Ancient Greece was born in the southern Balkan Peninsula and also dominated other neighboring regions as the Italian Peninsula, Asia Minor and some islands in the Aegean Sea. Over time, several cities politically independent of each other appeared and established several practices that profoundly influenced the customs that now defines feature of the western world.
From a geographic perspective, the space that gave rise to the Greek World is full of various landforms. The change in relief had enormous importance for each city to consolidate its own culture and impedes the formation of a possible unified state. Moreover, due to this same feature, we see the impossibility of an extensive agricultural activity.
After experiencing a social experience focused on the collective use of land, wee see that the development of an aristocracy undertook the establishment of the first urban centers. Because of its independence already mentioned, we understand that Ancient Greek should be observed as a broad mosaic of cultures that developed in different ways.
Briefly, the city-states of Athens and Sparta attest to the existence of this cultural diversity and show gifted in customs and practices that influenced Western culture. Among the Athenians, we gave special emphasis to the organization of democratic rule. Over time, the idea of building a representative political system gained space and new reinterpretation.
At one point, the differences between the city-states promoted the intensification of political interests between them. With that, detached from the League of Delos and Peloponnese, the cities of Ancient Greece wore out in a prolonged war that opened doors for the domination of other peoples about this civilization. First, we have Alexander the Great as the first ruler of the region.
Even promoting its military hegemony against the Greeks, the Emperor Alexander assumed the role of great enthusiast of Greek culture. In several cities and territories he controlled, he was keen to disseminate the elements of Greek culture through various manifestations. In the end, the action of the Macedonian emperor was of paramount importance to the Hellenic values continuing throughout the time.
When the Macedonian empire was conquered, we realize that many elements of Greek culture influenced the political, social and economic development of the Roman Empire. Again, the Greek culture established itself as a formative element of a new set of ideas and values historically preserved and patient with benchmarks that guide the understanding of Western culture today.
From a geographic perspective, the space that gave rise to the Greek World is full of various landforms. The change in relief had enormous importance for each city to consolidate its own culture and impedes the formation of a possible unified state. Moreover, due to this same feature, we see the impossibility of an extensive agricultural activity.
After experiencing a social experience focused on the collective use of land, wee see that the development of an aristocracy undertook the establishment of the first urban centers. Because of its independence already mentioned, we understand that Ancient Greek should be observed as a broad mosaic of cultures that developed in different ways.
Briefly, the city-states of Athens and Sparta attest to the existence of this cultural diversity and show gifted in customs and practices that influenced Western culture. Among the Athenians, we gave special emphasis to the organization of democratic rule. Over time, the idea of building a representative political system gained space and new reinterpretation.
At one point, the differences between the city-states promoted the intensification of political interests between them. With that, detached from the League of Delos and Peloponnese, the cities of Ancient Greece wore out in a prolonged war that opened doors for the domination of other peoples about this civilization. First, we have Alexander the Great as the first ruler of the region.
Even promoting its military hegemony against the Greeks, the Emperor Alexander assumed the role of great enthusiast of Greek culture. In several cities and territories he controlled, he was keen to disseminate the elements of Greek culture through various manifestations. In the end, the action of the Macedonian emperor was of paramount importance to the Hellenic values continuing throughout the time.
When the Macedonian empire was conquered, we realize that many elements of Greek culture influenced the political, social and economic development of the Roman Empire. Again, the Greek culture established itself as a formative element of a new set of ideas and values historically preserved and patient with benchmarks that guide the understanding of Western culture today.
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