Greek: Birth of Drama
... o easier means of travel o fish o city-states = “like frogs […] around a pond” (Plato) o strong navy (Athens) ...
... o easier means of travel o fish o city-states = “like frogs […] around a pond” (Plato) o strong navy (Athens) ...
WOMEN IN ANCIENT GREECE
... Hera in chains and hangs her upside down. In a fascinating book entitled Lost Goddesses of Early Greece, Sharleen Spretnak, remarks about the rich oral tradition where goddesses reigned supreme. The frequent use of the epithet “ox-eyed” for Hera, suggests that Hera was the great goddess worshiped by ...
... Hera in chains and hangs her upside down. In a fascinating book entitled Lost Goddesses of Early Greece, Sharleen Spretnak, remarks about the rich oral tradition where goddesses reigned supreme. The frequent use of the epithet “ox-eyed” for Hera, suggests that Hera was the great goddess worshiped by ...
Athens Part 1
... upbringing and expressed far more interest in the intellectual development of Athens' young boys. Athenian law required all able bodied males serve as citizen soldiers, on call for duty from ages 18 until 60. According to Plato, Socrates served in the armored infantry—known as the hoplite—with shiel ...
... upbringing and expressed far more interest in the intellectual development of Athens' young boys. Athenian law required all able bodied males serve as citizen soldiers, on call for duty from ages 18 until 60. According to Plato, Socrates served in the armored infantry—known as the hoplite—with shiel ...
athens - Hazlet Township Public Schools
... In the mid-9th century BC, the surrounding territory, including the seaport of Piraeus, was incorporated into the city-state of Athens. When the monarchy was replaced by an aristocracy of nobles, the common people had few rights. The city was controlled by the Areopagus (Council of Elders), who appo ...
... In the mid-9th century BC, the surrounding territory, including the seaport of Piraeus, was incorporated into the city-state of Athens. When the monarchy was replaced by an aristocracy of nobles, the common people had few rights. The city was controlled by the Areopagus (Council of Elders), who appo ...
Law Topic 5: Solon. The Athenian Lawmaker.
... substituted a system of control by the wealthy, and introduced a new and more humane law code. He was also a noted poet. Unfortunately it was not until the 5th century B.C. that accounts of his life and works began to be put together, mostly on the evidence of his poems and his law code. Although c ...
... substituted a system of control by the wealthy, and introduced a new and more humane law code. He was also a noted poet. Unfortunately it was not until the 5th century B.C. that accounts of his life and works began to be put together, mostly on the evidence of his poems and his law code. Although c ...
The Early Greeks
... As you read, complete the following sentences. Doing so will help you summarize the section. 1. ______________, ______________, and ______________ all wanted a part in Greek government.Their unhappiness led to the rise of ______________, men who took power by force. These tyrants took power away fro ...
... As you read, complete the following sentences. Doing so will help you summarize the section. 1. ______________, ______________, and ______________ all wanted a part in Greek government.Their unhappiness led to the rise of ______________, men who took power by force. These tyrants took power away fro ...
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... They met every 10 days to pass laws, elect officials, and direct foreign policy. Usually fewer than 6,000 participated at any one time. The top ten officials elected each year were known as generals (strategos.) ~ The most important general in Athenian government was Pericles. ~ Pericles guided Athe ...
... They met every 10 days to pass laws, elect officials, and direct foreign policy. Usually fewer than 6,000 participated at any one time. The top ten officials elected each year were known as generals (strategos.) ~ The most important general in Athenian government was Pericles. ~ Pericles guided Athe ...
Pericles/Golden age of Greece Powerpoint
... They met every 10 days to pass laws, elect officials, and direct foreign policy. Usually fewer than 6,000 participated at any one time. The top ten officials elected each year were known as generals (strategos.) ~ The most important general in Athenian government was Pericles. ~ Pericles guided Athe ...
... They met every 10 days to pass laws, elect officials, and direct foreign policy. Usually fewer than 6,000 participated at any one time. The top ten officials elected each year were known as generals (strategos.) ~ The most important general in Athenian government was Pericles. ~ Pericles guided Athe ...
Greek Art
... a profound literary or moral story just a story of three guys partying. The figures are lively and animated in complex poses. Euthymides as created a very believable three-dimensional space through his overlapping of their arms and legs and foreshortening. Notice how the center figure twists and tur ...
