Historic Achievements of the City of Athens
Historic Achievements of the City of Athens
A city such as Athens triumphed over any other of its time. This is mainly due to its great achievements performed. In fact, a city so powerful had an effect on western civilization today. Many societies in modern times have been positively helped by Athens.
Athenian architecture is a crucial element that made the city so beautiful. No other city was nearly as divine as Athens was. The creating of columns immensely helped in the building of structures throughout Greece. Indisputably, Greece was organized and the classification of the columns showed this even more. Three types of columns were often used in Greece and throughout the European world. (Document 1). The first was the Doric style which was plain and used in the Greek mainland and in Italy. Second, was the Ionic style which is thinner and more elegant, and found mostly in eastern Greece. Finally there was the Corinthian style which was found in the more famous temples. Temples like the Parthenon, which use Corinthian columns, show how advanced Athenian architecture grew to be.(Document 2). Today, Greek architecture is also found in the United States. The White House and the capital building are prime examples of how people use Athenian designs. Corinthian style columns can also be found on these buildings.
A special feature of Ancient Greece that affected the modern world today is its historic records kept. Herodotus and Thucydides, two of the most highly respected historians in the world helped modern society learn about ancient Greece. Herodotus, also known as the “Father of History,” can be thanked for developing one of Greece’s greatest accomplishments. Writing of mostly the Greco-Persian War, Herodotus tells of strategies and emotions of the people during this time.(Document 3). He lets the modern world know of spies during the wars and warrior-princesses. However, Herodotus was not the only man to tell of ancient times. Several decades after him, Thucydides perfected the historic style of writing and accounts of events. Thucydides, though, surpasses Herodotus’s writing by going more in depth with his descriptions.(Document 3). Nevertheless, both writers were outstanding and helped develop the record keeping system. Recently, many countries in the world keep records for someday future historians.
Finally, almost, if not the biggest achievement of Ancient...