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Battles and Soldiers

There was a trojan war it took place in the 13th or 12th century BC. The Trojans were slaughtered by the enemy, Troy was located at Dardenelles there was many deaths of heroes including Achilles and Ajax.

Leaders

Hercules had extroadinary strength,courage,ingenuity and sexual prowess. Zeus was the ruler of Mount Olympus, the king of gods and the god of thunder and sky. Poseidon was the god of the sea, of horses and of earthquakes.

Housing

The heart of a greek home was the courtyard. Large houses were usually made of mud bricks and had tile roofs. The kitchen was down stairs and the bedrooms were upstairs.

Cooking and Eating

The Greeks loved good food and good parties. Greeks liked to eat lying down everyone drank plenty of wine and had lot's of the feast.

Alexander the Great

This man was one of the greatest military commanders of all time he was undefeated in battle, he had overun almost the whole of greece. Before he died he was trying to take over Europe, People now think that he died of malaria, Nile virus and typhoid. His fathers name was Philip 2 of Macedon. He conquered the persian Empire, Anatolia, Syria, Phoenicia, Judea, Gaza. He died in the palace of Nebuchadrezzar the 2nd in Babylon and he was very close to reaching 33 years of age. Alexander was put in a gold sarcophagus which was then placed in a gold casket with a purple robe on top of it. His coffin was then placed with his armor in a gold carriage.