Aesop's Fables Aesop's Fables Aesop's Fables, or the Aesopica, is a collection of fables credited to Aesop, a slave and storyteller believed to have lived in ancient Greece between 620 and 564 BCE. Of diverse origins, the stories associated with his name have descended to modern times through a number of sources and continue to be reinterpreted in different verbal registers and in popular as well as artistic media. The fables originally belonged to the oral tradition and were not collected for some three centuries after Aesop's death. By that time a variety of other stories, jokes and proverbs were being ascribed
Warfare in ancient Greek art due to its frequent spot on many works of ancient Greek art. As each different period in Greek history occurred, more and more types of art formed, as well as differing depictions of warfare. In Minoan art, warfare is not explicitly shown, but rather different interpretations were made that could tie into warfare. For example, bull leaping was an activity Minoan men did and the struggle between man and bull could be a depiction of warfare. During the Archaic Period, depictions of warfare in Greek Art held importance in status markings, and also provide insight as to the trading markets