... a profound literary or moral story just a story of three guys partying. The figures are lively and animated in complex poses. Euthymides as created a very believable three-dimensional space through his overlapping of their arms and legs and foreshortening. Notice how the center figure twists and tur ...
ANCIENT GREEK PLAYWRIGHTS
... would come down and resolve the issues of the play so that everyone ended up happy usually. • Agon: scene in Old Comedy when both sides discussed the issues of the play. • Most Greek plays began near the climax, with the characters already in the midst of their struggles. • Before Sophocles, there w ...
... would come down and resolve the issues of the play so that everyone ended up happy usually. • Agon: scene in Old Comedy when both sides discussed the issues of the play. • Most Greek plays began near the climax, with the characters already in the midst of their struggles. • Before Sophocles, there w ...
1 - Utrecht University Repository
... mainland Greece, but to everyone's astonishment his forces were defeated on the plains near Marathon. Ten years later, his son Xerxes trod in the footsteps of his father and brought a massive army into Greece, but he too would taste defeat. It was in this conflict that the famous battles of Thermopy ...
... mainland Greece, but to everyone's astonishment his forces were defeated on the plains near Marathon. Ten years later, his son Xerxes trod in the footsteps of his father and brought a massive army into Greece, but he too would taste defeat. It was in this conflict that the famous battles of Thermopy ...
Chapter 3 The History of the Study of Human Movement
... The civilization of Greece absorbed elements from all of these sources to form its own culture. Because the cultural values and physical practices of the ancient Greeks have had an immeasurable impact on contemporary thought and practice, the Greek influence is of particular importance to our unders ...
... The civilization of Greece absorbed elements from all of these sources to form its own culture. Because the cultural values and physical practices of the ancient Greeks have had an immeasurable impact on contemporary thought and practice, the Greek influence is of particular importance to our unders ...
Greek Drama - The Lesson Builder
... BCE) depicts him fighting at Marathon in 490 BCE, a battle which is considered to be among the most important moments in Athenian history. At Marathon, the Athenians defeated the Persians and halted a Persian invasion. His brother, Cynegeirus, died fighting at Marathon. Aeschylus may also have fough ...
... BCE) depicts him fighting at Marathon in 490 BCE, a battle which is considered to be among the most important moments in Athenian history. At Marathon, the Athenians defeated the Persians and halted a Persian invasion. His brother, Cynegeirus, died fighting at Marathon. Aeschylus may also have fough ...
- The American School of Classical Studies at Athens
... In spite of all the difficultiesin the execution of the new plan and the creationof the archaeologicalareato the north of the Acropolis,the State still tried to expropriatecertain houses in order to expose surviving ancient monuments. It also took special care in uncovering the monuments of the Acro ...
... In spite of all the difficultiesin the execution of the new plan and the creationof the archaeologicalareato the north of the Acropolis,the State still tried to expropriatecertain houses in order to expose surviving ancient monuments. It also took special care in uncovering the monuments of the Acro ...
Greek Knowledge Challenge
... Why was trade nearly impossible in ancient Greece a) It was hard to cross the swift rivers b) Mountain ranges made trade difficult c) The vast deserts prevented the movement of goods d) The ancient Greeks did not have anything to trade ...
... Why was trade nearly impossible in ancient Greece a) It was hard to cross the swift rivers b) Mountain ranges made trade difficult c) The vast deserts prevented the movement of goods d) The ancient Greeks did not have anything to trade ...
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... 4. The head of the police department decides he wants to be the mayor, so he puts the current mayor in jail. When people try to speak out against him or criticize him, he uses the police to put them in jail, too. 5. A new law has been proposed, but before it is voted on, citizens can come to talk an ...
... 4. The head of the police department decides he wants to be the mayor, so he puts the current mayor in jail. When people try to speak out against him or criticize him, he uses the police to put them in jail, too. 5. A new law has been proposed, but before it is voted on, citizens can come to talk an ...
Making Athens Great Again - International Psychoanalysis
... monarchical systems elsewhere couldn’t have been starker: Every citizen was expected to partake in decision making directly, not through representatives. And just in case there were any Athenian citizens who didn’t fully appreciate the uniqueness of Athens and what it conferred on them, Pericles—who ...
