Curiosities of Ancient Greece
You know that in Virtual Variety we love History, that's why today we decided, to share some curiosities of the Greek civilization, join us in this short reading to know more about so incredible people.
Ancient Greece was one of the most fascinating civilizations that has existed in the world, because in it emerged great philosophers who are now studied and mentioned, also was born democracy, something so desired in many countries today. Apart from their great innovation in the system of government that they had, it fascinates everyone who studies their history, not to mention the great scientific advances that they had at that time, which is why today we are going to talk about some curiosities, about such an incredible civilization.
How old were they? - Thinking about the life expectancy of the ancient civilizations, makes us imagine that they did not live long, because of wars, poor nutrition and even diseases, but this is not the case of the ancient Greeks, it turns out that their life expectancy was 100 years, and all thanks to their good Mediterranean diet, their physical activities and great personal care, they had very good hygiene according to historical data.
What rites did they have? - It turns out that, for them, death was summarized in crossing a river, by means of Charon's boat (Charon was the Boatman of Hades, in charge of crossing all those recent souls on the other side of the river). However, the most curious aspect of this rite is that the dead placed a coin in each eye, because in order to cross that river in that boat, you had to pay. Curious, isn't it?.
And what was its aesthetic? - Today it is somewhat strange in society, to see people with eyebrows together, in ancient Greece was the opposite, having eyebrows in that way, highlighted your beauty and made you an intelligent person, so much so that women who failed to join their eyebrows, were painted to simulate such a union. What crazy truth?.
Was there anything forbidden? - Actually yes, but prostitution was not one of them, on the contrary, it was legal to practice such a profession, and the most curious thing is that the women who practiced, announced their services in an ingenious way, used a sandal, and to call the attention of some client, they wrote on the floor "Follow me", a lot of ingenuity for the time, the really amazing thing is that not only women could prostitute themselves, but also men.
What was their political system like? - A while ago, we mentioned in one of the paragraphs that democracy was born in Ancient Greece, and so much so that they had a voting system where everyone could exercise their right to vote, but it was the opposite, to what we know today by voting, they did not vote to elect a ruler or politician, on the contrary, they voted to exile that person for 10 years, if he did not fulfill his promises, and occupied a position unnecessarily, something really curious.
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This text was translated from Spanish to English thanks to the translator Deepl.
Another data is that the Spartan women were the only ones who had more freedom than the Athenian ones, and received the same education than men at some point. They practiced gymnastics, dance and music.