Stage 2 Classical Studies Assessment Type 3: Special Study
... The Peace of Nicias. Kagan suggests that a complex interaction of multiple causes led the Athenians to pursue the flawed Sicilian expedition. He supports what Thucydides hints at, that it was the death of Pericles, that initiated the decline of the Athenian empire and that the expedition only cataly ...
... The Peace of Nicias. Kagan suggests that a complex interaction of multiple causes led the Athenians to pursue the flawed Sicilian expedition. He supports what Thucydides hints at, that it was the death of Pericles, that initiated the decline of the Athenian empire and that the expedition only cataly ...
Pericles
... In 480 BC the Persians invaded Greece for the second time and Athens was evacuated. Pericles devoted himself to being a soldier. He showed initiative and joined the people’s party As Choregus in 472 BC he paid for Aeschylus’ play The Persians to be produced at the festival of Dionysus. This play gav ...
... In 480 BC the Persians invaded Greece for the second time and Athens was evacuated. Pericles devoted himself to being a soldier. He showed initiative and joined the people’s party As Choregus in 472 BC he paid for Aeschylus’ play The Persians to be produced at the festival of Dionysus. This play gav ...
Homer
... ---He learns that the oracle he had first fought against and then laughed at has been fulfilled, that every step his intelligence prompted took him one step nearer to disaster, that his knowledge was ignorance and his clean vision blindness. ...
... ---He learns that the oracle he had first fought against and then laughed at has been fulfilled, that every step his intelligence prompted took him one step nearer to disaster, that his knowledge was ignorance and his clean vision blindness. ...
Athens: Its Rise and Fall, Book III.
... character of Miltiades, long cast in shade by his brilliant qualities, came now more obviously in view. He was impeached capitally by Xanthippus, an Athenian noble, the head of that great aristocratic faction of the Alcmaeonids, which, inimical alike to the tyrant and the demagogue, brooked neither ...
... character of Miltiades, long cast in shade by his brilliant qualities, came now more obviously in view. He was impeached capitally by Xanthippus, an Athenian noble, the head of that great aristocratic faction of the Alcmaeonids, which, inimical alike to the tyrant and the demagogue, brooked neither ...
lost in translation: the original meaning of democracy
... means the capacity of all (Ober, 2007b). Ober believes we need to distinguish between two completely different uses and understandings of dēmos: the capital-D Dēmos and the small-d dēmos. As Ober writes: The primary meaning of dēmos to the Athenians was not “Assemblymen,” but “the whole of the Athen ...
... means the capacity of all (Ober, 2007b). Ober believes we need to distinguish between two completely different uses and understandings of dēmos: the capital-D Dēmos and the small-d dēmos. As Ober writes: The primary meaning of dēmos to the Athenians was not “Assemblymen,” but “the whole of the Athen ...
Volume I Spring 2000 Number 1 A Journal of Great Books
... goal of his army was to force them to become allies of Sparta to keep them from subjugation by Athens (Woodruff 98). This points out that weaker states were going to be forced to take one side or the other. These points show that the Athenian Empire was necessary primarily for the security of Athen ...
... goal of his army was to force them to become allies of Sparta to keep them from subjugation by Athens (Woodruff 98). This points out that weaker states were going to be forced to take one side or the other. These points show that the Athenian Empire was necessary primarily for the security of Athen ...
S Cimon, son of Miltiades (father) and Hegesipyle (mother
... that Cimon had a reputation for modesty, citing him as an example of how, in the “old days” of the early th century, the houses of wealthy and famous Athenians were no different from those of ordinary citizens (Dem. .). It is possible that Cimon had also been a victor in the games at Olympia ( ...
... that Cimon had a reputation for modesty, citing him as an example of how, in the “old days” of the early th century, the houses of wealthy and famous Athenians were no different from those of ordinary citizens (Dem. .). It is possible that Cimon had also been a victor in the games at Olympia ( ...
Views of Sea Power in the Fourth Century Attic
... revenues. 7 All of this suggests that the arche held by the navy was not considered an economic asset, and indeed could be viewed as a liability.' The use of the navy to protect one's own trade and lines of supply and conversely to interfere with the trade and lines of supply of hostile or rival sta ...
... revenues. 7 All of this suggests that the arche held by the navy was not considered an economic asset, and indeed could be viewed as a liability.' The use of the navy to protect one's own trade and lines of supply and conversely to interfere with the trade and lines of supply of hostile or rival sta ...
Athens: Its Rise and Fall, Book IV.
