History of Greece and the Trojan War
In the first place, I would like to start explaining why I decided to focus on this issue, the Greek culture is very interesting, since we are surrounded by elements, aspects, creations and developments that come from that ancient civilization that has gone through the useof reason, the invention of democracy and polis.
The polis was a small independent community and with self-government, composed of city and its territory. He was born between the end of the Greek dark age and the archaic age, had its maximum splendor in classical Greece.
Now it is time to start explaining the five events in the history of this ancient civilization that caught my attention the most. I will begin with the beginning of the Mycenaean period from 1600 to 1100 to.C. Mycenaean civilization formed the decline of bronze age in ancient Greece. This caused the first advanced culture in Greece, followed by its luxurious states, writing works, art and public organization. The Mycenaical Greeks carried out the innovations in the different fields of military infrastructure, engineering and architecture. These discoveries were useful to influence trade in Mediterranean areas to carry out their economy. His religion included many deities that are part of the Olympic pantheon. The civilization was under the power of the warrior society of elite, which consisted of a network of palace states. These states developed political, hierarchical, economic and social systems that were not subject to any flexibility.
The second event that I would like to mention is the Trojan War in 1250 to.C., I believe that this event is one of the most important in the development of this civilization, since it has always been ambigible and debatable. In Greek mythology, it is the battle between the people of Troy and the Greeks. The fight began after Paris;The Trojan Prince took Helen, Menelao’s wife from Sparta. When Menelao asked him to return it, the Trojans immediately refused to return it, as if he were subject to his property. Then Menelao deceit his brother Agamemnon, who led the army against Troy.
Agamemnon had with him the Greek heroes Ajax, Achilles, Odysseus and Nestor, followed by a fleet of more than a thousand ships around the Hellenic world. For the next nine years, the Greeks destroyed Troy, their neighboring cities and the countryside. However, the well fortified city, protected by Prince Héctor and other children of the Trojan Royal Family, resisted and won the war. Not accepting defeat, the Greeks built a gigantic empty wooden horse to hide small groups of warriors inside. Despite the repeated warnings of not taking the horse both by Laoconte and Casandra, the Trojan King lets him in. At night, the Greeks returned and their hidden companions left the horse. They opened the city’s doors, attacked each one, and all who crossed their way and together with Troy were finally destroyed. For sure it is not known whether the war took place or not, because not evidence of the existence of Achilles and Helen.
One of the events for which Greek culture is characterized is the introduction of the Olympic Games in 776 to.C., They were considered mainly as part of a religious festival that took place in honor of the father of the Greek gods and goddesses, Zeus. The celebration and games were held in Olimpia, a rural sanctuary in the Western Peloponnese. The name of this sanctuary came from the mountain. Olympos, which was the highest mountain in the continent of Greece.
The old Olympic Games began when Koroibos, a cook from the city of Elis won in the stadium race. It was a 600 -feet race long. Apparently, the race with one foot began, the program possibly increased to twenty -three competitions. An Olympiad only presented no more than twenty of these. Participation in most events was limited to male athletes. Certainly, equestrian events were alone who made a space for women. Participated by entering with the horses in these games. Carrera, Boxeo, Pannklation, horse races, fighting, car races, two -stadium road.
In the same way I would like to mention when Alexander the Great came to power in 336 to.C, he was the son of King Felipe II of Macedonia.
Which one took care of preparing it to reign by providing military experience and entrusting Aristotle for his intellectual training. His rise to the throne was not easy, his father exile him with his mother because he was considered an adulterer son. His mother was exiled in Epiro and Alejandro’s friends were also exiled for a possible conspiracy. Philip dies murdered, and Alejandro is made of power, eliminating adversaries who could claim said throne. Under his term, he assumed the conquest of almost everyone known during his days. Better known as "the great" both for its military conscience and for its diplomatic qualities, conquer not only the lands but also the heart of the people. As king, Greek culture, thoughts, religion and language of Greece in Egypt, Asia Minor and Mesopotamia to India had spread to India. This generalized culture of the Greeks began the era of the "Hellenistic world".
When he was awarded the acceptance of Greece, I take this opportunity to launch his father’s Panhellenic project, which aimed to bring the Greeks to the conquest of Persia. I was barely thirty -two when he died from malaria in 423 to.C. It is one of the greatest men in history, so it is impossible to forget it when it comes to talking about Greece.
Finally, I want to conclude this work talking about the invasion of the Romans in 146 to.C, the Greek Peninsula was under the control of the Romans after the battle of Corinth. Macedonia then became a Roman province. Where some Greeks managed to maintain partial independence, the others surrendered. When King Atalo III left all his territories to the Romans in his will, the kingdom of Pergamo fell into the hands of the Romans during the 133 years to.C. Being difficult to claim, the same revolts took place, and it was decided that the Pergamo would be divided between Rome, Ponto and Capadocia. Athens, after the other Greek cities, rebelled in 88 to.C., But Roman general Sila achieves crushing all his aspirations to become independent. Roman civil wars continued to devastate the land even more, until the year 27 to.C. Augusto made the Peninsula the province of Acaya. After this, the Romans began to invest strongly in the reconstruction of the cities. Corinth became the capital of Acaya. However, Athens flourished as the center of philosophy and learning.
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