Here you have a couple of interesting and entertaining videos to learn more about The Classical Greece and The Roman Empire. They are in Spanish. Enjoy them!

1. LANGUAGES AND THEIR CLASSICAL ORIGIN.

The Greek alphabet:

It comes from the Phoenician, which was adapted by the 9th century BC, with some modifications. At the beginning, there were only capital letters without punctuation, like commas or question marks. In the end it would initiate the rest of the alphabets used in current Europe. Around 500 BC the direction of Greek writing was established, from left to right. Finally, many Greek letters are used today, especially in scientific subjects.

The subject is divided into 10 units, all of them of great importance and interest. Have a look at them:

INDEX:

1. LANGUAGES AND  THEIR CLASSICAL ORIGIN

2. GRECO-ROMAN RELIGION

3. CHILDHOOD IN THE CLASSICAL WORLD

4. THE FEMALE WORLD

5. THE MALE WORLD

6. POLITICS AND CITIZENSHIP

7. THE ARMY AND THE WAR

8. THE CLASSICAL ART

9. ANCIENT AND MODERN CITIES

10. GAMES AND SPECTACLE

The Greeks + Romans

We will start with a global vision of the major historical periods and geographic regions of the Greek and Roman civilizations.

What does the term 'Classical' means?

Classical antiquity (also the classical era, classical period or classical age) is a broad term for a long period of cultural history centered on the Mditerranean Sea, comprising the civilizations of ancient Greece and ancient Rome, collectively known as the Greco-Roman world. It is the period in which Greek and Roman society flourished and performed great influence throughout Europe, North Africa and Southwestern Asia.

When can we set the 'Classical period'?

Conventionally, it is taken to begin with the earliest-recorded Epic Greek poetry of Homer (8th–7th century BC), and continues through the emergence of Christianity and the decline of the Roman Empire (5th century AD). It ends with the dissolution of classical culture at the close of Late Antiquity (300–600), blending into the Early Middle Ages (600–1000).

Which are the main characteristics and influence of this Classical World?

The culture of the ancient Greeks, together with some influences from the ancient Near East, was the basis of art, philosophy, society, and educational ideals, until the Roman imperial period. The Romans preserved, imitated and spread over Europe these ideals until they were able to competitively rival the Greek culture, as the Latin language became widespread and the classical world became bilingual, Greek and Latiin. 
This Greco-Roman cultural foundation has been immensely influential on the language, politics, educational systems, philosophy, science, art, and architecture of the modern world: From the surviving fragments of classical antiquity, a revival movement was gradually formed from the 14th century onwards which came to be known later in Europe as the Renaissance, and again resurgent during various neo-classical revivals in the 18th and 19th centuries.

Hi everyone! This is my new blog about Classical Culture in 2nd ESO. Here you'll find interesting information about different topics and aspects about the Greek-Latin World. Enjoy!