Sparta*s Infiltration of Athens
... kings rule over the state. These kings working in partnership would share their duties, and by the nature of the dual leadership would keep the other king honest. Both kings would ensure that one king would not abuse or obtain too much power, that they could cause harm to the state. The unique natur ...
... kings rule over the state. These kings working in partnership would share their duties, and by the nature of the dual leadership would keep the other king honest. Both kings would ensure that one king would not abuse or obtain too much power, that they could cause harm to the state. The unique natur ...
Greek Drama PowerPoint
... Must have a fall from greatness (either power, wealth, or social standing) Must be an extraordinary person, yet have a tragic flaw Tragic flaw: often a positive character trait that, when taken to the extreme, causes tragedy Must experience a moment of realization that he/she has erred Must suffer g ...
... Must have a fall from greatness (either power, wealth, or social standing) Must be an extraordinary person, yet have a tragic flaw Tragic flaw: often a positive character trait that, when taken to the extreme, causes tragedy Must experience a moment of realization that he/she has erred Must suffer g ...
Chapter 4 section 2 - Plainview Public Schools
... As forms of government evolved, new warfare methods also emerged. Iron weapons replaced bronze weapons. Since iron was cheaper, ordinary citizens could afford swords, shields, and helmets. As a result, the power of the middle class increased. Soldiers trained to fight in close formation in a phalanx ...
... As forms of government evolved, new warfare methods also emerged. Iron weapons replaced bronze weapons. Since iron was cheaper, ordinary citizens could afford swords, shields, and helmets. As a result, the power of the middle class increased. Soldiers trained to fight in close formation in a phalanx ...
May16_2009presentationBaileyMcRae
... An Inventory of Archaic and Classical Poleis Epidauros (Epidaurios) Map 58. Lat. 36.45, long. 23.00. Size of territory: 2? Type: A. (S3). The toponym is επιδαυρος (Thuc. 4.56.2,6.105.2;PS.-Skylax 46), distinguished from its famous homonym in the Argolid by the addition of η Αιμηρα (Thuc. 4.56.2, 6. ...
... An Inventory of Archaic and Classical Poleis Epidauros (Epidaurios) Map 58. Lat. 36.45, long. 23.00. Size of territory: 2? Type: A. (S3). The toponym is επιδαυρος (Thuc. 4.56.2,6.105.2;PS.-Skylax 46), distinguished from its famous homonym in the Argolid by the addition of η Αιμηρα (Thuc. 4.56.2, 6. ...
Life as a Skilled Craftsman in Ancient Greece.
... engaged in polygamy, although this was neither socially sanctioned nor legal. Only craftsmen who were Athenian citizens could marry an Athenian woman, and thus some craftsmen who had relocated to Athens remained bachelors by chance, and not choice. In addition, a son was expected to take care of his ...
... engaged in polygamy, although this was neither socially sanctioned nor legal. Only craftsmen who were Athenian citizens could marry an Athenian woman, and thus some craftsmen who had relocated to Athens remained bachelors by chance, and not choice. In addition, a son was expected to take care of his ...
PDF Workbook and Answer Key
... • The Great Books. Old Western Culture immerses students in reading the classics themselves rather than just reading about them. Families have several options for acquiring the texts: 1. Purchase the recommended translations. Visit the Old Western Culture: The Greeks page at www. romanraodsmedia.co ...
... • The Great Books. Old Western Culture immerses students in reading the classics themselves rather than just reading about them. Families have several options for acquiring the texts: 1. Purchase the recommended translations. Visit the Old Western Culture: The Greeks page at www. romanraodsmedia.co ...
Political Ideology and Political Realities in Athenian Democracy
... the heat of the sun and the stifling closeness of the air tormented them during the day, and then the nights which came on autumnal and chilly made them ill by the violence of the change; besides, as they had to do everything in the same place for want of room, and the bodies of those who died of th ...
