athens and the tyranny of a democratic state
... as esteeming ourselves worthy of the same; and of you also so esteemed till having computed the commodity, you now fall to allegation of equity, a thing which no man that had the occasion to achieve anything by strength ever so far preferred as to divert him from his profit. Those men are worthy of ...
... as esteeming ourselves worthy of the same; and of you also so esteemed till having computed the commodity, you now fall to allegation of equity, a thing which no man that had the occasion to achieve anything by strength ever so far preferred as to divert him from his profit. Those men are worthy of ...
The Epic of Gilgamesh
... Greece banded together and formed a league to fight the Persians, known as the Delian League. Despite the valiant efforts of the 300 Spartans led by Leonidas, the Greeks lost the Battle of Thermopylae (thurMOP-uh-lee), but Themistocles proved that the Greek navy was effective against Persia. The Gre ...
... Greece banded together and formed a league to fight the Persians, known as the Delian League. Despite the valiant efforts of the 300 Spartans led by Leonidas, the Greeks lost the Battle of Thermopylae (thurMOP-uh-lee), but Themistocles proved that the Greek navy was effective against Persia. The Gre ...
PYLOS AND SPHACTERIA 425 BC
... In 459 bc the Athenians made a landing on the Peloponnese at Halieis. It is not known if this was intended as an act of war or if the purpose was simply to beach for the night and obtain food and water by reasonably peaceable means, but a force from Corinth confronted the Athenians and defeated them ...
... In 459 bc the Athenians made a landing on the Peloponnese at Halieis. It is not known if this was intended as an act of war or if the purpose was simply to beach for the night and obtain food and water by reasonably peaceable means, but a force from Corinth confronted the Athenians and defeated them ...
Hegemonic Rivalry - Stanford University
... secure bastion behind which the Athenians could defend themselves against Spartan military forces. to By protecting the population of Attica, the fortification complex could potentially balance the power equation in a protracted war with a superior land power. But we do not actually know whether tha ...
... secure bastion behind which the Athenians could defend themselves against Spartan military forces. to By protecting the population of Attica, the fortification complex could potentially balance the power equation in a protracted war with a superior land power. But we do not actually know whether tha ...
Athenian Attitudes towards Sparta
... "Our constitution does not copy the laws of neighbouring states; we are rather a pattern to others than imitators ourselves. Its administration favours the many instead of the few; this is why it is called a democracy. If we look to the laws, they afford equal justice to all in their private differ ...
... "Our constitution does not copy the laws of neighbouring states; we are rather a pattern to others than imitators ourselves. Its administration favours the many instead of the few; this is why it is called a democracy. If we look to the laws, they afford equal justice to all in their private differ ...
The Spartans and Women in Ancient Greece
... “‘For it was not by imitating other states, but by devising a system utterly different from that of most others, that he [Lycurgus] made his country prosperous…he insisted on physical training for the female no less than for the male sex: moreover, he instituted races and trials of strength for wome ...
... “‘For it was not by imitating other states, but by devising a system utterly different from that of most others, that he [Lycurgus] made his country prosperous…he insisted on physical training for the female no less than for the male sex: moreover, he instituted races and trials of strength for wome ...
Milestone Documents in World History Funeral Oration of Pericles
... but as a means that brought forth more opportunities for all. In times past only the rich enjoyed luxury goods, but the maritime trade had created circumstances to allow the influx of goods that enabled more people to enjoy the bounty of wealth. PARAGRAPH 5 In the next paragraph Pericles moves from ...
... but as a means that brought forth more opportunities for all. In times past only the rich enjoyed luxury goods, but the maritime trade had created circumstances to allow the influx of goods that enabled more people to enjoy the bounty of wealth. PARAGRAPH 5 In the next paragraph Pericles moves from ...
Athenian Religion and The Peloponnesian War - Beck-Shop
... Delphic Apollo may have stated at the outset of the war that he would assist the Spartans, but that did not preclude turning to Apollo himself as well as to other gods for support. As in the Iliad, the god who brought the plague also had the power to stay it. Nor was the extent or duration of Apollo ...
... Delphic Apollo may have stated at the outset of the war that he would assist the Spartans, but that did not preclude turning to Apollo himself as well as to other gods for support. As in the Iliad, the god who brought the plague also had the power to stay it. Nor was the extent or duration of Apollo ...
Athenian Religion and The Peloponnesian War - Assets
... Delphic Apollo may have stated at the outset of the war that he would assist the Spartans, but that did not preclude turning to Apollo himself as well as to other gods for support. As in the Iliad, the god who brought the plague also had the power to stay it. Nor was the extent or duration of Apollo ...
... Delphic Apollo may have stated at the outset of the war that he would assist the Spartans, but that did not preclude turning to Apollo himself as well as to other gods for support. As in the Iliad, the god who brought the plague also had the power to stay it. Nor was the extent or duration of Apollo ...
