The World`s Greatest Books, Vol XI.
... dynasties. But all we know of this first of the Pharaohs, beyond his existence, is practically nothing, and the stories related of him are mere legends. The real history of the early centuries eludes our researches. The history as we have it is divided into three periods: 1. The Memphite period, whi ...
... dynasties. But all we know of this first of the Pharaohs, beyond his existence, is practically nothing, and the stories related of him are mere legends. The real history of the early centuries eludes our researches. The history as we have it is divided into three periods: 1. The Memphite period, whi ...
tHe AtHeniAn AGORA
... the United States often display magnificent objects with little or no information as to where they were found and what else was found with them. What sets the Agora project and museum apart from most collections is the relationship of the objects to the ...
... the United States often display magnificent objects with little or no information as to where they were found and what else was found with them. What sets the Agora project and museum apart from most collections is the relationship of the objects to the ...
Introduction to Athenian Democracy of the Fifth and Fourth Centuries
... mainland), began an expansion of his kingdom through a step-by-step conquest of areas in the northern part of Greece, gradually extending his control southwards towards Athens. By 338, Athens was effectively under the control of Philip. In 322, Antipater, who controlled Greece after the death of Phi ...
... mainland), began an expansion of his kingdom through a step-by-step conquest of areas in the northern part of Greece, gradually extending his control southwards towards Athens. By 338, Athens was effectively under the control of Philip. In 322, Antipater, who controlled Greece after the death of Phi ...
Peter Marciano
... people now and in the future. Their laws cover incredibly personal areas of the home life while concentrating on the effect it will have on society; although Lycurgus make laws concerning the familial life, his laws seem much less superfluous than Solon’s, the reason being that Lycurgus makes all c ...
... people now and in the future. Their laws cover incredibly personal areas of the home life while concentrating on the effect it will have on society; although Lycurgus make laws concerning the familial life, his laws seem much less superfluous than Solon’s, the reason being that Lycurgus makes all c ...
“Is there an exit strategy from a preventive war? The opposing cases
... crucial stage, who facilitated significantly the procedure of my thesis’ submission and enlightened me with his pertinent and always forward leaning observations. Apart from the academic support, my heartfelt thanks go particularly to my father, who encouraged me and motivated me since the very begi ...
... crucial stage, who facilitated significantly the procedure of my thesis’ submission and enlightened me with his pertinent and always forward leaning observations. Apart from the academic support, my heartfelt thanks go particularly to my father, who encouraged me and motivated me since the very begi ...
Kings of Thebes - the OLLI at UCI Blog
... The old man, whom Oedipus did not recognize was Laius. The curse of Pelops was fulfilled. The oracle was right, he had killed his real father. Oedipus came to Thebes. Dead king, city plagued by a monster, SPHINX, sent by Hera. ...
... The old man, whom Oedipus did not recognize was Laius. The curse of Pelops was fulfilled. The oracle was right, he had killed his real father. Oedipus came to Thebes. Dead king, city plagued by a monster, SPHINX, sent by Hera. ...
Τόπος και Χρόνος Γέννησης Τόπος και Χρόνος Θανάτου Κύρι
... When the Athenian fleet arrived in Miletus, five Eretrian vessels were with them because the Milesians once supported them in the war against Chalcis. Aristagoras decided to attack Sardis but did not want to participate himself to the expedition. So the Ionian and Athenian army went inland and burne ...
... When the Athenian fleet arrived in Miletus, five Eretrian vessels were with them because the Milesians once supported them in the war against Chalcis. Aristagoras decided to attack Sardis but did not want to participate himself to the expedition. So the Ionian and Athenian army went inland and burne ...
Τόπος και Χρόνος Γέννησης Τόπος και Χρόνος Θανάτου Κύρι
... When the Athenian fleet arrived in Miletus, five Eretrian vessels were with them because the Milesians once supported them in the war against Chalcis. Aristagoras decided to attack Sardis but did not want to participate himself to the expedition. So the Ionian and Athenian army went inland and burne ...
