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Battles and soldiers The trojon war was waged acording to leagend against the city of troy and Achilles was a hero of the trojon war. He was the greatest warrior of Homer's llaid. Alexander the Great also was called Alexander 3, he was an ancient greek king (336-323 BC) he was one of the most sucsesfull militory commanders in all history. All soliders were eqipet with spears, sowrds and shilds Leaders Here are some great Ancient Greek leaders: 1) Mycenaean was a town run by the leader Mycenaean 2) Alexander the great was a great leader of macedonia 3) Hercules is great and powerful leader he was strong and smart 4) Poesoiden was the god of the sea

Housing In Ancient Greek the women and the men lived in different parts of the house. Most houses were made from stone or clay, and the roofs were covered with reeds or tiles. The floors were tiled to keep them cool in summer although in winter, fires in metal baskets were sometimes needed. Larger homes had a kitchen, a room for bathing and a womens sitting area.

Cooking and Eating The greek diet was VERY healthy. It was full of grains, wheat, barley, fruit, vegetables and bread.Meat was rarely eaten as the Greeks felt that just killing and eating a domestic animal was just wrong. They grew olives, grapes, figs and wheat and kept goats as pets for milk and to make cheese. In Summer there were plenty of fruit and vegtables to eat and when winter was approaching they started to store apples and other fruit. They also ate dried fruit. Another thing is that the Greeks loved there wine. That was one of the major reasons they grew grapes.

Clothes and Fashion Clothing in Ancient Greece was loose unlike the tight outfits we wear today. For winter they wore a heavy wool cloak to keep warm. They wore sandals or walked around bare foot. Women applied white led to their faces to brighten their complexion and sometimes they used chalk bu it didn't stay on for long. Most Greek women in Greece were earrings bracelets and necklaces.

Olymics The Greeks invented athletic contests and held them in honour of their gods. The men took part either naked or wearing a thong. In wresting the aimof the game was to throw their apponent tot he ground 3 times.