... they serve, sooner or later, to produce a counteracting rise and progress in the fortunes of another; as the sea here advances, there recedes, swallowing up the fertilities of this shore to increase the territories of that; and fulfilling, in its awful and appalling agency, that mandate of human de ...
... they serve, sooner or later, to produce a counteracting rise and progress in the fortunes of another; as the sea here advances, there recedes, swallowing up the fertilities of this shore to increase the territories of that; and fulfilling, in its awful and appalling agency, that mandate of human de ...
Τόπος και Χρόνος Γέννησης Τόπος και Χρόνος Θανάτου Κύρι
... He was also responsible for Athens' new interest towards Asia Minor and as a result several Asia Minor cities joined the Delian Leaque, while many intellectuals from Ionia came to Athens.36 This particular policy, developed in this period, underlay the tradition of Athens being the metropolis of Ion ...
... He was also responsible for Athens' new interest towards Asia Minor and as a result several Asia Minor cities joined the Delian Leaque, while many intellectuals from Ionia came to Athens.36 This particular policy, developed in this period, underlay the tradition of Athens being the metropolis of Ion ...
Thucydides and Just War: How to Begin to Read
... Walzer’s reply is that the difference between just severity and cruelty, while a matter of moral disagreement, is not one of self-serving definitions of terms. And when we look at Cleon’s own argument we see that Walzer is right: for Cleon is at pains to show that the common people, and not only the ...
... Walzer’s reply is that the difference between just severity and cruelty, while a matter of moral disagreement, is not one of self-serving definitions of terms. And when we look at Cleon’s own argument we see that Walzer is right: for Cleon is at pains to show that the common people, and not only the ...
Kelsey T. Chodorow
... During the Pelopennisian war Pericles made a speech for the dead. “When Athenian soldiers were killed in war Pericles gave a noble speech to show his ‘view of democracy.’ In his speech he said, ‘Everyone is equal before law, what counts in public service is not membership of a particular class, but ...
... During the Pelopennisian war Pericles made a speech for the dead. “When Athenian soldiers were killed in war Pericles gave a noble speech to show his ‘view of democracy.’ In his speech he said, ‘Everyone is equal before law, what counts in public service is not membership of a particular class, but ...
some athenian armor tokens - The American School of Classical
... of the horses of the cavalrymen, and, so that the latter would be equipped with arms as best as possible, made a donation of ten minas to the officers." 6 There is much lhere that one would like to know more about. Did these officers distribute Theophrastos' ten minas directly among their men, or di ...
... of the horses of the cavalrymen, and, so that the latter would be equipped with arms as best as possible, made a donation of ten minas to the officers." 6 There is much lhere that one would like to know more about. Did these officers distribute Theophrastos' ten minas directly among their men, or di ...
Plataea: The Overlooked Battle of the Graeco-Persian Wars - H-Net
... of the Persians at Marathon and their decimation of the Persian fleet at Salamis are two of the most celebrated events in antiquity. Meanwhile, the Battle of Plataea, which once and for all removed the threat of Persian dominance over the Greek mainland, is a distant fourth in the hearts and minds o ...
... of the Persians at Marathon and their decimation of the Persian fleet at Salamis are two of the most celebrated events in antiquity. Meanwhile, the Battle of Plataea, which once and for all removed the threat of Persian dominance over the Greek mainland, is a distant fourth in the hearts and minds o ...
Ancient History Sourcebook: 11th Brittanica: Pericles
... confronting the remodeLed Athenian democracy, before it could dispense with his tutelage, with a series of intricate questions of foreign policy which, in view of its inexperience, it could hardly have been expected to grapple with successfully. Pericles also incurred unpopularity because of his rat ...
... confronting the remodeLed Athenian democracy, before it could dispense with his tutelage, with a series of intricate questions of foreign policy which, in view of its inexperience, it could hardly have been expected to grapple with successfully. Pericles also incurred unpopularity because of his rat ...
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Thucydides [from Encyclopedia of Social Measurement]
... clearly defended by the Athenian ambassadors to Melos. For various reasons, however, most scholars now aver that Thucydides is little more sympathetic to these ambassadors than is Plato sympathetic to, e.g., Thrasymachus or Callicles. While the preceding section discussed the claim that Sparta began ...
... clearly defended by the Athenian ambassadors to Melos. For various reasons, however, most scholars now aver that Thucydides is little more sympathetic to these ambassadors than is Plato sympathetic to, e.g., Thrasymachus or Callicles. While the preceding section discussed the claim that Sparta began ...
