THE DISTINCTIVE FEATURES AND THE MAIN GOALS OF
... want to protect their emerging realm in Aegean. Although their economic interests; dependent mostly on allied financial contributions, from which both foreign and domestic Athenian policy had been financed, played no doubt, key role in this process. Therefore, if Athenians wanted to fully concentrat ...
... want to protect their emerging realm in Aegean. Although their economic interests; dependent mostly on allied financial contributions, from which both foreign and domestic Athenian policy had been financed, played no doubt, key role in this process. Therefore, if Athenians wanted to fully concentrat ...
Chapter 11: Cultural Contributions, 775 B.C.
... temples and arenas built in fields. A 40-foot, or 12-meter, gold and ivory statue of Zeus stood in one of the temples. The festival was known as the Olympic Games. It was the most important sporting event in Greece. While the games were going on, the Greeks would stop fighting any war in which they ...
... temples and arenas built in fields. A 40-foot, or 12-meter, gold and ivory statue of Zeus stood in one of the temples. The festival was known as the Olympic Games. It was the most important sporting event in Greece. While the games were going on, the Greeks would stop fighting any war in which they ...
Defence of Socrates - Not Entirely Stable
... The political reasons for Socrates’ trial went beyond the realm of Meletus. Two of Socrates’ pupils were key figures in Athens’ political history, both of which were seen as grievously harmful to Athens. One of these students was Alcibiades, who was a strategos during the Peloponnesian War. Not only ...
... The political reasons for Socrates’ trial went beyond the realm of Meletus. Two of Socrates’ pupils were key figures in Athens’ political history, both of which were seen as grievously harmful to Athens. One of these students was Alcibiades, who was a strategos during the Peloponnesian War. Not only ...
Preview - American Economic Association
... This section develops a model to illustrate how the quality of democratic decision-making can depend on the presence (or absence) of complementarities between political institutions and features of the economy. More specifically, we consider how the nature of policy decisions, combined with the patt ...
... This section develops a model to illustrate how the quality of democratic decision-making can depend on the presence (or absence) of complementarities between political institutions and features of the economy. More specifically, we consider how the nature of policy decisions, combined with the patt ...
300 - Thermopylae and Rise of an Empire
... messenger to tell Xerxes a tall tale. If he wanted to enjoy an easy victory, Xerxes should attack immediately since the Athenians were planning to leave Salamis by dawn. The Greeks, in other words, were reportedly running away. Taking the bait, Xerxes and his fleet of slower ships sailed into the bay ...
... messenger to tell Xerxes a tall tale. If he wanted to enjoy an easy victory, Xerxes should attack immediately since the Athenians were planning to leave Salamis by dawn. The Greeks, in other words, were reportedly running away. Taking the bait, Xerxes and his fleet of slower ships sailed into the bay ...
Focus Question: Based on the 2 readings which Greek City State
... A common exercise when learning about ancient Greece is to compare the lives and cities of the Athenians and Spartans. One of the most useful primary sources is a speech that the Athenian leader Pericles gave to honor soldiers who died in a war with Sparta. Pericles, a well-respected young noble, do ...
... A common exercise when learning about ancient Greece is to compare the lives and cities of the Athenians and Spartans. One of the most useful primary sources is a speech that the Athenian leader Pericles gave to honor soldiers who died in a war with Sparta. Pericles, a well-respected young noble, do ...
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 ...
2014 Senior External Examination Ancient History
... the majority of the citizens run the state, all are equal before the law and any citizen can stand for political office. There is a deliberate implicit comparison with Sparta: the Athenians ‘love wisdom without cowardice’. The essential participatory nature of the democracy is made clear in the refe ...
... the majority of the citizens run the state, all are equal before the law and any citizen can stand for political office. There is a deliberate implicit comparison with Sparta: the Athenians ‘love wisdom without cowardice’. The essential participatory nature of the democracy is made clear in the refe ...
The Legacy of Ancient Greece and Rome: Cornell Notes
... a. Monarchy—rule by king (monarch) government did b. Aristocracy—rule by group of noble families Athens have prior c. Oligarchy—rule by a group of wealthy people to democracy? d. Democracy—rule by people (citizens) B. Building Democracy 1. Athens a. Athens was largest, most powerful city-state Who w ...
