1 Fracturing the Insularity of the Global State: War and Conflict in
... brother of Antigone and Ismene, and a warlord in the recently concluded civil war, as Eurydice and her all-female cabinet prepares for the arrival of Theseus, first citizen of the powerful democratic state of Athens. Theseus’ visit is presented as a benevolent presence regarding aid to rebuild Thebe ...
... brother of Antigone and Ismene, and a warlord in the recently concluded civil war, as Eurydice and her all-female cabinet prepares for the arrival of Theseus, first citizen of the powerful democratic state of Athens. Theseus’ visit is presented as a benevolent presence regarding aid to rebuild Thebe ...
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... death) is ever documented in the sources. So much for the disciplinary powers. Let us address the father’s powers on family property. Athenians could make a will only if they did not have male children.17 In time the rule’s strictness was mitigated and the old principle was strongly eroded. Logograp ...
... death) is ever documented in the sources. So much for the disciplinary powers. Let us address the father’s powers on family property. Athenians could make a will only if they did not have male children.17 In time the rule’s strictness was mitigated and the old principle was strongly eroded. Logograp ...
Chapter 5: Greek Civilization
... To find out about the future, many Greeks visited an oracle (AWR • uh • kuhl). This was a sacred shrine where a priest or priestess spoke for a god or goddess. The most famous was the oracle at the Temple of Apollo at Delphi (DEHL • FY). The oracle chamber was deep inside the temple. The room had an ...
... To find out about the future, many Greeks visited an oracle (AWR • uh • kuhl). This was a sacred shrine where a priest or priestess spoke for a god or goddess. The most famous was the oracle at the Temple of Apollo at Delphi (DEHL • FY). The oracle chamber was deep inside the temple. The room had an ...
`On Teaching Aeschylus` Persians` - Classical Association of Victoria
... owing to the deceit of Themistocles, that democratic leader who had taken the initiative in building up Athens’ navy. Themistocles is the man mentioned elliptically at Persians 355ff. Xerxes began leading his forces back to Asia after the battle of Salamis, and his land army was summarily defeated i ...
... owing to the deceit of Themistocles, that democratic leader who had taken the initiative in building up Athens’ navy. Themistocles is the man mentioned elliptically at Persians 355ff. Xerxes began leading his forces back to Asia after the battle of Salamis, and his land army was summarily defeated i ...
Ancient Greece LEGS Government and Law
... Courts were a crucial part of governing democracy, Aristotle once said that whoever owns the courts owns the state. The courts in Athens were very large jury courts, the smallest ones had 201 jury members (one to avoid tie in the vote)! Maybe there would be 500, 1,000, or 1,500! Even one time the co ...
... Courts were a crucial part of governing democracy, Aristotle once said that whoever owns the courts owns the state. The courts in Athens were very large jury courts, the smallest ones had 201 jury members (one to avoid tie in the vote)! Maybe there would be 500, 1,000, or 1,500! Even one time the co ...
ALLOCATING ATHENS
... luxuries possessed b y only a few outstanding shrines amongst all the hundreds which were found i n any large city. All that was necessay to make a shrine was that a piece of ground or a natural or artificial object should be dedicated to a deity. To preserve the place inviolate the limits had to be ...
... luxuries possessed b y only a few outstanding shrines amongst all the hundreds which were found i n any large city. All that was necessay to make a shrine was that a piece of ground or a natural or artificial object should be dedicated to a deity. To preserve the place inviolate the limits had to be ...
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... restore them to their homes, they at first enslaved the weaker cities, but afterward made war on and forced the more important cities to submit, having preserved the general peace no longer than two years. Seeing that the city of the Mantineians lay upon their borders and was full of valiant men, th ...
... restore them to their homes, they at first enslaved the weaker cities, but afterward made war on and forced the more important cities to submit, having preserved the general peace no longer than two years. Seeing that the city of the Mantineians lay upon their borders and was full of valiant men, th ...
mosaics of grecian history
... It must be acknowledged that our standard historical works, with all their worth, do not command a perusal by the people at large; and it is equally plain that our ordinary School Manuals–the abridgments and outlines of more voluminous works–do not meet with any greater favor. The mere outline syste ...
... It must be acknowledged that our standard historical works, with all their worth, do not command a perusal by the people at large; and it is equally plain that our ordinary School Manuals–the abridgments and outlines of more voluminous works–do not meet with any greater favor. The mere outline syste ...
