Constitution of Athens (pdf file)
... (CA, xlvi); Navy increasingly important in early fifth century defense of Greece against Persia; Previously, cavalry and hoplites (heavy-armed soldiers) were crucial: – demes preserved names of the fallen; ...
... (CA, xlvi); Navy increasingly important in early fifth century defense of Greece against Persia; Previously, cavalry and hoplites (heavy-armed soldiers) were crucial: – demes preserved names of the fallen; ...
Chapter 5: The Height of Greek Civilization
... Believing that healthy bodies made the best use of nature’s gifts, the ancient Greeks stressed athletics in their school curriculum. Greek men who could afford the leisure time usually spent all or part of their afternoons practicing sports in their polis’s gymnasiums. The ancient Greeks held the Ol ...
... Believing that healthy bodies made the best use of nature’s gifts, the ancient Greeks stressed athletics in their school curriculum. Greek men who could afford the leisure time usually spent all or part of their afternoons practicing sports in their polis’s gymnasiums. The ancient Greeks held the Ol ...
Government in Athens
... • Today the word tyrant is harsh but in ancient Greece the word had a very different meaning • Tyrants in Athenian government were usually good leaders with strong armies and support from the people. • Peisistratus brought peace and prosperity to the city starting new policies to unify the city, bui ...
... • Today the word tyrant is harsh but in ancient Greece the word had a very different meaning • Tyrants in Athenian government were usually good leaders with strong armies and support from the people. • Peisistratus brought peace and prosperity to the city starting new policies to unify the city, bui ...
ancient agora of athens
... intersection of three existing roads with the Panathenaic Way, the main road in Athens. It was organized by Peisistratus, who removed private houses from the agora, closed wells, and made it the center of Athenian government. He also built a drainage system, fountains and a temple to the Olympian go ...
... intersection of three existing roads with the Panathenaic Way, the main road in Athens. It was organized by Peisistratus, who removed private houses from the agora, closed wells, and made it the center of Athenian government. He also built a drainage system, fountains and a temple to the Olympian go ...
Quiz 1 Answer Key Following is information to help you assess your
... The Doric order was the first to be used in temple construction. The most important parts of the elevation of a Doric temple to consider would be, starting from the bottom: its baseless column, a fairly simple capital, its entablature composed of an architrave, triglyphs and metopes (together, the f ...
... The Doric order was the first to be used in temple construction. The most important parts of the elevation of a Doric temple to consider would be, starting from the bottom: its baseless column, a fairly simple capital, its entablature composed of an architrave, triglyphs and metopes (together, the f ...
LESSON XXI This lesson begins with a discussion of Greek History
... Philip himself, and an Athenian private citizen, a professional speech writer, a patriot steeped in Thucydides, perhaps the greatest orator of all times: Demosthenes (deh-MAHS-the-neez). . He saw the danger, and in speech after speech, with ever increasing desperation, he begged the Athenians to ta ...
... Philip himself, and an Athenian private citizen, a professional speech writer, a patriot steeped in Thucydides, perhaps the greatest orator of all times: Demosthenes (deh-MAHS-the-neez). . He saw the danger, and in speech after speech, with ever increasing desperation, he begged the Athenians to ta ...
Ancient Greek Theater
... periods in the history of theater that could be said to approach the greatness of ancient Athens Elizabethan England and, perhaps the 20th Century. The greatest playwright of Elizabethan England was Shakespeare, but Athens produced at least 5 equally great playwrights. The 20th Century produced thou ...
... periods in the history of theater that could be said to approach the greatness of ancient Athens Elizabethan England and, perhaps the 20th Century. The greatest playwright of Elizabethan England was Shakespeare, but Athens produced at least 5 equally great playwrights. The 20th Century produced thou ...
! "#$%&$'()*+%$,-./! The following 8 lessons will address areas of Ancient Civilization...
... by going through a definition of Colonization and explain to them the most important characteristics that make up these events. To go into a further understanding, using chart paper has students list out more recent Colonization’s that they know of. * Teacher can provide their own list if they feel ...
... by going through a definition of Colonization and explain to them the most important characteristics that make up these events. To go into a further understanding, using chart paper has students list out more recent Colonization’s that they know of. * Teacher can provide their own list if they feel ...
17 - Public Library UK
... The age of the heroes, from the first appearance of the Hellenes in Thessaly to the return of the Greeks from Troy, was supposed to be a period of about two hundred years. These heroes were believed to be a noble race of beings, possessing a superhuman though not a divine nature, and superior to ord ...