... When the Athenian fleet arrived in Miletus, five Eretrian vessels were with them because the Milesians once supported them in the war against Chalcis. Aristagoras decided to attack Sardis but did not want to participate himself to the expedition. So the Ionian and Athenian army went inland and burne ...
Herodotus, Politics and Athenian Democracy
... they were able to rebel against the Medes and overthrow them, in turn conquering a vast empire of soft peoples. Ruling over these soft lands and timid peoples, the Persians themselves then became soft and timid in their life of luxury. When they then attacked the Greeks, who were shown to be a sturd ...
... they were able to rebel against the Medes and overthrow them, in turn conquering a vast empire of soft peoples. Ruling over these soft lands and timid peoples, the Persians themselves then became soft and timid in their life of luxury. When they then attacked the Greeks, who were shown to be a sturd ...
On Bribing Athenian Ambassadors - Greek, Roman, and Byzantine
... bribery were not very frequent, and the number of those known to us who had been accused and convicted specifically for their conduct as ambassadors is not very great.u If this is true, one of the reasons for it is that accusations of bribery are restricted almost entirely to embassies to the court ...
... bribery were not very frequent, and the number of those known to us who had been accused and convicted specifically for their conduct as ambassadors is not very great.u If this is true, one of the reasons for it is that accusations of bribery are restricted almost entirely to embassies to the court ...
The North Metopes of the Parthenon and the Palladion
... and built as an architectural unit, with kinds of formalized relationships of axes and proportions generally unheard of before the great building programs of the Hellenistic Age. From my perspective, however, in which both the more abstract elements of the buildings and their sculptural decoration a ...
... and built as an architectural unit, with kinds of formalized relationships of axes and proportions generally unheard of before the great building programs of the Hellenistic Age. From my perspective, however, in which both the more abstract elements of the buildings and their sculptural decoration a ...
T he P elo P onnesian W ar
... Thucydides’ approach to history resembled that of many modern historians from the enlightenment era through the nineteenth century. A good representative is Edward Gibbon, who wrote in his famous Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire that “wars, and the administration of public affairs, are the princ ...
... Thucydides’ approach to history resembled that of many modern historians from the enlightenment era through the nineteenth century. A good representative is Edward Gibbon, who wrote in his famous Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire that “wars, and the administration of public affairs, are the princ ...
Set text guide - Euripedes activity - Handbook
... τὰ Μεγάλα). This was one of the most important religious festivals in the Athenian calendar. It was held every March or April in honour of the god Dionysos, and took the form of drama competitions between different playwrights, who were each commissioned to produce three tragedies and a more light-h ...
... τὰ Μεγάλα). This was one of the most important religious festivals in the Athenian calendar. It was held every March or April in honour of the god Dionysos, and took the form of drama competitions between different playwrights, who were each commissioned to produce three tragedies and a more light-h ...
the taleides amphora
... Theseus himself seems to fight without effort, and there is something almost casual about the manner in which he holds his sword. Some of these stylistic traits can also be observed in the panel on the reverse. The three figures show the same intentness as the spectators and protagonists in the cont ...
... Theseus himself seems to fight without effort, and there is something almost casual about the manner in which he holds his sword. Some of these stylistic traits can also be observed in the panel on the reverse. The three figures show the same intentness as the spectators and protagonists in the cont ...
The Greek City-States - Middletown High School
... • War with Persia – Revolt of Greek colonists in Asia Minor prompted Persian attack on Athens – 10,000 man Greek army defeats 48,000 man Persian army at Marathon (490 B.C.E.] – Greek key was hoplite soldiers organized into tightly-knit phalanxes, symbolic of citizen unity of city-state ...
... • War with Persia – Revolt of Greek colonists in Asia Minor prompted Persian attack on Athens – 10,000 man Greek army defeats 48,000 man Persian army at Marathon (490 B.C.E.] – Greek key was hoplite soldiers organized into tightly-knit phalanxes, symbolic of citizen unity of city-state ...
Ch. 5 Slides - Stamford High School
... • War with Persia – Revolt of Greek colonists in Asia Minor prompted Persian attack on Athens – 10,000 man Greek army defeats 48,000 man Persian army at Marathon (490 B.C.E.] – Greek key was hoplite soldiers organized into tightly-knit phalanxes, symbolic of citizen unity of city-state ...