12/09/2004 Steve Fredette Final Paper Ancient Greece The Center
... independent from the surrounding area of the Phocians. The Amphictyony had the power to institute fines and declare sacred wars, often pertaining to claims that the offending party cultivated sacred land. Having control of Delphi, which was so centrally important to the Greek culture, was thus a sou ...
... independent from the surrounding area of the Phocians. The Amphictyony had the power to institute fines and declare sacred wars, often pertaining to claims that the offending party cultivated sacred land. Having control of Delphi, which was so centrally important to the Greek culture, was thus a sou ...
FJCL Greek Literature Study Guide
... Herodotus*: author of the History of the Persian Wars, which is 9 books long; he was born in Asia Minor. His history contains earlier events and a large amount of cultural information. Ibycus:. According to legend he was attacked by robbers while a flock of cranes was passing overhead. Before the ro ...
... Herodotus*: author of the History of the Persian Wars, which is 9 books long; he was born in Asia Minor. His history contains earlier events and a large amount of cultural information. Ibycus:. According to legend he was attacked by robbers while a flock of cranes was passing overhead. Before the ro ...
Kears, M. (2011) `Review: Susan Lape, Race and Citizen Identity in
... Similarly, the presence of foreigners in Athens is glossed over. The metics, we are told, „supplied an important out-group or Other against whom Athenian citizens could be defined‟, but unfortunately Lape does not go into further detail. She is convincing when she claims that the Athenian racial ide ...
... Similarly, the presence of foreigners in Athens is glossed over. The metics, we are told, „supplied an important out-group or Other against whom Athenian citizens could be defined‟, but unfortunately Lape does not go into further detail. She is convincing when she claims that the Athenian racial ide ...
discussion paper: 10.02 march 2010 the context of ancient greek
... activity. 11 A type of personal autarky (autarkes) is ideal, where one is freed from economic constraints by others (Booth 1993, p. 42). In time, oikoi joined into larger units (villages) and the final form of the larger unit in ancient Greece was the polis which emerged around 700 BC. 12 Sparta, At ...
... activity. 11 A type of personal autarky (autarkes) is ideal, where one is freed from economic constraints by others (Booth 1993, p. 42). In time, oikoi joined into larger units (villages) and the final form of the larger unit in ancient Greece was the polis which emerged around 700 BC. 12 Sparta, At ...
Before Athens - Griffith University
... Heracles, but when this message was relayed by the ambassadors, it was “the people” (Arrian 1893: II,15) who passed a decree to obey any other command of Alexander, but not to admit into the city any Persian or Macedonian. This decision resulted in Alexander laying waste to Tyre. It is clear from th ...
... Heracles, but when this message was relayed by the ambassadors, it was “the people” (Arrian 1893: II,15) who passed a decree to obey any other command of Alexander, but not to admit into the city any Persian or Macedonian. This decision resulted in Alexander laying waste to Tyre. It is clear from th ...
CORINTH
... Until they were seven years old, children were educated at home by their mother or a male slave in art and science. From seven to fourteen, they attended a day school to be educated in drama, poetry, art, science, and public speaking. If their parents could afford it, they went to a higher s ...
... Until they were seven years old, children were educated at home by their mother or a male slave in art and science. From seven to fourteen, they attended a day school to be educated in drama, poetry, art, science, and public speaking. If their parents could afford it, they went to a higher s ...
Acrobatic gymnastics in Greece from ancient
... Buddha’s era (560-483 BC). From the earliest times exercises in India were directly related to religion as a medical and recreational medium. On the basis of historical and modern research we know that the Phoenicians adopted physical exercises, more specifically harness racing, as a daily practice ...
... Buddha’s era (560-483 BC). From the earliest times exercises in India were directly related to religion as a medical and recreational medium. On the basis of historical and modern research we know that the Phoenicians adopted physical exercises, more specifically harness racing, as a daily practice ...
EQ: How did the people of Athens create a democracy?
... • Every citizen had the right to speak his opinion. • After the speeches were over, the assembly voted. Voting was usually done by a show of hands, but EQ: How did the people of Athens create a democracy? ...
... • Every citizen had the right to speak his opinion. • After the speeches were over, the assembly voted. Voting was usually done by a show of hands, but EQ: How did the people of Athens create a democracy? ...