... The age of the heroes, from the first appearance of the Hellenes in Thessaly to the return of the Greeks from Troy, was supposed to be a period of about two hundred years. These heroes were believed to be a noble race of beings, possessing a superhuman though not a divine nature, and superior to ord ...
Bronwen WICKKISER Plague, Politics, and the Peloponnesian War
... The importation of Asklepios-cult to Athens from Epidauros in 420/19 BC has long been explained as the result of the plague that devastated Athens ten years earlier. This explanation, however, is problematic for a number of reasons including the ten-year lag between cause and effect and the absence ...
... The importation of Asklepios-cult to Athens from Epidauros in 420/19 BC has long been explained as the result of the plague that devastated Athens ten years earlier. This explanation, however, is problematic for a number of reasons including the ten-year lag between cause and effect and the absence ...
Lycurgan Sparta
... but of everything that equality and free speech are clearly a good; take the case of Athens, which under the rule of tyrants proved no better in war than any of its neighbors but, once rid of those tyrants, was far the first of all. What this makes clear is that when held in subjection they would no ...
... but of everything that equality and free speech are clearly a good; take the case of Athens, which under the rule of tyrants proved no better in war than any of its neighbors but, once rid of those tyrants, was far the first of all. What this makes clear is that when held in subjection they would no ...
6th_grade_lesson_plan_week18
... Standard 6-1: I can demonstrate an understanding of the development of the cradles of civilizations as people moved from a nomadic existence to a settled life. Focus Statement: 6-1.2 I can explain the emergence of agriculture and its effect on early human communities, including the domestication of ...
... Standard 6-1: I can demonstrate an understanding of the development of the cradles of civilizations as people moved from a nomadic existence to a settled life. Focus Statement: 6-1.2 I can explain the emergence of agriculture and its effect on early human communities, including the domestication of ...
handout 2 persian empire - Mr. Gunnells` Social Studies Class
... Peninsula, on islands of the Aegean plain overlooking the battle site. He quickly marched home in Sea, along the western edge of the Anatolian Peninsula (Ionia), and on humiliation. The following year, the Greeks defeated the remnants of the the rim of the Black Sea. In the Persian army at Platea. s ...
... Peninsula, on islands of the Aegean plain overlooking the battle site. He quickly marched home in Sea, along the western edge of the Anatolian Peninsula (Ionia), and on humiliation. The following year, the Greeks defeated the remnants of the the rim of the Black Sea. In the Persian army at Platea. s ...
Greece and the Barbarians
... in the VIII century BC. We will then devote our attention to events and trends of the Archaic period in Greece and the Near East: the rise of the kingdom of Lydia, the origin of the Greek city-state and constitutional governments, the experience of tyranny, the development of the Persian Empire, and ...
... in the VIII century BC. We will then devote our attention to events and trends of the Archaic period in Greece and the Near East: the rise of the kingdom of Lydia, the origin of the Greek city-state and constitutional governments, the experience of tyranny, the development of the Persian Empire, and ...
The Greek Civilization
... an all-inclusive knowledge, which one could describe as the knowledge of Being (what is). (Being is the most abstract of all terms, for it means everything that is; as such Reality is a synonym for Being.) Thus the philosopher, as the Greeks understood it, sought to understand the Whole (another syn ...
... an all-inclusive knowledge, which one could describe as the knowledge of Being (what is). (Being is the most abstract of all terms, for it means everything that is; as such Reality is a synonym for Being.) Thus the philosopher, as the Greeks understood it, sought to understand the Whole (another syn ...
Doryanthes AUGUST 2011
... and is probably a more precise term, since its standard English meaning is burial mound or tomb (see: Hdt, 1.45.3). Greek hoplite warfare was a stylised experience and once the battle was over (the defeated having acknowledged their defeat), the tidying up o f the battlefield took place. 3 This, of ...
... and is probably a more precise term, since its standard English meaning is burial mound or tomb (see: Hdt, 1.45.3). Greek hoplite warfare was a stylised experience and once the battle was over (the defeated having acknowledged their defeat), the tidying up o f the battlefield took place. 3 This, of ...
GREEK ART
... scenes in relief sculpture appeared in the latter part of the sixth century .., as artists became increasingly successful at showing figures in motion. Statues of victors at these games were erected as dedications to the gods. About .., Athens established the Panathenaic games. Among the hon ...