... the heat of the sun and the stifling closeness of the air tormented them during the day, and then the nights which came on autumnal and chilly made them ill by the violence of the change; besides, as they had to do everything in the same place for want of room, and the bodies of those who died of th ...
Paul Cartledge
... 1. Restagings of Ancient Greek Tragedy: (i) My first example is Peter Hall’s and Tony Harrison’s Oresteia(1981/2). It’s hardly possible to begin to scratch the surface of the full potential political meaning or meanings of Aeschylus’s original trilogy in its original context of 458 BC(E). The timing ...
... 1. Restagings of Ancient Greek Tragedy: (i) My first example is Peter Hall’s and Tony Harrison’s Oresteia(1981/2). It’s hardly possible to begin to scratch the surface of the full potential political meaning or meanings of Aeschylus’s original trilogy in its original context of 458 BC(E). The timing ...
The Battle of Crimissos River 341 BC
... breastplate and greaves as a Greek hoplite. If anything, they wore armor and arms which were superior to those of a typical Greek hoplite. In addition to this phalanx unit, the civic heavy cavalry was reorganized as a Sacred Band of Horse, numbering between 1,000 and ...
... breastplate and greaves as a Greek hoplite. If anything, they wore armor and arms which were superior to those of a typical Greek hoplite. In addition to this phalanx unit, the civic heavy cavalry was reorganized as a Sacred Band of Horse, numbering between 1,000 and ...
Περίληψη : Χρονολόγηση Γεωγραφικός Εντοπισμός
... Triopio, in an attempt to prevent the Persians from sailing to the west of the Chelidonian Islands, which were probably located somewhere in Pamphylia. When he arrived at the Greek city of Phaselis, the residents did not accept the Greek ships, since they did not wish to defect from the Persian king ...
... Triopio, in an attempt to prevent the Persians from sailing to the west of the Chelidonian Islands, which were probably located somewhere in Pamphylia. When he arrived at the Greek city of Phaselis, the residents did not accept the Greek ships, since they did not wish to defect from the Persian king ...
Red-Figure Technique (c. 480 to 425 BC)
... pottery that was covered with meander patterned decoration. It is called meander because “meander” means to wander and these are lines that wander around before they get anywhere. The vase was divided in registers or parallel bars and there is careful attention to proportion and composition. Animals ...
... pottery that was covered with meander patterned decoration. It is called meander because “meander” means to wander and these are lines that wander around before they get anywhere. The vase was divided in registers or parallel bars and there is careful attention to proportion and composition. Animals ...
The impact of Athens on the development of the Greek language
... dialect), philosophy, rhetoric, history, science, et cetera. However, the fame it gained beyond national boundaries, is due to the fact that it was cultivated by intellectual giants of the Classical period. The Attic dialect of this time reveals a rich and varied expressiveness, accommodating both s ...
... dialect), philosophy, rhetoric, history, science, et cetera. However, the fame it gained beyond national boundaries, is due to the fact that it was cultivated by intellectual giants of the Classical period. The Attic dialect of this time reveals a rich and varied expressiveness, accommodating both s ...
Battle of Marathon
... Herodotus in Book 6, sections 111 to 113, states: “Then the Athenians drew up their lines in the following manner – they had their line cover the full length of that of the Persians, but their center was only a few ranks deep and herein lay their weakest point. Both wings, however, were manned to fu ...
... Herodotus in Book 6, sections 111 to 113, states: “Then the Athenians drew up their lines in the following manner – they had their line cover the full length of that of the Persians, but their center was only a few ranks deep and herein lay their weakest point. Both wings, however, were manned to fu ...
The Peloponnesian War – Video 24 – The Beginning of the End
... The Athenians attempt to make a run at ___________, but are unable to make any headway because that city is an ally of Syracuse. The city refuses to switch sides. The Athenians send a small contingent to the harbor of Syracuse and find it ___________. The sight of the Athenians, however, worries the ...
... The Athenians attempt to make a run at ___________, but are unable to make any headway because that city is an ally of Syracuse. The city refuses to switch sides. The Athenians send a small contingent to the harbor of Syracuse and find it ___________. The sight of the Athenians, however, worries the ...