... a. Monarchy—rule by king (monarch) government did b. Aristocracy—rule by group of noble families Athens have prior c. Oligarchy—rule by a group of wealthy people to democracy? d. Democracy—rule by people (citizens) B. Building Democracy 1. Athens a. Athens was largest, most powerful city-state Who w ...
Pericles - Stacy Middle School
... 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 ...
Alexander - Paris Art Studies
... 336-323 – Reign of Alexander III the Great who succeeds his famous father at the age of 20. As an adolescent he had been educated by the great philosopher Aristotle. Alexander immediately put down rebellions by all of Macedonia’s neighbors razing in Greece its most powerful city, Thebes, ...
... 336-323 – Reign of Alexander III the Great who succeeds his famous father at the age of 20. As an adolescent he had been educated by the great philosopher Aristotle. Alexander immediately put down rebellions by all of Macedonia’s neighbors razing in Greece its most powerful city, Thebes, ...
He did NOT find them wise. the pursuit of wisdom
... Disastrous twenty-seven year struggle (431-404 B.C.E.) between the rival Greek city-states of Athens and Sparta. Socrates fought in this war and it defined him intellectually. He was critical of Athenian democracy and Spartan Oligarchy 3 of his former students were leaders associated with the do ...
... Disastrous twenty-seven year struggle (431-404 B.C.E.) between the rival Greek city-states of Athens and Sparta. Socrates fought in this war and it defined him intellectually. He was critical of Athenian democracy and Spartan Oligarchy 3 of his former students were leaders associated with the do ...
The Athenian Empire and Control of the Saronic Gulf: Expansion
... Athens, however, was never able to conquer the city of Epidauros. After all of their efforts had failed, the Athenians took an incredibly curious measure and effectively made a treaty with the city by arranging a transfer of the god Asklepios to Athens. Asklepios did not make the journey to Athens u ...
... Athens, however, was never able to conquer the city of Epidauros. After all of their efforts had failed, the Athenians took an incredibly curious measure and effectively made a treaty with the city by arranging a transfer of the god Asklepios to Athens. Asklepios did not make the journey to Athens u ...
PERICLES` RECKLESS MEGARIAN POLICY WAS
... that came to be called the Delian League, although it rapidly evolved into what can only be described as an Athenian Empire. The Athenian hegemony, based upon sea power, came to rub up against the traditional hegemony of land-based Sparta and its Peloponnesian League, a kind of looser alliance with ...
... that came to be called the Delian League, although it rapidly evolved into what can only be described as an Athenian Empire. The Athenian hegemony, based upon sea power, came to rub up against the traditional hegemony of land-based Sparta and its Peloponnesian League, a kind of looser alliance with ...
The Athenian Embassies to Sardis and Cleomenes` Invasion of Attica
... cannot be determined with any precision and undoubtedly this varied with the scale of the expedition, but numerous examples indicate that it cannot have taken so many months that the expedition would be delayed until the following year. The Spartanarmy could be mobilized virtually overnight, as demo ...
... cannot be determined with any precision and undoubtedly this varied with the scale of the expedition, but numerous examples indicate that it cannot have taken so many months that the expedition would be delayed until the following year. The Spartanarmy could be mobilized virtually overnight, as demo ...
Pheidippides and the marathon
... “The romantic story about the runner who came from Marathon to say that the Athenians had been victorious and died from exhaustion, is untrue. It originates in a combination of two stories: Pheidippides' athletic achievement and the swift Athenian march from Marathon to the harbor. The famous legend ...
... “The romantic story about the runner who came from Marathon to say that the Athenians had been victorious and died from exhaustion, is untrue. It originates in a combination of two stories: Pheidippides' athletic achievement and the swift Athenian march from Marathon to the harbor. The famous legend ...
presentation source
... of deity is unknown. Thought to be Leokoreion, which dated to 6th century BC, “75 years before there was any sign of cult activity around the crossroads enclosure.” (J. Camp) ...
... of deity is unknown. Thought to be Leokoreion, which dated to 6th century BC, “75 years before there was any sign of cult activity around the crossroads enclosure.” (J. Camp) ...