Were ancient Macedonians Greek
... something) and the word ippos(=horse) meaning the man who is friendly to horses. The prefix "philo" and the word "ippos" are also found in many words of Greek origin today (philosophy, philology, hippodrome, hippocampus). Some more ancient Macedonian names can be found here ...
... something) and the word ippos(=horse) meaning the man who is friendly to horses. The prefix "philo" and the word "ippos" are also found in many words of Greek origin today (philosophy, philology, hippodrome, hippocampus). Some more ancient Macedonian names can be found here ...
Chapter 2 : The Rise of Greek Civilization
... 21. By confronting the Greeks with the differences between themselves and the new people they met, colonization gave them a sense of cultural identity and fostered a ___________ spirit. (Answer: Panhellenic, page 41) 22. In some cities the crisis produced by new economic and social conditions led to ...
... 21. By confronting the Greeks with the differences between themselves and the new people they met, colonization gave them a sense of cultural identity and fostered a ___________ spirit. (Answer: Panhellenic, page 41) 22. In some cities the crisis produced by new economic and social conditions led to ...
Greek Democracy
... philosophy. One of the elements of democracy is competitive elections. A competitive election features many elements of democracy. Some democratic elements are freedom of speech and freedom of the press. Another aspect of democracy in the United States is majority rule. In the United States, the for ...
... philosophy. One of the elements of democracy is competitive elections. A competitive election features many elements of democracy. Some democratic elements are freedom of speech and freedom of the press. Another aspect of democracy in the United States is majority rule. In the United States, the for ...
Foreign Names in Athenian Nomenclature
... John Barron’s monograph on this coinage.9 It seems obvious, therefore, that they were originally Samian citizens who became naturalized in Athens. In both cases the grant was implemented and the two men later returned to the island as Athenian citizens. The name Serambos means a dung-beetle or scara ...
... John Barron’s monograph on this coinage.9 It seems obvious, therefore, that they were originally Samian citizens who became naturalized in Athens. In both cases the grant was implemented and the two men later returned to the island as Athenian citizens. The name Serambos means a dung-beetle or scara ...
What was democracy in ancient Athens?
... they were at a particular time. The water bodies, hills and mountains in Greece are very similar now to what they were 2500 years ago. However, boundaries and cities have changed greatly. Athens is much bigger than it once was and Sparta is no longer a city. To understand history, it is really impor ...
... they were at a particular time. The water bodies, hills and mountains in Greece are very similar now to what they were 2500 years ago. However, boundaries and cities have changed greatly. Athens is much bigger than it once was and Sparta is no longer a city. To understand history, it is really impor ...
Sea-Power in Greek Thought
... sea, there is one of which you are absolute masters, and have, or may have, the dominion to any extent which you please.' This sea-power implies tyranny, which it may seem wrong to have assumed, but which it is certainly dangerous to let go--and inglorious, because hatred does not last long, but 'be ...
... sea, there is one of which you are absolute masters, and have, or may have, the dominion to any extent which you please.' This sea-power implies tyranny, which it may seem wrong to have assumed, but which it is certainly dangerous to let go--and inglorious, because hatred does not last long, but 'be ...
Who was Solon? http://wiki.answers.com/Q/Why+was+it+necessary+
... constitutional reforms. His works only survive in fragments. They appear to feature interpolations by later authors and it is possible that fragments have been wrongly attributed to him (see Solon the reformer and poet). Ancient authors such as Herodotus and Plutarchare the main source of informatio ...
... constitutional reforms. His works only survive in fragments. They appear to feature interpolations by later authors and it is possible that fragments have been wrongly attributed to him (see Solon the reformer and poet). Ancient authors such as Herodotus and Plutarchare the main source of informatio ...
Solon was an ancient Athenian leader who came into power in 594
... constitutional reforms. His works only survive in fragments. They appear to feature interpolations by later authors and it is possible that fragments have been wrongly attributed to him (see Solon the reformer and poet). Ancient authors such as Herodotus and Plutarchare the main source of informatio ...
... constitutional reforms. His works only survive in fragments. They appear to feature interpolations by later authors and it is possible that fragments have been wrongly attributed to him (see Solon the reformer and poet). Ancient authors such as Herodotus and Plutarchare the main source of informatio ...
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.