Greece will forever be plateaued high above the other civilizations of its time. Greece revolutionized warfare, art, technology, culture, and order throughout the duration of its ancient history. This advancement can be seen not just by the actions done by the Greeks of their time, however through the artifacts left behind by them. Greek artifacts left behind prove that it was the golden age of society through their technological superiority to others past.
Warfare in Greece was made much safer thanks to the metal armour of the hoplite. A hoplites gear consisted of a metal chest plate, helmet, shield, and a spear. The hoplite was a disciplined soldier and formed walls with their shields pushing out with the spear to dismantle an oncoming opposition. This was a proven during the invasion of Greece by the Persians under Xerxes. The Greeks were able to fend off an army of over two-hundred thousand with an army of only three-hundred Spartans, seven-hundred thespians, and five thousand other Greek allies. This shows that the Greek army was powerful and that the armour left behind by the Greeks shows us how superior they were to the barbaric opposition as described by Herodotus. The armour proves that the Greeks had a superior warfare tactic as well as strong order and power throughout its neighbouring powers in the time. This sort of advancement over an unarmed nation shows that the Greeks were more powerful and were a better society than others past
The Olympics are one of Greece's largest contributions to modern society. Athletes were seen as hero's to others and that tradition still holds strong today. In modern society one simply takes a video or photo of a moment in time however in Greece these technologies did not exist. Art and pottery depicting events in time are the Greeks way of showing how advanced culture was in Greece. Pottery has been used in many earlier civilizations and one may say that the Greeks are not innovators of this technology, but they use it in more than one way. We can compare this to modern day camera phones. Before we had a separate camera and a separate phone and eventually they merged. The Greeks had merged the usefulness of pottery with the elegance of cultural art. The Olympics vase is a very important artifact that proves the Greeks culture was advanced and that the Greeks lived in a golden age society where beauty was appreciated on every day things as simple as a vase.
Sculpture began as a very simplistic method of showing the comprehension of the human and it's beauty. In Neanderthals days sculptures of humans were drawn into cave walls, in Greek times the human was depicted in its perfect natural form. Before the cultural advancement of the Olympics art of people was based off of a figure standing in an unnatural position straight up and down with no variation. The features were very dull and humans looked much like a cylinder with a face etched into it. Now that the Greeks had the opportunity if seeing the naked human body in action artists can carve out a more three dimensional human with features that resemble the perfect human more. Statues of gods and goddesses were created as well as famous figures. The statues have lifelike features and are perfect replicas of human bodies. They are carved of marble and sometimes can be made of ivory and gold in the case of Athena's statue inside the Parthenon. This representation of humans left in the statues of ancient Greeks shows that the society had a understanding if the science in a human body, as well as the technology to do it. The statues would be on display so we can also assume that the Greeks wanted to see these representations of others, showing their culture in society as being sophisticated. The statues show that Greeks revolutionized sculpture during their period.
Greece is known for it's history. Times of war and times of peace both filled with prosperity and despair are what are shown through the history of Greece. But how do we know that Greece was really known for its golden-age type society. Through the relics left behind by these Greeks we can draw connections to human behaviour at the time and see the truth. We can also see it through the technological advances in comparison to other similar technologies of the artifacts time. Through the three examples of artifacts left behind by the Greeks it is clear that through their technological and cultural superiority that Ancient Greece was a golden age among society.
