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2007-06-08 17:57:15 · 8 answers · asked by dian 2 in Arts & Humanities ➔ History
It most probably means that Greece was once glorious.
Like The beauty that is a rose which means that rose is beautiful. Similarly here it refers the past glory of Greece.
Do some research on ancient greece if you wanna know what was so glorious in ancient greece.
TW K
2007-06-08 18:03:09 · answer #1 · answered by TW K 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The phrase, "The glory that was Greece," refers to the days when Greece was the center of cultural, intellectual, philosophical and political importance.
Attica, Athens in the Fifth Century BCE.
It was during this time when Attica (now Greece) influenced the entire world, even though it was a small state. The art of this time was unparalleled and their approach to life quite different from the remainder of the known world.
"But a better land is there
Where Olympus cleaves the air."
Euripides...
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2007-06-08 18:23:24 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
The phrase "the glory that was Greece" pertains to the history,drama, mythology (study of gods/goddesses),philosophy that occurred in ancient Greece. For instance, drama was regarded as a religious observance to honor DIONYSUS, the god of spring and vintage (in a wine-producing country). As time passed, other gods, goddesses, and/or heroes were added to the list of subjects. Greece was the first city-state in history to have its own government. A good website to visit is www.watson.org/~leigh/athens.html . There is a 2 page article on why it was so glorious.
2007-06-08 18:29:24 · answer #3 · answered by jan51601 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
There are many different meanings for the term glory hole besides the sexual reference (see the Wikipedia disambiguation page). But, the first time I heard it, it was a reference to the opening on the furnace that they melt the glass in for glass blowing.
2016-05-20 08:26:08 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
It means that Greece had her golden age about 2500 years ago and much of our western ways and philosophies as well as democracy evolved from her. Like all great countries and empires, things changed and she and her city states were overun by other powers.
Michael
2007-06-08 18:09:02 · answer #5 · answered by Michael Kelly 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It means that at one time Greece was wonderful.
2007-06-08 18:04:45 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Greece was the place where western civilization was created. Then constant war and homosexuality destroyed it and it was swallowed by Rome.
2007-06-08 19:44:01 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Usually coupled with "and the grandeur that was Rome", thanks to Edgar Allen Poe (To Helen.- In his poem Poe is reversing the meaning- result of teenage hormones).
Refers to cultural achievements that have not bee duplicated, a deification of times past and an indictment of things current.
Excepting of course the beauty of Helen.
2007-06-08 18:15:50 · answer #8 · answered by Gaspode 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