Alcmaeonidae - hrsbstaff.ednet.ns.ca
... In that time he made mad coin from a Laurion silver mine and used the cash to build the army he used to take over Athens for the third time in 546 BCE. He did two things as soon as he “took office”. He banished the Alcmaeodinae and re-instituted Solons reforms in order to appease the common people ...
... In that time he made mad coin from a Laurion silver mine and used the cash to build the army he used to take over Athens for the third time in 546 BCE. He did two things as soon as he “took office”. He banished the Alcmaeodinae and re-instituted Solons reforms in order to appease the common people ...
CONON`S EMBASSY TO PERSIA
... not find suitably precise information on the time and place of Conon's arrest by Tiribazus. Of the four colleagues of Conon, Dion may be identified with the orator who was mentioned as a contemporary of Archinus at the end of the fifth century'). A Hermagenes, brother of Callias the younger 8), hims ...
... not find suitably precise information on the time and place of Conon's arrest by Tiribazus. Of the four colleagues of Conon, Dion may be identified with the orator who was mentioned as a contemporary of Archinus at the end of the fifth century'). A Hermagenes, brother of Callias the younger 8), hims ...
Mr. Belanger Adapted from Plutarch`s Life of Theseus
... girls. This tribute had to be paid because of the murder of Androgeus, the eldest son of King Minos of Crete, while he had been a guest of Aegeus in Attica. Minos avenged the death of his son with war, and in addition to the damage done to the Athenians by Minos' army, the gods also punished the lan ...
... girls. This tribute had to be paid because of the murder of Androgeus, the eldest son of King Minos of Crete, while he had been a guest of Aegeus in Attica. Minos avenged the death of his son with war, and in addition to the damage done to the Athenians by Minos' army, the gods also punished the lan ...
J. C. TREVETT
... Diodorus Siculus provides a long account of the debate at Syracuse on the treatment of the Athenians who were captured in 413 (13.19.4-33.1). One of his speakers, Nikolaos, in the course of arguing that Nikias should be spared, states that he was the Syracusan proxenos at Athens, and had always look ...
... Diodorus Siculus provides a long account of the debate at Syracuse on the treatment of the Athenians who were captured in 413 (13.19.4-33.1). One of his speakers, Nikolaos, in the course of arguing that Nikias should be spared, states that he was the Syracusan proxenos at Athens, and had always look ...
A Democratic Consideration of Herodotus`s Histories
... penalty of execution. Indeed, the very word “freedom,” its equivalents and any concept associated with liberty did not exist in ancient Persia. Democracy’s freedom and the unifying strength fostered by it could have been the very things that Herodotus hoped would inspire non-democratic Greek societi ...
... penalty of execution. Indeed, the very word “freedom,” its equivalents and any concept associated with liberty did not exist in ancient Persia. Democracy’s freedom and the unifying strength fostered by it could have been the very things that Herodotus hoped would inspire non-democratic Greek societi ...
The Historical Context of Aristotle`s Ethics
... moderation, fairness, and charity. A virtuous person takes, at most, what was fair. In many cases, the virtuous person takes less if doing so promotes a greater good. But, the person devoted to honor at all cost takes all that can be taken by using his power. Such a person would view himself as the ...
... moderation, fairness, and charity. A virtuous person takes, at most, what was fair. In many cases, the virtuous person takes less if doing so promotes a greater good. But, the person devoted to honor at all cost takes all that can be taken by using his power. Such a person would view himself as the ...
5IR Ancient Greece Class Assembly
... Spartan 2: Oh, we also like going abroad and meeting people. Narrator 2: That's nice. What do you do when you meet other people? Spartan 1: We kill them. Athenian 7: But what about art and music? Spartans: Oh yuck. Athenian 1: And democracy? Do you have democracy? Spartan 3: Democracy! Oh course not ...
... Spartan 2: Oh, we also like going abroad and meeting people. Narrator 2: That's nice. What do you do when you meet other people? Spartan 1: We kill them. Athenian 7: But what about art and music? Spartans: Oh yuck. Athenian 1: And democracy? Do you have democracy? Spartan 3: Democracy! Oh course not ...
Battle of Marathon
... Pheidippides, who was by birth an Athenian, and by profession and practice a trained runner. This man, according to the account which he gave to the Athenians on his return, when he was near Mount Parthenium, above Tegea, fell in with the god Pan, who called him by his name, and bade him ask the Ath ...
... Pheidippides, who was by birth an Athenian, and by profession and practice a trained runner. This man, according to the account which he gave to the Athenians on his return, when he was near Mount Parthenium, above Tegea, fell in with the god Pan, who called him by his name, and bade him ask the Ath ...