... • War with Persia – Revolt of Greek colonists in Asia Minor prompted Persian attack on Athens – 10,000 man Greek army defeats 48,000 man Persian army at Marathon (490 B.C.E.] – Greek key was hoplite soldiers organized into tightly-knit phalanxes, symbolic of citizen unity of city-state ...
Greek history from original sources - Specimen
... whether to go to war with the Athenians over the command by sea. Similarly when the popular Assembly met, the younger men, and many of the others, were ambitious to get the command back, in the belief that, if they got it, they would enjoy much revenue, would make Sparta in every respect greater and ...
... whether to go to war with the Athenians over the command by sea. Similarly when the popular Assembly met, the younger men, and many of the others, were ambitious to get the command back, in the belief that, if they got it, they would enjoy much revenue, would make Sparta in every respect greater and ...
spodek_ch05 - AP World History
... • War with Persia – Revolt of Greek colonists in Asia Minor prompted Persian attack on Athens – 10,000 man Greek army defeats 48,000 man Persian army at Marathon (490 B.C.E.] – Greek key was hoplite soldiers organized into tightly-knit phalanxes, symbolic of citizen unity of city-state ...
... • War with Persia – Revolt of Greek colonists in Asia Minor prompted Persian attack on Athens – 10,000 man Greek army defeats 48,000 man Persian army at Marathon (490 B.C.E.] – Greek key was hoplite soldiers organized into tightly-knit phalanxes, symbolic of citizen unity of city-state ...
Akroterion 47 (2002) 5-15 EURIPIDES` BACCHAE IN ITS
... Archelaus himself was a problematic individual, as we can see from Plato’s Gorgias, where Archelaus is taken as a case study in the exchange on the subject whether happiness depends upon goodness. Polos characterises Archelaus as a vicious man, with no legitimate claim to the throne he held: “his mo ...
... Archelaus himself was a problematic individual, as we can see from Plato’s Gorgias, where Archelaus is taken as a case study in the exchange on the subject whether happiness depends upon goodness. Polos characterises Archelaus as a vicious man, with no legitimate claim to the throne he held: “his mo ...
A DROUGHT IN THE LATE EIGHTH CENTURY B.C.
... century. In fact, all the wells in use in the latter half of the century seem to have gone out of use in the years around 700 B.C.2This is a notable development, unparalleledfor any other period among the 400 wells excavated thus far in the Agora, except among the Archaic wells closed as a result of ...
... century. In fact, all the wells in use in the latter half of the century seem to have gone out of use in the years around 700 B.C.2This is a notable development, unparalleledfor any other period among the 400 wells excavated thus far in the Agora, except among the Archaic wells closed as a result of ...
Antigone
... unfailing rules,” or her own beliefs and values, led her to bury Polyneices (her brother). – The subject of how much power such “unwritten” laws had when they came into conflict with civic laws was a matter of debate during the 5th century B. C. ...
... unfailing rules,” or her own beliefs and values, led her to bury Polyneices (her brother). – The subject of how much power such “unwritten” laws had when they came into conflict with civic laws was a matter of debate during the 5th century B. C. ...
review article: the nature of athenian democracy
... would indeed be a key issue. 11 But since (as H. demonstrates) government bodies were staffed by large numbers of amateurs-citizens chosen more or less at random from the whole social spectrum-the resolution of class tensions within each institution (and ultimately within the society as a whole) may ...
... would indeed be a key issue. 11 But since (as H. demonstrates) government bodies were staffed by large numbers of amateurs-citizens chosen more or less at random from the whole social spectrum-the resolution of class tensions within each institution (and ultimately within the society as a whole) may ...
Athens – The Incidental Democracy
... developed a democratic constitution, in the sense that, both in theory and in practice, all citizens could influence public decision-making.1 The most important political institution was the Assembly, where decisions were taken by majority vote, and where all citizens could attend, vote and speak. M ...
... developed a democratic constitution, in the sense that, both in theory and in practice, all citizens could influence public decision-making.1 The most important political institution was the Assembly, where decisions were taken by majority vote, and where all citizens could attend, vote and speak. M ...
