... charming Athenian exile, appealed to Timaea as a fit sire for future Spartan kings. Later King Agis wondered about his "new son". After checking the calendar, he disowned him. As in Athens, it was the main duty of Spartan wives to breed brave and strong children. In Sparta the policy was to reward having many children. A father was freed of military ... fascinating side note that had Persephone not eaten some of the pomegranate seeds in the underworld, she would have won full release.6 Zeus' arrangement with Hades for Persephone's marriage to the underworld deity is indicative of the wa...

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... strongly held values. These themes can be seen very clearly in their human depictions. The Greeks idealized humans, showing the strong and youthful depiction of men and women. They displayed increasing skill & sensitivity in depicting human form. Their art work embodies much of what made the Greek civilization great. Few examples of Greek architecture or large sculpture have survived in their ... Ionic columns that added an element of grace. The work of all the architectural sculptors concentrated on human body & was remarkably lifelike. A third Greek order also developed called the Cori...

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... your government would be a Dual Monarchy. This would be run by two kings and a council of elders with five ephors. Sparta liked to rule using military rules. Athens would let you have more "say" in the government. Thanks to the geography, one might be disconnected from other city states unless he was a ... 's different aspects of society. Social classes would differ from each city-state. In general, the social class was as follows: Men born in the city-state were the highest in status as opposed to men not born in the city-state, then came women, and finally slaves. Some negative things a...

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