Corrupted States: Tyranny in Plato and Thucydides
... gains power only by supplanting the former laws of the people he wishes to govern. The tyrants of ancient Greece focused on the immediate present and future, neither adopting the ways of their predecessors nor producing heirs to extend their legacy beyond a single generation. During its civil war, t ...
... gains power only by supplanting the former laws of the people he wishes to govern. The tyrants of ancient Greece focused on the immediate present and future, neither adopting the ways of their predecessors nor producing heirs to extend their legacy beyond a single generation. During its civil war, t ...
Peisistratos to Perikles: Athens in the 5th century BC
... • Political rights restricted to adult male citizens (ie not women, slaves or foreigners) • Full political rights acquired at the age of 30 (ie could be a candidate for a magistracy, juror) • Ekklesia (assembly): all adult male citizens over 20 yrs belonged to this; any could speak • Boule (Coun ...
... • Political rights restricted to adult male citizens (ie not women, slaves or foreigners) • Full political rights acquired at the age of 30 (ie could be a candidate for a magistracy, juror) • Ekklesia (assembly): all adult male citizens over 20 yrs belonged to this; any could speak • Boule (Coun ...
The Peloponnesian War – Video 25 – Trouble with Nicias Situation
... Nicias is not really the right man for the job. He is too conservative and cautious for such a risky campaign. Nicias does not attack Syracuse: Nicias really wants to head ___________, but he knows anything short of a victory will not be accepted in Athens. If he goes home empty-handed, he might end ...
... Nicias is not really the right man for the job. He is too conservative and cautious for such a risky campaign. Nicias does not attack Syracuse: Nicias really wants to head ___________, but he knows anything short of a victory will not be accepted in Athens. If he goes home empty-handed, he might end ...
Athenian Democracy
... because power is in the hands not of the minority but of the whole people…. When it is a question of putting one person before another in positions of public responsibility, what counts is not membership of particular class, but the actual ability which the man possesses. No one, so long as he has i ...
... because power is in the hands not of the minority but of the whole people…. When it is a question of putting one person before another in positions of public responsibility, what counts is not membership of particular class, but the actual ability which the man possesses. No one, so long as he has i ...
From Innovative Democracy to Warfare State: Ancient Athens as a
... the fourth century, with Athens defeated, Sparta did not consult her allies and found herself at war with stronger ones, such as Corinth and Thebes: As an Athenian spokesman complained to the Spartans in 371, “You declare enemies for yourselves without consulting your allies whom you lead against t ...
... the fourth century, with Athens defeated, Sparta did not consult her allies and found herself at war with stronger ones, such as Corinth and Thebes: As an Athenian spokesman complained to the Spartans in 371, “You declare enemies for yourselves without consulting your allies whom you lead against t ...
Abstract
... speech of Gelon (7.162.1), who quotes another funeral oration preserved in Aristotle (Rhet. ...
... speech of Gelon (7.162.1), who quotes another funeral oration preserved in Aristotle (Rhet. ...
Pericles
... His music teacher, Damon, was another powerful influence in forming the gifted young person Pericles turned out to be. Pericles was a man of a new age and came under the influence of a school of thinking, a school called Sophists, which was a way of looking at the world through debunking illogical m ...
... His music teacher, Damon, was another powerful influence in forming the gifted young person Pericles turned out to be. Pericles was a man of a new age and came under the influence of a school of thinking, a school called Sophists, which was a way of looking at the world through debunking illogical m ...
Summary – Pericles
... a decree that permitted the poor to watch theatrical plays without paying, with the state covering the cost of their admission. With another decree he bestowed generous wages on all citizens who served as jurymen in the Heliaia (the supreme court of Athens) some time just after 454 BCE. His most con ...
... a decree that permitted the poor to watch theatrical plays without paying, with the state covering the cost of their admission. With another decree he bestowed generous wages on all citizens who served as jurymen in the Heliaia (the supreme court of Athens) some time just after 454 BCE. His most con ...
Athens: The Birthplace of Democracy
... so long ago, they glanced ahead and saw a face that they knew well. “It’s Pericles (PAIR-uh-klees)!” Hiero exclaimed. 13 or chosen ...