Pericles` Funeral Oration
... system and policy than to the native spirit of our citizens; while in education, where our rivals from their very cradles by a painful discipline seek after manliness, at Athens we live exactly as we please, and yet are just as ready to encounter every legitimate danger. In proof of this it may be n ...
... system and policy than to the native spirit of our citizens; while in education, where our rivals from their very cradles by a painful discipline seek after manliness, at Athens we live exactly as we please, and yet are just as ready to encounter every legitimate danger. In proof of this it may be n ...
Notes to Support
... – Du0es of the Ci0zen: All ci@zens have responsibili@es such as vo@ng and par@cipa@ng in the government process ...
... – Du0es of the Ci0zen: All ci@zens have responsibili@es such as vo@ng and par@cipa@ng in the government process ...
the age of pericles: athens as metropolis
... the sea at Phaleron far enough away to deter casual sea-raiders, Athens prospered and gradually developed an exemplary democracy. The wide area of the country helped to support an enormous population for a Greek state. In Pericles' time probably over 250,000 Athenians, in addition to many thousands ...
... the sea at Phaleron far enough away to deter casual sea-raiders, Athens prospered and gradually developed an exemplary democracy. The wide area of the country helped to support an enormous population for a Greek state. In Pericles' time probably over 250,000 Athenians, in addition to many thousands ...
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... Hippias. Cleisthenes then returned to Athens to vei for power. Unfortunately for Cleisthenes, Sparta was backing his political rival, ___________________. But, Cleisthenes had a plan. He _____________________________________________ that would place power firmly in the hands of the _________________ ...
... Hippias. Cleisthenes then returned to Athens to vei for power. Unfortunately for Cleisthenes, Sparta was backing his political rival, ___________________. But, Cleisthenes had a plan. He _____________________________________________ that would place power firmly in the hands of the _________________ ...
Athens: A City-State
... passed on his power to govern to his eldest son. During the Dark Age, Greek kings began to rely on wealthy landowners, or nobles, to help them defend their land from invaders. Not surprisingly, the nobles began to demand some of the king's powers. By the end of the Dark Age, a small group of nobles ...
... passed on his power to govern to his eldest son. During the Dark Age, Greek kings began to rely on wealthy landowners, or nobles, to help them defend their land from invaders. Not surprisingly, the nobles began to demand some of the king's powers. By the end of the Dark Age, a small group of nobles ...
Euripides` Hecuba as Imperial Drama
... imperial democracy in the 420s. I approximate for the purposes of this reading the army’s assembly to the Athenian Assembly and the trial debate of Hecuba to the allied trials judged by Athenian courts. The Athenian Assembly was the main instrument for shaping foreign policy and passed a number of ...
... imperial democracy in the 420s. I approximate for the purposes of this reading the army’s assembly to the Athenian Assembly and the trial debate of Hecuba to the allied trials judged by Athenian courts. The Athenian Assembly was the main instrument for shaping foreign policy and passed a number of ...
Nicole Loraux, The Children of Athena. Athenian Ideas about
... sole survivor of Athens' founding family; she shows that she functions as a kind of epikleros or heiress. As the daughter of Erechtheus, king of Athens, Kreousa's filial obligations to preserve her father's household merge with the needs of the city. Consequently, her dowry is autochthony, legitimac ...
... sole survivor of Athens' founding family; she shows that she functions as a kind of epikleros or heiress. As the daughter of Erechtheus, king of Athens, Kreousa's filial obligations to preserve her father's household merge with the needs of the city. Consequently, her dowry is autochthony, legitimac ...
World History to the Sixteenth Century, Grade 11, University/College Preparation
... Distribute “Social Structure of Athens and Sparta” Handout. Have students engage in thinkpair-share to answer the following questions: How does the social structure of each citystate support the ideals of its culture? Do the ideals represented by each city-state’s god/goddess benefit every social c ...
... Distribute “Social Structure of Athens and Sparta” Handout. Have students engage in thinkpair-share to answer the following questions: How does the social structure of each citystate support the ideals of its culture? Do the ideals represented by each city-state’s god/goddess benefit every social c ...
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.