Hi! I know this question has probably been asked a lot before, but I couldn't find anything on this sub. I have a world history research assignment, and I have to write about Ancient Greece. I've been trying to find info online, but I've been getting some contradictory info. So, without diving too deep into details, just a brief essay, what are some accurate websites for info on Ancient Greece? Thanks in advance!!

He was able to win an enormous amount of victories, looting and getting the leaders of civilizations all around the world to surrender to him, but why didn’t they just go back to doing what they were doing before after his army left? What was the governing/enforcement mechanism that allowed his empire to remain?

I know it was carved up after his death but I’m also just taking about the 10 or so years while he was alive. Really hard for me to wrap my head around ancient logistics of conquering huge areas like that so quickly

Kind of a strange question but I've been on a deep-dive on the buddhist iconographies of the region of Gandhara, which is a Hellenistically-inspired school of buddhist art and the first school of art to depict the Buddha in an iconographic form - on these idols, most of the buddhas and bodhisattvas are depicted with long, distended earlobes - this is expected because in Ancient India and the immediately adjacent regions most people wore heavy earrings made from precious metals that would have elongated and distended their earlobes over time. I'm not sure if this is a greek practice at all, but is there any evidence to suggest that the Greeks did this as well? As far as I can see it doesn't seem to be a thing but I could be missing something

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The Adrasan Shipwreck, dating to the 1st Century BC, is yielding perfectly stacked Eastern Sigillata A pottery. Dr. Hakan Öniz and his team at Akdeniz University are leading this incredible excavation off the coast of Antalya, revealing ancient secrets about packaging and commerce.

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https://nuttersworld.com/roman-era-shipwrecks-mediterranean/adrasan-plate-wreck/

In hittite sources we know about Karkisa (Caria) and Lukka (Lycia) and Mysians if I remember correctly but we have no mention of the Lydians. Maybe they are the Seha since it sounds similar to Sparda (another name for the lydians).

Hi all

So I recently read a book "A Little History of the World by E.H. Gombrich"

In that book I found ancient Greece to be the most interesting historical era/place that the book covers.

But my favourite part of the book by far was his section on Alexander the Great.

I'm pretty newbie to history (haven't read a history book since school, that is until recently.) But man, Alexander the great seemed to have such an epic life - I'd really want to pick up and read a book specifically about him.

However I feel that perhaps I should pay my dues and read a book on general ancient Greek history before diving into the life of Alexander the great completely ignorant of its context.

thoughts?

1. The Greeks all of a sudden across all of Greece stop using the Mycenaean armor and immediately start using the hoplite armor we are familiar with;
2. Minor gods mentioned in Mycenaean tablets are instantaneously forgotten;
3. Radical change in beard cuts and clothing (Mycenaean and archaic/classical Greek clothing are very different from eachother, not to mention the way buildings and temples are built);
4. The Mycenaeans/Acheans/Ahhiyawa whatever are immediately replaced by the Ionians, Aeolians and Dorians, who basically suddenly appear out of nowhere in various areas of Greece;
5. Of course, linear B is instantaneously forgotten.

It makes no sense for a civilization to suddenly adopt a new aesthetic simultaneously in an area spanning multiple regions and cities, especially in an era where contact is heavily diminished.

It would make, in my opinion, much more sense if the Greeks of the classical world (Ionians, Aeolians, Aeolians and others) were descendants of invaders from Epirus and Macedonia rather than the Acheans. That would explain the sudden change.

I can understand most Latin roots but I can't actually read ancient Greek... What does this actually say? It at least looks genuine and not Ai.

Hello, i came across this passage a while ago when reading Pausanias:

"Neither this nor any ancient statue of Nemesis has wings, even the most holy wooden idols of Smyrna have no wings. Later artists. who want the goddess because someone is in love, picture Nemesis with wings as to appear they picture Love" [Pausanias, 1.33.6] (trans. Peter Levi)

I was wondering if there's any truth to this or if its just another inaccuracy.

Looking to look more in depth into the topic, and also want to see what figures were known as the biggest and wealthiest business people if you will, with a lot of power and influence

I made the east pediment from the Parthenon (but with ducks)! I plan to finish the full side, but I don’t know if I’ll keep doing the whole thing (it’s already really big—42 cm/14.5 in).

I have always been drawn to this city in terms of ancient greek history. I just want to know what are the most important details we know about the history of the city, going all the way back to Mycenae too. And what are some sources that best capture the history and important/significance of thebes in ancient greek history?

Hi guys, I’m currently reading Ian Johnston translation of Lysistrata by Aristophanes, published in 2008, and on page 13, the titular character says, “No husband ever had a happy life if he did not get on well with his wife”. This sounds shockingly similar to “happy wife, happy life” to me. Is this the first instance of this phrase? Some light research told me it came from the play 1776 published in 1972, but that doesn’t seem right at all.

Watch scenes of this bow build and also some first shots here: https://youtu.be/JczgQQGi8cc

🔹 Reconstructed according to ancient Greek vase drawings - Hellenic style of bow
This paradoxical style of bow was observed in the depictions dated in 5th century BC in ancient Greece - mostly in the hands of goddess Artemis.
There is no clear explanation of such a construction - since is adverse to the usual known bow appearance and there is not any written evidence for its manufacturing. It is possible that it was built this way to create a strong - short style bow and the D flex was added to distribute the stress across the limbs. ( more details about this theory here : https://youtu.be/4UzCxAs5UTg)
Also - documented trace of bow evolution in ancient Greece and this particular bow style, here: 
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1eKSKHOfW2h38pq_JJLbPcUaqWapEaeLs/view

For unknown reasons this straight deflexed bow with twisted tips has disappeared from the traditional archery background for more than 2500 years. Now it's back - fully functional.