... so long ago, they glanced ahead and saw a face that they knew well. “It’s Pericles (PAIR-uh-klees)!” Hiero exclaimed. 13 or chosen ...
PERICLES
... • The government of Athens in the time of Pericles is usually regarded as the best example of direct demokratia (democracy). The word demokratia comes from a combination of two Greek words; demos (people) and kratein (to rule). Demokratia therefore means government by the people. • Pericles was firs ...
... • The government of Athens in the time of Pericles is usually regarded as the best example of direct demokratia (democracy). The word demokratia comes from a combination of two Greek words; demos (people) and kratein (to rule). Demokratia therefore means government by the people. • Pericles was firs ...
Funeral Speech of Pericles
... 2. What ideals were held in high esteem by the Greeks? In what ways does American Democracy diverge from these ideals? ...
... 2. What ideals were held in high esteem by the Greeks? In what ways does American Democracy diverge from these ideals? ...
Lesson Review Sheet for Three Democracies Mid Term Exam
... --“ Let’s get down to the basic principle which is simply this- that justice in this world exists only between equals.” --“So, let’s face facts and leave right and wrong and justice out of the conversation.” -- “If you abandon justice and if your empire falls apart, the whole world will take revenge ...
... --“ Let’s get down to the basic principle which is simply this- that justice in this world exists only between equals.” --“So, let’s face facts and leave right and wrong and justice out of the conversation.” -- “If you abandon justice and if your empire falls apart, the whole world will take revenge ...
Constitution of Athens
... some of these, which have been caught there. These ants make their dwellings underground, digging out the sand… and the sand which they carry forth from the holes is full of gold…the Indians come to this place [when the sun is hot and the ants are underground] with their sacks, they fill these with ...
... some of these, which have been caught there. These ants make their dwellings underground, digging out the sand… and the sand which they carry forth from the holes is full of gold…the Indians come to this place [when the sun is hot and the ants are underground] with their sacks, they fill these with ...
Peloponnesian War: Practice Test 1. The politician who
... 3. The Peace of Nicias in 421 was the result of all of the following except (A) the Spartan desire to recover their captured soldiers being held in Athens (B) the deaths of Cleon and Brasidias at Amphipolis (C) the devastation to agriculture and trade in Attica (D) the cost to both sides of hiri ...
... 3. The Peace of Nicias in 421 was the result of all of the following except (A) the Spartan desire to recover their captured soldiers being held in Athens (B) the deaths of Cleon and Brasidias at Amphipolis (C) the devastation to agriculture and trade in Attica (D) the cost to both sides of hiri ...
Summary of Pericles Funeral Oration
... present day Athenians, touching briefly on the acquisition of the empire. At this point, however, Pericles departs most dramatically from the example of other Athenian funeral orations and skips over the great military achievements of Athens' past: "That part of our history which tells of the milita ...
... present day Athenians, touching briefly on the acquisition of the empire. At this point, however, Pericles departs most dramatically from the example of other Athenian funeral orations and skips over the great military achievements of Athens' past: "That part of our history which tells of the milita ...
Analysis of Leaders from the Peloponnesian War Submitted by
... state their cases, and then Sparta would consider what action to take. The Corinthian delegates were the ones who mainly pointed out that the Spartans were usually very wary when it came to conflicts, and only became involved when it could directly influence their state (73-77.) Archidamus, after th ...
... state their cases, and then Sparta would consider what action to take. The Corinthian delegates were the ones who mainly pointed out that the Spartans were usually very wary when it came to conflicts, and only became involved when it could directly influence their state (73-77.) Archidamus, after th ...
peloponwar - Get Well Kathleen Davey
... 6 City of Potidaea fell to Athens & citizens were expelled. 7 Funeral Oration of Pericles — delivered by Pericles on the occasion of a pubic funeral for the Athenian men who had died in the war in 431 B.C. "No finer expression of the ideals of democracy exists than the famous Funeral Oration delive ...
... 6 City of Potidaea fell to Athens & citizens were expelled. 7 Funeral Oration of Pericles — delivered by Pericles on the occasion of a pubic funeral for the Athenian men who had died in the war in 431 B.C. "No finer expression of the ideals of democracy exists than the famous Funeral Oration delive ...
