Fire in Antiquity: Greece Rome Egypt America

Since the days of Greek philosophy, the fire was conciderado as one of the four elements constituting the universe. The philosophers before Socrates worried about finding the original unity of the whole cosmic multiplicity, began to investigate which of those elements could considered as primitive.

Such concludes by water, Anaximenes in the air, and Ephesus Heraclitus bowed by fire. For Heraclitus the "fire" had all the characteristics of becoming physically explanatory principle.

Fire variations occur physical state changes in the bodies, the heat is a condition of life, ranging from limits determined by the resilience of the living, fire is the symbol of an energy budget for the other three elements air, water and land.

The cosmic process was conceived as an alternative cooling, solidification and heat-death, fluidity and life. In the old companies obtaining the required fire great job, either for basic needs like cooking, and against the cold. At that time the man took the resource permanently keep the fire day and night, in a public place for those who needed it.

The Egyptians had a permanent ceasefire in each temple, the Greeks and Romans as the Persians had one in each population. The early inhabitants of America, Natchez, Aztecs, Mayas, Peruvians, and others had their national fire, which remained permanently switched on broad pyramids.

In Rome, La Regia supposed abode of Vesta, was near a fountain, according to scholars implying that one had to take place, the two elements essential to the economy, (fire and water).

All public business and private matters were dealt with in the light of common fire. If the fire of the temple of Vesta was extinguished by accident, suspending civil life, interrupting the operation of all agencies (with particular issues, audiences, courts, etc).

When the inhabitants of Greece founded colonies, coal carrying migrants (the altar of Hestia), fire to represent the metropolis. I invite you to learn in the "entertainment" www.magazineofsales.com, such as casting spells, spells white magic love and, in addition to other topics and sections on Sports, Computers, Health, Painting and more; proven quality articles for your personal and spiritual development.