... monarchical systems elsewhere couldn’t have been starker: Every citizen was expected to partake in decision making directly, not through representatives. And just in case there were any Athenian citizens who didn’t fully appreciate the uniqueness of Athens and what it conferred on them, Pericles—who ...
Athens and the Greek States: From Alliance to Empire
... Thucydides (2.38) on Athens and Culture When our work is over, we are in a position to enjoy all kinds of recreation for our spirits. There are various kinds of contests and sacrifices regularly throughout the year; in our own homes we find a beauty and a good taste which delight us every day and w ...
... Thucydides (2.38) on Athens and Culture When our work is over, we are in a position to enjoy all kinds of recreation for our spirits. There are various kinds of contests and sacrifices regularly throughout the year; in our own homes we find a beauty and a good taste which delight us every day and w ...
GCSE (9–1) Classical Greek
... apply the surplus to public works, which, once completed, will bring her glory for all time, and while they are being built will convert that surplus to immediate use. In this way all kinds of enterprises and demands will be created which will provide inspiration for every art, find employment for e ...
... apply the surplus to public works, which, once completed, will bring her glory for all time, and while they are being built will convert that surplus to immediate use. In this way all kinds of enterprises and demands will be created which will provide inspiration for every art, find employment for e ...
The Ancient World
... Our first complete text of Egyptian mathematics dates to this period, a thousand years after the building of the first pyramids. The Rhind papyrus (named after its discoverer) was, according to the preface, written down in the fourth month of the Inundation Season in the thirty-third year of the rei ...
... Our first complete text of Egyptian mathematics dates to this period, a thousand years after the building of the first pyramids. The Rhind papyrus (named after its discoverer) was, according to the preface, written down in the fourth month of the Inundation Season in the thirty-third year of the rei ...
2. Gerousia Leaving morning mess on the third day after his return
... With the power to overturn the decisions of kings, it was effectively the highest law-court of Sparta. In the current contest for power underway between the reform-minded supporters of Brasidas and the traditionalists, the Gerousia was strongly on the side of Agis and tradition, but a shift was not ...
... With the power to overturn the decisions of kings, it was effectively the highest law-court of Sparta. In the current contest for power underway between the reform-minded supporters of Brasidas and the traditionalists, the Gerousia was strongly on the side of Agis and tradition, but a shift was not ...
not for circulation - Ancient History and Classics @ hansbeck.org
... 2012), as well as the exchange of gifts (dōra, sing. dōron), which in itself included a greater variety of reciprocal actions or transactions to initiate or perpetuate amiable relations, emerging from, or leading to, friendship or intermarriage (von Reden 1995; Mitchell 1997; cf. also Jones 1999 on ...
... 2012), as well as the exchange of gifts (dōra, sing. dōron), which in itself included a greater variety of reciprocal actions or transactions to initiate or perpetuate amiable relations, emerging from, or leading to, friendship or intermarriage (von Reden 1995; Mitchell 1997; cf. also Jones 1999 on ...
Pericles
... In 431 BC, the Peloponnesian War began between Sparta and Athens. As military commander, Pericles watched as Athens struggled in the war. By the end of the first year of war, many Athenians had been killed. Pericles gave a famous funeral oration for those who had died. The speech appealed to the Ath ...
... In 431 BC, the Peloponnesian War began between Sparta and Athens. As military commander, Pericles watched as Athens struggled in the war. By the end of the first year of war, many Athenians had been killed. Pericles gave a famous funeral oration for those who had died. The speech appealed to the Ath ...
THE CALENDAR OF THE YEAR 304/3 B.C. IN ATHENS
... What is striking, given that the year must be 304/3, is the appearance of the word vo-rrpov in the fourth line after the name of the festival month. In his English summary Matthaiou states that this shows "clearlythat an intercalarymonth is to be understoodhere; the year 304/3 is, accordingly,an int ...
... What is striking, given that the year must be 304/3, is the appearance of the word vo-rrpov in the fourth line after the name of the festival month. In his English summary Matthaiou states that this shows "clearlythat an intercalarymonth is to be understoodhere; the year 304/3 is, accordingly,an int ...
Summary of Pericles Funeral Oration
... Pericles begins his praise of the war dead, as the other Athenian funeral orations do, by praising the ancestors of 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 ...
... Pericles begins his praise of the war dead, as the other Athenian funeral orations do, by praising the ancestors of 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 ...
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.