of Greek history, creating many social and political tensions within the city.

Greek cities are fascinated by the fertile land, natural resources, and beautiful New World ports, especially in southern Italy and Sicily. Greek city provinces and polis (individual groups) began to deliberately expand, long-term goals across Greece from the middle of the 8th century to the middle of the 6th century BC. These cities had varying degrees of contact with their homelands, most of which were independent cities with Greek characters, but in some cases, there were indigenous peoples among their neighbors, including their citizens.

The fact that the Greek world was divided into cities meant that there were often wars, but there was a limited rate. Continental cities were established as colonies, areas where it was easier to make a living than in rural areas. Some colonies succeeded in taking over major cities (Syracuse, for example, became the largest polio in the Greek world).

Greece became a center of maritime trade between Rome and the eastern part of the Greek-speaking empire during the Pax Romana, the longest period of peace in Greek history. Due to the need to trade and trade long distances, many Greek cities were unable to obtain metals, wood, wine, and slaves. Many of them were in the cities, bound by the sea with their hills and mountains, and their islands suffered from a lack of agricultural land.

Several philosophers of this period were refugees, such as the unfinished parts of the Hellenic world, who traveled from city to city and spread civilization across the borders of Ionia. The Greek language became popular with educated Roman citizens, such as Scipio Africanus, who was keenly interested in Greek philosophy and science.

After the conquest of Alexander, the Greeks and Macedonians became dominant and occupied a large area. Contrary to the political development of Mesopotamian cities, the kings lost much of their power over two thousand years later, and the Greek city power disappeared in many cases. In the middle of the same century, when the Persian Empire under Cyrus was established, it joined the Greek cities of Ionia, where the Persians were given limited independence, and they made a fruitless revolt to crush Darius; their best men were exiled.

The Greeks and Macedonians lived in the new world and this made the Greek era one of the most exciting times in history, as all sections of society adapted to their new state, from the powerful to the peasants. A time struck by new energy, a feeling reminiscent of the joys of ancient times when everything was happening and other cultural and geographical boundaries were discovered and conquered. The culture was the dominant political power in Greek culture, which lasted until the end of ancient times.

The last Roman discovery in the Greek world was found in the Battle of Actium in the year 31 BC when Augustus Cleopatra VII defeated the Egyptian queen who was prime minister of Egypt. In 30 BC the Roman general Mark Antony Alexandria was conquered, the last great Greek city of Greece. Philip of Macedonia conquered Greek cities and was seen as a curtain in ancient Greece, proclaiming the Hellenistic era. In 88 BC Athens and other Greek cities rebelled against the Roman Republic and were defeated by General Lucius Cornelius Sulla.

In any case, the Roman conquest took many aspects of Greek culture to the far reaches of the Mediterranean and Western Europe. By the time the Romans conquered Asia Minor the Greek cities had returned from Greece and the Greek cities had suffered serious damage in the war against Sulla.

The Agora of Athens, the center of ancient Greek civilization, rivaled several football fields and traveled extensively on one day a week. The Greek agora was the heart of the city, where the common people bought and sold goods, and there was talk of politics and ideas in the minds of Aristotle and Plato. In the cities of ancient Greece, the agora was a meeting place, and Greece began to flourish during the Classical period around 600 BC.

As Michael Wood points out, it was the first city in the civilized world of splendor, beauty, wealth, and luxury [2] to find the best way to satisfy the needs of body and soul. Alexandria was also the first large city of its time, and people went there for personal reasons. Because of its cultural diversity, Alexandria was a large city built on the foundations of a small town and became the night capital, the great Alexander Empire.

Their ideas may not have lasted long, but there is a good reason why people are still learning Greek philosophy. They are full of valuable information that can change our lives for the better.

As emperor, he contributed in many ways to the Golden Age of Athens. Greek philosophers and soldiers and politicians have also influenced ancient Greece and the western world today, as well as mathematicians and scientists whose works and ideas are still popular today. Epictetus may not have been a prominent Greek philosopher, but he did have many interesting ideas.

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