The North Metopes of the Parthenon and the Palladion
... father were honored following the battle, depicted on the other sides, may be seen as a powerful aition for the Panathenaia itself. Central to this myth is the message of saving the city from outsiders and the preservation of Athens by and for the autochthonous Athenians. The role of self-sacrifice ...
... father were honored following the battle, depicted on the other sides, may be seen as a powerful aition for the Panathenaia itself. Central to this myth is the message of saving the city from outsiders and the preservation of Athens by and for the autochthonous Athenians. The role of self-sacrifice ...
The Treaties between Persia and Athens
... emphasized that the Athenian envoys went under an existing treaty and not in order to conclude a new one. Obviously, the Athenians were shocked to hear that the Spartans were trying to negotiate for aid from Persia,17 and they were prepared to complain about it, just as eighty years earlier they had ...
... emphasized that the Athenian envoys went under an existing treaty and not in order to conclude a new one. Obviously, the Athenians were shocked to hear that the Spartans were trying to negotiate for aid from Persia,17 and they were prepared to complain about it, just as eighty years earlier they had ...
Τόπος και Χρόνος Γέννησης Τόπος και Χρόνος Θανάτου Κύρι
... military preparations. In September 411 BC during the naval battle at Cynossema the Athenians, under the leadership of the generals Thrasybulus and Thrasyllus, defeated Mindarus and the Peloponnesian Fleet. The Spartans lost 21 ships while the Athenians lost 15.6 After the sea battle, the two oppone ...
... military preparations. In September 411 BC during the naval battle at Cynossema the Athenians, under the leadership of the generals Thrasybulus and Thrasyllus, defeated Mindarus and the Peloponnesian Fleet. The Spartans lost 21 ships while the Athenians lost 15.6 After the sea battle, the two oppone ...
Foreign Names in Athenian Nomenclature
... The name Serambos means a dung-beetle or scarab; it is specifically Cretan and attested in numerous cities of Crete. In the hellenistic period it occurs for three Athenian individuals in three different demes. In at least one case, Serambos son of Heraippos in the deme Hermos, we can be sure that he ...
... The name Serambos means a dung-beetle or scarab; it is specifically Cretan and attested in numerous cities of Crete. In the hellenistic period it occurs for three Athenian individuals in three different demes. In at least one case, Serambos son of Heraippos in the deme Hermos, we can be sure that he ...
The Peloponnesian War
... Pericles “never really had any clear strategy for how to mount an offensive…” (Hanson, ...
... Pericles “never really had any clear strategy for how to mount an offensive…” (Hanson, ...
Introduction to Athenian Democracy of the Fifth and Fourth Centuries
... constitution of ancient Athens, during its flowering in the fifth and fourth centuries BCE. Its principal purpose is to enable students to compare the Athenian democracy with the system established by the U.S. Constitution. It will serve equally well to meet the needs of anyone who is interested in ...
... constitution of ancient Athens, during its flowering in the fifth and fourth centuries BCE. Its principal purpose is to enable students to compare the Athenian democracy with the system established by the U.S. Constitution. It will serve equally well to meet the needs of anyone who is interested in ...
Democracy and Greece`s Golden Age
... hold public office. Now even the poorest citizen could serve if elected or chosen by lot. Consequently, Athens had more citizens engaged in self-government than any other city-state in Greece. This reform made Athens one of the most democratic governments in history. The introduction of direct democ ...
... hold public office. Now even the poorest citizen could serve if elected or chosen by lot. Consequently, Athens had more citizens engaged in self-government than any other city-state in Greece. This reform made Athens one of the most democratic governments in history. The introduction of direct democ ...
Section 3 - Democracy and Greece`s Golden Age
... hold public office. Now even the poorest citizen could serve if elected or chosen by lot. Consequently, Athens had more citizens engaged in self-government than any other city-state in Greece. This reform made Athens one of the most democratic governments in history. The introduction of direct democ ...
... hold public office. Now even the poorest citizen could serve if elected or chosen by lot. Consequently, Athens had more citizens engaged in self-government than any other city-state in Greece. This reform made Athens one of the most democratic governments in history. The introduction of direct democ ...