The Lasting Influence of the Ancient Greeks on Modern Military

Written more than 2,000 years ago, the texts of ancient Greeks still had a great impact on the modern army in many ways.

At the beginning of the Cold War, Secretary of State, then Secretary of State, George Marshall, had read the history of Herodotus and Tucidides and was convinced that the events of the Peloponnesos war and the collapse of Athens deserves to be reviewed in the unprecedented period of the United Nations. Country and Russia - contemporary Athens and Persia confront each other

The history of Tucidides of the Peloponnesus War is still being studied in many military schools, including West Point Military Academy, US Marine Corps Headquarters and College, US Navy Academy of Annapolis. Encourage research of textual views on strategic leadership, acquisition of support in the long-term war, and recruitment of military and naval officers school impacts on biological warfare

"Melian dialogue" is considered to be particularly important, including the reasons the Athenians conquered Meros in one of the most violent conflicts of the 5th century BC.

In Greek textbooks, Colin Powell and David Petraeus are also being studied. He lost elegance in 2012 because he revealed secret information to the evidence of a lover in Sophos Klein. This word is well known. At that time, "Petreus" was the name of Centaur, but the character of Greek mythology of half a half horse known for its sexual desire did not attract people's attention.

But Greek text is also therapeutic for the military and victims on the other side of the conflict.

The Greek tragedy of Sophocles, Aeschylus and Euripides continues to provide a powerful blow to heal after soldiers recover from the conflict. In his recent book "War Theaters: The Tragedies of Ancient Greece Can Tell Us Today", Brian Dolly explained his collaboration with a war theaters, a travel drama group for American soldiers And retired soldiers deeply explored the influence of Sofoklu on the psychology of war.

In Amman, 2013, a group of women refugees from Syria played a version of Euripides Stroy women as a way to collectively release women affected by war.

The wonderful drama of ancient Greece is the most permanent and important heritage of Western countries. From Shakespeare to modern TV, not only can you touch the influence of the Greek drama, but the insights included in Greek tragedy form our perception of the essence of human life. Poets, philosophers, and politicians have borrowed and adapted the idea and language of the Greek drama for a long time to help them understand their own era. This outstanding collection will also inspire play artists' biographies, introductions of the play, to clarify, and also provide convenient memos at the bottom of each page. The famous classical appendix on "Greek drama and politics", "Dionysus Theater", "Tragedy of Plato and Aristotle" provides a rich background for readers.

The philosophy of ancient Greece focused on the reason and the role of exploration. In many ways it has had a significant influence on modern philosophy and modern science. From ancient Greek and Hellenistic philosophers, there is a clear and uninterrupted influence from medieval Muslim philosophers and Islamic scientists, European Renaissance and enlightenment, to modern worldly science. The earliest Greek literature was a poem for acting rather than personal consumption. Despite being part of the existing verbal poetry tradition, the earliest Greek poet was Homer. Homer's poem was developed at the same time as the Greeks wrote it, but it was written orally; the first poet who wrote this work in the document was Archilochus, a poet of lyrics from the middle of the 7th century BC.

Medieval Greek is a connection between this national language and modern Greek termed Koinee Greek. Byzantine Greek literature is still strongly influenced by ancient Greek literature, but it is also influenced by the native language Greek which is the etiquette language of the Greek Orthodox church, the language of the New Testament. Constantine (Great Emperor) moved to Byzantium (renamed Constantinople) in 330 years. This city is a major royal palace as well as other cities such as Trier, Milan and Sirmium, but officially it did not become the capital until 359. Nevertheless, the royal court lived there, the city is the political center of the eastern Roman Empire, and Greek is its main language. Initially, Latin was still the language of the courts and military. It was used in the official document, but the influence weakened. Since the beginning of the sixth century, most of the amendment to the law is written in Greek.