... scenes in relief sculpture appeared in the latter part of the sixth century .., as artists became increasingly successful at showing figures in motion. Statues of victors at these games were erected as dedications to the gods. About .., Athens established the Panathenaic games. Among the hon ...
DISCOBOLUS (DISCUS THROWER)
... The Greek male standing nude figure known as a kouros had a very long life in the artistic development of the male body. The earliest examples were borrowed from Egyptian figure types and date to around 600 BC. The stiff and formulaically composed arrangement of head, torso and limbs served as a veh ...
... The Greek male standing nude figure known as a kouros had a very long life in the artistic development of the male body. The earliest examples were borrowed from Egyptian figure types and date to around 600 BC. The stiff and formulaically composed arrangement of head, torso and limbs served as a veh ...
Herodotus Assignment #1 2012
... 1) Darius' invasion of Attica and the battle of Marathon in 490 B.C. 2) Xerxes' invasion of Attica and the battles of Thermopylae, Salamis, and Plataea in 480/79 B.C. DIRECTIONS: Read the following background. The Greeks united to defeat the Persian armies of Darius and Xerxes despite a good deal of ...
... 1) Darius' invasion of Attica and the battle of Marathon in 490 B.C. 2) Xerxes' invasion of Attica and the battles of Thermopylae, Salamis, and Plataea in 480/79 B.C. DIRECTIONS: Read the following background. The Greeks united to defeat the Persian armies of Darius and Xerxes despite a good deal of ...
Athenian Riviera
... Sailing regatta in the Athenian Riviera with lunch at a secluded beach including Greek delicacies and wine Afternoon return transfer by deluxe coach to the hotel Free time to rest and refresh Departure from the hotel and transfer by deluxe coach for dinner Farewell dinner at a Michelin awarded resta ...
... Sailing regatta in the Athenian Riviera with lunch at a secluded beach including Greek delicacies and wine Afternoon return transfer by deluxe coach to the hotel Free time to rest and refresh Departure from the hotel and transfer by deluxe coach for dinner Farewell dinner at a Michelin awarded resta ...
Lysistrata
... the Acropolis, the repository of the city’s treasury, and leave the men without sex or the money to carry on the war. At the same time similar revolution take place in all the Greek cities according to a coordinated plan. The men are eventually “starved” into submission and the Spartans come to Athe ...
... the Acropolis, the repository of the city’s treasury, and leave the men without sex or the money to carry on the war. At the same time similar revolution take place in all the Greek cities according to a coordinated plan. The men are eventually “starved” into submission and the Spartans come to Athe ...
Herodotus and the Persian Wars
... • The Ionian Revolution – the forces of the Ionian League march against Sardis (capital of Lydia) and “liberate” it – but in the ensuing celebration, the Ionians burn the city down – the Lydians call in Darius and the Persians to oust the Ionian League – to even the score, the Persians burn down Mil ...
... • The Ionian Revolution – the forces of the Ionian League march against Sardis (capital of Lydia) and “liberate” it – but in the ensuing celebration, the Ionians burn the city down – the Lydians call in Darius and the Persians to oust the Ionian League – to even the score, the Persians burn down Mil ...
The Age of Pericles
... who influenced Plato and Pericles. • Although she could not vote or hold office, she was influential in politics. ...
... who influenced Plato and Pericles. • Although she could not vote or hold office, she was influential in politics. ...
Account for the Greek victory
... With the decision to ask for support from mainland Greece the whole affair lost its character as a domestic concern and became involved in the developing conflict between east and west. Aristogoras went to Athens. Here the new democracy, led by aristocrats had still to fear the return of Hippias who ...
... With the decision to ask for support from mainland Greece the whole affair lost its character as a domestic concern and became involved in the developing conflict between east and west. Aristogoras went to Athens. Here the new democracy, led by aristocrats had still to fear the return of Hippias who ...
Sicilian Expedition to Aegospotami
... account of the causes of complaint which they had against each other and of the specific instances where their interests clashed: this is in order that there should be no doubt in anyone’s mind about what led to this great war falling upon the Greeks. But the real reason for the war is, in my opinio ...
... account of the causes of complaint which they had against each other and of the specific instances where their interests clashed: this is in order that there should be no doubt in anyone’s mind about what led to this great war falling upon the Greeks. But the real reason for the war is, in my opinio ...
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.