In this week, we got to learn about the Greek civilization in more detail. Greece is a collection of loose islands, with no singular civilisation and a mix of different races and a collection of city states. The greeks are known for their philosophy which can be divided into two categories: Socratic and pre-socratic. These words derive from the famous philosopher, Socrates. The first Greek historian in the world was Herodotus, who was known to be fictional, whereas Thuycydides was real and suggested factual theories about philosophy.
Additionally, the Athenians were ship builders and had loads of power ships, leading them to winning the war against Persia.

Alkibiades was considered to be the God among the men. He was a believer of fighting with controlled strikes rather than open warfare. He was a member of the Spartans, but was known to shift sides because of his affairs with the different kings’ wives. He was soon killed when everyone allied against him.

We then went on to learning about Philip II of Macedon. Philip II introduced the ‘Sarissa’ to war. The Sarissa is a 12 feet long spear and is very heavy. Philip’s son, Alexander feared his father’s abilities and was worried would have nothing much to conquer after his father dies. Eventually, after his father’s death, Alexander conquered Greece and moved to Persia, where shortly after he began fighting int he Cunaxa battle. With Alexander’s adept skills in war strategy, he won the battle for Artaxerxes. He also had a companion cavalry with several of his soldiers. He then went to the Graveyard of Empires, also known as Afghanistan today.