# 📎 Topic: Ancient Greece # Products ## Atomic Notes - [[non-religious uses of Greek temples]] - [[Greco-Romans hated Carthaginians ]] - [[guest-rights and friendship in the ancient world were taken very seriously]] - [[Scythian guards in Athens]] - [[who the Minoans were and theories for their decline]] (answer: Greek invasions) - [[classical antiquity]] (Greek + Roman era) - [[siege warfare in the ancient Mediterranean]] - [[super pacs advertising via sports commercials is similar to Athenian politicians sponsoring theater performances]] - [[Greeks mostly ate barley]] ## Articles - [[Why Hestia Is My Favorite Greek God]] - [[Transporting Information#Beacons]] discusses Polybius’ torch-based encryption system for distance communication. - [[Ancient Priests]] discusses the role of Greek oracles, statues, and temples. - [[The relationship between Carthage and the Hellenes]] - [[Civilizations Thrive in Adverse Environments]] discusses how Greek geography contributed to their culture and power. ## Newsletters - [[2021-05-03 Ice#Insulated Ice]] talks about Greek ice-houses - [[2021-07-05 Tattoos#Shameful or Required]] discusses how Greeks viewed tattoos as shameful. # References ## Literature Notes - [[The Amazons by Adrienne Mayor]] is mostly focused on Scythia but since “the Amazons” are a Greek myth and we mostly think of them through the lens of Greek reports, it also covers a lot about ancient Greece. - [[The Civilizations of Africa by Christopher Ehret#ch05p164-165 Social and Political Consequences of the Commercial Revolution]] discusses how early Greek colonies became possible because of the rise of the Mediterranean merchant class. - [[Beyond the Blue Horizon by Brian Fagan#L1753 early warship developments included rams and platforms]] discusses how Corinth invented specialized warships. - [[The Tyrants of Syracuse by Jeff Champion]] is an extensive look at Greek activities on Syracuse. ## Daily Notes - [[siege warfare in the ancient Mediterranean]] discusses why Greek polities usually fell (class warfare, not sieges) - [[2021-03-19#^132c1a]] discusses project management and infrastructure and temple building in the Greek world. ## Raw Dumps - [[Coins and Commodity Money]] discusses how the Greeks uses Lydian coinage, but they didn’t invent coins. ## In the Wild - absolutely incredible explanation of just how important and all-encompassing religion was in Greek life: [How do we know that the Greeks actually worshipped their pantheon and that they weren't basically the Greek mcu ? : AskHistorians](https://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/ny466j/how_do_we_know_that_the_greeks_actually/h1ie0jy/)