Ancient Studies Study Notes

The Heracleidae (in ancient Greek Ἡρακλεῖδαι Hêrakleĩdai ) were the sons of Heracles ( Hercules ) and his descendants. The term is applied in a stricter sense to the descendants of Hilo , the eldest of the four children Heracles had with Deianira (although Hilo’s mother was sometimes considered Metallite). Other Heraclids were Macaria , Agelao , Manto , Tlepólemo , Telefo and Bianor. These Heraclids were a group of Dorian kings who conquered the Peloponnesian kingdoms of Mycenae , Sparta and Argos, claiming, according to legend , their right to rule over them for … Read more

Thermopylae (from the Latin Thermopylae, -arum (pl. Tant.), And this from the Greek Θερμοπύλαι, with the same name in Katharévousa, and in Demotic Greek Θερμοπυλες: “Hot Doors”, sometimes simply Pylae, -arum (Greek: gym30λαι), is a gorge in Greece . Its name means: “hot springs”, due to its many natural hot springs. Another possible translation would be “Hot Gates.” According to myth, the … Read more

Demosthenes . Orator orator and statesman from Athens , Greece , ( 384 – 322 BC ). His harsh speeches against the Macedonian King Philip (father of Alexander the Great ) were called Philippians and even to date, if someone gives a speech against someone the speech is called as Philippic. Summary [ hide ] 1 Biographical Synthesis 1 Escape 2 Return 3 Death 2 Artwork 1 The Philippians 3 Source Biographical Synthesis Greek politician and orator who was born in Athens in … Read more

Alki Zei , shows the biographical synthesis of this Greek novelist, with a socialist tendency, who has a considerable literary work. Some of these works have been published in Cuba , as is the case of the youth novel El tigre en la vitrina , which was even brought to the Cuban screen through the Tele Rebelde channel as a series in the adventure space, under … Read more

Tisias. He was known as Estesícoro (which means “master of the choir”, for his ability to direct the choral songs), he was a Greek poet born in Hímera ( Sicily ) around 630 and died around [[ 550 BC] He was one of the esteemed and respected nine lyric poets by the scholars of the then Hellenic Alexandria . Summary [ hide ] 1 Biographical synthesis 1 Poetic career 2 Legend … Read more

Thucydides ( Athens , about 460 BC – Thrace , about 396 BC ) was a Greek historian and writer. Thucydides was an ideal historian model as he had to write from exile. Few data are known about the life of Thucydides and almost all the ones known are thanks to what he wrote about himself in his work. Summary [ hide ] 1 Biography 2 Thucydides historian 1 Herodotus and … Read more