Second Year of the War - The Plague of Athens
... was done by some of the neglected sick, who plunged into the rain-tanks in their agonies of unquenchable thirst; though it made no difference whether they drank little or much. Besides this, the miserable feeling of not being able to rest or sleep never ceased to torment them. The body meanwhile di ...
... was done by some of the neglected sick, who plunged into the rain-tanks in their agonies of unquenchable thirst; though it made no difference whether they drank little or much. Besides this, the miserable feeling of not being able to rest or sleep never ceased to torment them. The body meanwhile di ...
Some Helpful Context to Socrates` Trial and Execution
... This social crisis, or divine loimos, visiting Athens also had much to do with the emergence of a cultural breakdown in the sphere of education and traditional morality. The waning authority of Athenian traditions, particularly its educational traditions, had signaled a serious breakdown in the abil ...
... This social crisis, or divine loimos, visiting Athens also had much to do with the emergence of a cultural breakdown in the sphere of education and traditional morality. The waning authority of Athenian traditions, particularly its educational traditions, had signaled a serious breakdown in the abil ...
Athens and the Achaemenid Persian Empire in 508/7 BC
... been bidden, Artaphrenes son of Hystaspes, viceroy of Sardis, asked them, “What men are you and where do you live, who desire alliance with the Persians?” When he had received the information he wanted from the envoys, he gave them an answer the substance of which was that if the Athenians gave king ...
... been bidden, Artaphrenes son of Hystaspes, viceroy of Sardis, asked them, “What men are you and where do you live, who desire alliance with the Persians?” When he had received the information he wanted from the envoys, he gave them an answer the substance of which was that if the Athenians gave king ...
Transcript of “The Greeks: Crucible of Civilization” Episode Two
... stolen the wool from the mattress?” “Hermion asks, ‘What should I do to have useful children?’” But as the Athenians walked up this path two and half thousand years ago, there question was sim ...
... stolen the wool from the mattress?” “Hermion asks, ‘What should I do to have useful children?’” But as the Athenians walked up this path two and half thousand years ago, there question was sim ...
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 ...
Institutions, taxation, and market relationships in ancient Athens Carl
... period, it will be argued, significant interaction took place between the emerging market relationships and the formal and informal rules in society. To explore this process is interesting in its own right, not least in view of the renown of the male Athenian democracy, but also as there is much lef ...
... period, it will be argued, significant interaction took place between the emerging market relationships and the formal and informal rules in society. To explore this process is interesting in its own right, not least in view of the renown of the male Athenian democracy, but also as there is much lef ...
the life of pericles - Ms. Jabbar`s History Class
... Pericles was the Athenian leader who helped to rebuild Athens after the Persian Wars. Under his leadership, Athens entered its Golden Age. It was a peaceful and prosperous time for the citystate. Pericles was also dedicated to building Athenian democracy. Below is a biography of Pericles. You will a ...
... Pericles was the Athenian leader who helped to rebuild Athens after the Persian Wars. Under his leadership, Athens entered its Golden Age. It was a peaceful and prosperous time for the citystate. Pericles was also dedicated to building Athenian democracy. Below is a biography of Pericles. You will a ...
Conflict in the Greek World
... or fixed salary, to men who participated in the Assembly and its governing Council. This reform enabled poor men to serve in government. In addition, Athenians also served on juries. A jury is a panel of citizens who have the authority to make the final judgment in a trial. Unlike a modern American ...
... or fixed salary, to men who participated in the Assembly and its governing Council. This reform enabled poor men to serve in government. In addition, Athenians also served on juries. A jury is a panel of citizens who have the authority to make the final judgment in a trial. Unlike a modern American ...
Democracy and institutional change
... Athenian democracy was evolutionary in its character, with various political leaders like Cleisthenes, Themistocles, Ephialtes, Lykourgos, Euboulos and Demosthenes introducing political and economic reforms and developing more democratic and representative institutions. From a democratic point of vi ...
... Athenian democracy was evolutionary in its character, with various political leaders like Cleisthenes, Themistocles, Ephialtes, Lykourgos, Euboulos and Demosthenes introducing political and economic reforms and developing more democratic and representative institutions. From a democratic point of vi ...
Liturgy (ancient Greece)
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The liturgy (Greek: λειτουργία or λῃτουργία, leitourgia, from λαός / Laos, ""the people"" and the root ἔργο / ergon, ""work"" ) was in ancient Greece a public service established by the city-state whereby its richest members (whether citizens or resident aliens), more or less voluntarily, financed the State with their personal wealth. It took its legitimacy from the idea that ""personal wealth is possessed only through delegation from the city"". The liturgical system dates back to the early days of Athenian democracy, but gradually fell into disuse by the end of the 4th century BC, eclipsed by the development of Euergetism in the Hellenistic period.