Claire's Western Civ Blog

In Ancient Rome there were two different groups of people who resembled different social classes in Rome. Patricians and Plebeians were very different and patricians always held more power over Rome. Patricians were of the more wealthy people and landowners who held most of the power over Ancient Rome. Plebeians on the other hand were more of the middle to lower class of people who were farmer, artisans or merchants, most of Rome's population was made up of Plebeians. Patricians relied on their social class to give them more power and believed that because of their ancestors, they should hold more power in law making. The Plebeians didn't have as much power, and were the ones who took place in the voting for tribunes, which protected their rights against anything made unfair by the patricians.

republic- a form of gov. in which power rests with citizens who have the right to vote for their leaders patrician- the wealthy landowners who held the most power plebeians- the common farmers, artisans, merchants that made up most of the population tribunes- protected the rights of the plebeians from unfair acts of patrician officials consuls- the 2 officials that, like kings, commanded the army and directed the gov. (term was only one year) senate- the aristocratic branch of Rome's gov. that had both legislative and administrative functions in the Republic dictator- a leader who has absolute power to make laws and common the army legions- units where Roman soldiers were organized in that were made up of 5,000 heavily armed foot soldiers Punic Wars- 3 different wars fought by Rome and Carthage from 264 B.C. to 146 B.C. Hannibal- a brilliant military strategist who wanted to avenge Carthage's defeat

Question: Explain the similarities and differences of Ancient Greek Theater, and our version of theater now. In the first paragraph I would explain how Greek Theater was then, the type of dramas were performed, and information about where the plays were put on. In the second paragraph, I would explain the types plays and dramas that  are put on now, where they are performed, and information about plays put on now. Finally, I the third paragraph, I would explain how both greek theater then is similar to theater now.

1. What is the name of Alexander the Great's horse?  Bucephalus 2. What were the 2 types of drams performed in Greek theaters?   tragedy and comedy 3. ________ was a student of Plato at the Academy. Aristotle 4. Who was the person who wrote Apology, which wrote out Socrates teachings and described his trial? Plato 5. the _______ was a close-rank, dense group of warriors, armed with long spears and interlocking shields. Phalanx

1)       How did Plato define  The Forms ? Plato defined The Forms  as the ideal of concepts around us. 2)       Who are the three groups in Plato’s ideal society? The three groups in plato's ideal society were the producers, rulers, and the military. 3)       What were Plato’s thoughts on women? Plato believed that women should be able to rule as well as men in his city. Even though he said this, he didn't completely show that this was what he thought. he made remarks like saying the women were children and called their wombs live-animals, showing the inconstancy in what he said. 4)       What was the Noble Lie that Plato proposed? Plato's Noble Lie that he proposed was that we are all born with gold, silver, or a mixture of brass and iron.

Helios, god of the sun in the sky Anthus, god of birds that can fly Poseidon, god who rules over the sea Aphrodite, goddess of the love that we see Then we have Ares, the god of war and Zeus, the god who makes the sky roar The goddess of wisdom, Athena and even the God of the underworld all make up the major and minor gods and goddesses of ancient greek mythology.

The Ancient Theater of Epidaurus is located in the Greek city of Epidaurus and is dedicated to the Ancient Greek god of medicine. It was constructed by the end of the 4th century by Polykleitos and it was praised for its beauty. The theater is known for its great acoustics and for being one of the greatest Greek theaters.  The Temple of Artemis was a temple dedicated to an ancient form of the goddess Artemis, and is also known as the Temple of Diana. The temple was rebuilt twice due to flooding and was destroyed by 401 AD, with only parts of it still remaining.

1. Describe the kinds of dramas that were performed in the theaters of Ancient Greece. The Ancient Greeks were very serious when it came to plays. There were 3 genres, comedy, satyr, and tragedy. 2.   Describe the similarities between an Ancient Greek production and a film you have seen recently.        3. Image of a theater from Ancient Greece. #  F   Form the pictures I looked at of theaters in Ancient Greece, they all seem so big and can fit so many people. Its definitely so much different then what we are used to now.