This year’s history class started with a world tour and ended with a world tour. The civilization we started with was Ancient Egypt, and we finished with the fall of the Western Roman Empire. The main three civilizations we learned… Continue Reading →

The Western Roman Empire fell during 476 AD because bad emperors caused the empire more problems than it already had, like wasting money on statues and games. The last emperor of Rome was Romulus Augustulus, which is also the name… Continue Reading →

Augustus was born in 63 BC in Rome His great-uncle was Julius Caesar who got assassinated in 44 AD. He was the very first emperor of Rome. Before he became emperor he formed the second triumverant which included himself, Lepidus and… Continue Reading →

The Roman games were held in Rome.Romans built the Colosseum and Circus Maximus.In the Colosseum were the afternoon games and the morning games. In the morning games they used animals. Then in the afternoon games were gladiator fights. In the… Continue Reading →

The Peloponnesian Wars came after the Persian Wars when Athens was in its golden age. It started by Athens taking over Megara, Sparta’s ally. Sparta got upset and started the First Peloponnesian War. At the end of the war Athens… Continue Reading →

Ancient Greece had many mathematicians, scientists, and philosophers. Three of these were Plato, Aristotle, and Hipparchus. Plato was a Greek philosopher and the teacher of Aristotle. Plato’s most famous philosophy was his concept of forms. In the concept of forms,… Continue Reading →

Hercules, also known as Heracles, is an important hero of Greek Mythology. He was the strongest man on earth, but he had a bad temper. He was mostly known for his twelve labors that he had to perform for King… Continue Reading →

These are some of Ancient Greek gods: Zeus, Poseidon, Hades, Demeter, Persephone, Athena, Hestia and Ares. Worshiping the gods was an important part of Ancient Greek life. In Athens women got married around fifteen and men got married around thirty…. Continue Reading →

The Olympics was a sporting event for the gods and goddess. The Olympics were held at Mount Olympus. The Olympics were held at mount Olympus because that’s where the gods and goddesses lived. The sports at the Olympics were the… Continue Reading →