Greece

Greece

Its 1821and there is a struggle in Greece with the war going on with the Ottoman Empire war. It actually started with a patriotic conspiracy in Oddesa. Its 1829 and the war with the Ottoman war is over. Successfully Greece won. The struggle is over.

Today I am visiting Sparta, Athens, Delphi, Olympia and Thebes. It’s the noon and I am at Sparta. Sparta has a military culture and always is defensive. The don’t like change and are always prepared for war. The males train from the ages of 7 to 30 and can’t go to war till they are at least around the ages of 30 to 60. The females work at home while the males stay in barracks camps to live till the age of 60.


It’s around morning and I left Sparta and I am at Athens. In Athens there are a lot of olive trees. In Athens people are very wise. There are poleis and acropolises in Athens. People in Athens mostly study and go to school. They are known for statues and art.

I left Athens and I am at Delphi, It is so cool the way the Apollo’s temple was built. It is believed that Apollo temple is sacred and that the two eagles’ sended out by the Greek God Zeus ended coming to the temple of Apollo. It is said that the temple was guarded by the mystical Mother Nature and her serpent. Apollo killed the serpent and Mother Nature left. Oracles would predict the future in Apollo’s temple. Delphi was believed to be the center of Greece and the world. The temple was considered the center of Delphi.

I left Delphi and I am heading to Thebes. Its midday and am at Thebes, there rich with religion and legend. It is said that Thebes was a Mycenaean city. During the Persian war Thebes joined with the Persians and when the Persians lost Thebes was punished. In the Peloponnesians war Thebes sided with Sparta against Athens. I am leaving Thebes and heading to Mount Olympia.

I am at Mount Olympia. They have Olympic Games and tournaments here. People say that the Gods and Goddess battled here and the great God Zeus was king of all the Gods. He is very powerful. One battle between gods and Goddess was the battle between Poseidon and Athena. The battled was for the land of Athens Poseidon gave water but Athena was wise and gifted Athens with olive tree.

M.G.