Daily Double Graphic and Sound Effect!
... Athens created this league in which Greek city-states gave money and joined their navies to protect the Greeks from future Persian ...
... Athens created this league in which Greek city-states gave money and joined their navies to protect the Greeks from future Persian ...
Ancient Greek warfare
The Greek 'Dark Age' drew to a close as a significant increase in population allowed urbanized culture to be restored, and the rise of the city-states (Poleis). These developments ushered in the Archaic period (800-480 BC). They also restored the capability of organized warfare between these Poleis (as opposed to small-scale raids to acquire livestock and grain, for example). The fractious nature of Ancient Greek society seems to have made continuous conflict on this larger scale inevitable.Concomitant with the rise of the city-state was the evolution of a new way of warfare - the hoplite phalanx. When exactly the phalanx developed is uncertain, but it is thought to have been developed by the Spartans. The chigi vase, dated to around 650 BC, is the earliest depiction of a hoplite in full battle array. The hoplite was a well-armed and armored citizen-soldier primarily drawn from the middle classes. Every man had to serve at least two years in the army. Fighting in the tight phalanx formation maximised the effectiveness of his armor, large shield and long spear, presenting a wall of armor and spearpoints to the enemy. They were a force to be reckoned with.With this evolution in warfare, battles seem to have consisted mostly of the clash of hoplite phalanxes from the city-states in conflict. Since the soldiers were citizens with other occupations, warfare was limited in distance, season and scale. Neither side could afford heavy casualties or sustained campaigns, so conflicts seem to have been resolved by a single set-piece battle.The scale and scope of warfare in Ancient Greece changed dramatically as a result of the Greco-Persian Wars. To fight the enormous armies of the Achaemenid Empire was effectively beyond the capabilities of a single city-state. The eventual triumph of the Greeks was achieved by alliances of many city-states (the exact composition changing over time), allowing the pooling of resources and division of labour. Although alliances between city states occurred before this time, nothing on this scale had been seen before. The rise of Athens and Sparta as pre-eminent powers during this conflict led directly to the Peloponnesian War, which saw further development of the nature of warfare, strategy and tactics. Fought between leagues of cities dominated by Athens and Sparta, the increased manpower and financial resources increased the scale, and allowed the diversification of warfare. Set-piece battles during the Peloponnesian war proved indecisive and instead there was increased reliance on attritionary strategies, naval battle and blockades and sieges. These changes greatly increased the number of casualties and the disruption of Greek society.Following the eventual defeat of the Athenians in 404 BC, and the disbandment of the Athenian-dominated Delian League, Ancient Greece fell under the hegemony of Sparta. However, it was soon apparent that the hegemony was unstable, and the Persian Empire sponsored a rebellion by the combined powers of Athens, Thebes, Corinth and Argos, resulting in the Corinthian War (395-387 BC). After largely inconclusive campaigning, the war was decided when the Persians switched to supporting the Spartans, in return for the cities of Ionia and Spartan non-interference in Asia Minor. This brought the rebels to terms, and restored the Spartan hegemony on a more stable footing. The Spartan hegemony would last another 16 years, until, at the Battle of Leuctra (371) the Spartans were decisively defeated by the Theban general Epaminondas.In the aftermath of this, the Thebans acted with alacrity to establish a hegemony of their own over Greece. However, Thebes lacked sufficient manpower and resources, and became overstretched in attempting to impose itself on the rest of Greece. Following the death of Epaminondas and loss of manpower at the Battle of Mantinea, the Theban hegemony ceased. Indeed, the losses in the ten years of the Theban hegemony left all the Greek city-states weakened and divided. As such, the city-states of southern Greece would shortly afterwards be powerless to resist the rise of the Macedonian kingdom in the north. With revolutionary tactics, King Phillip II brought most of Greece under his sway, paving the way for the conquest of ""the known world"" by his son Alexander the Great. The rise of the Macedonian Kingdom is generally taken to signal the end of the Greek Classical period, and certainly marked the end of the distinctive hoplite battle in Ancient Greece.