The Peloponnesian War: The Struggle for Security
... in a civil war that had historical ties to both Corcyra and Corinth. Corcyra felt that Corinth, who sent aid upon request to aid one of the warring parties, was interfering without cause, and they turned to Athens for help against Corinth. Athens in turn feared that Corinth, with its already strong ...
... in a civil war that had historical ties to both Corcyra and Corinth. Corcyra felt that Corinth, who sent aid upon request to aid one of the warring parties, was interfering without cause, and they turned to Athens for help against Corinth. Athens in turn feared that Corinth, with its already strong ...
Hegemonic Rivalry - Stanford University
... before it lesser obstacles. 17 Drawing out the river metaphor, a Thucydidean view of power might visualize fixed defenses as large, irregularly shaped boulders that fall into the stream of power: impediments that distort and redirect the stream. Thucydides emphasizes the turbulence by drawing the re ...
... before it lesser obstacles. 17 Drawing out the river metaphor, a Thucydidean view of power might visualize fixed defenses as large, irregularly shaped boulders that fall into the stream of power: impediments that distort and redirect the stream. Thucydides emphasizes the turbulence by drawing the re ...
Document
... the Spartans were fighting with each other. Because of war, his body was not able to be sent back to his hometown for burial. When the Spartan general heard of this, he ordered to have a truce so that the Athenians could bury Sophocles. During his long life, Sophocles had been high in position and l ...
... the Spartans were fighting with each other. Because of war, his body was not able to be sent back to his hometown for burial. When the Spartan general heard of this, he ordered to have a truce so that the Athenians could bury Sophocles. During his long life, Sophocles had been high in position and l ...
"WE FOUGHT ALONE AT MARATHON": HISTORICAL
... Modern historians of ancient Greece are even today often able to uncover historical errors, deliberate or unintended, that spread in antiquity. But it is far more difficult for us to find out whether most Greeks knew these were falsehoods and whether they were disturbed by them. In one case at least ...
... Modern historians of ancient Greece are even today often able to uncover historical errors, deliberate or unintended, that spread in antiquity. But it is far more difficult for us to find out whether most Greeks knew these were falsehoods and whether they were disturbed by them. In one case at least ...
DBQ: Athenian Democracy
... number, and it had to be not less than 6,000, was required to pay the penalty: he had to settle his private affairs within ten days and to depart from the City for ten years (though it later was made five years); he still received the income from his property, but he could not come nearer than Gerai ...
... number, and it had to be not less than 6,000, was required to pay the penalty: he had to settle his private affairs within ten days and to depart from the City for ten years (though it later was made five years); he still received the income from his property, but he could not come nearer than Gerai ...
Social Contract, public choice and fiscal repercussions in Athenian
... series of battles during the last period of the Archaic times as well as during the Classical era, surviving warriors would find out that the most efficient tactical formation of the three in terms of maximizing their survival, was the phalanx. That’s why the phalanx formation was gradually adopted ...
... series of battles during the last period of the Archaic times as well as during the Classical era, surviving warriors would find out that the most efficient tactical formation of the three in terms of maximizing their survival, was the phalanx. That’s why the phalanx formation was gradually adopted ...
greek civilization
... Painted frescoes on palace walls Carved in ivory and stone Made elaborate seals ...
... Painted frescoes on palace walls Carved in ivory and stone Made elaborate seals ...
Proposal for the Olympic Torch to be carried across the Kokoda Trail
... ‘So, with bells on, was the tigerish opposition of the Australians. Apart from much greater numbers in the Kokoda campaign, the Japanese had mortars, cannon and heavy machineguns, horses and an engineer battalion to cut paths in the mountainsides and bridge ravines and torrents. ‘The Spartans, the 3 ...
... ‘So, with bells on, was the tigerish opposition of the Australians. Apart from much greater numbers in the Kokoda campaign, the Japanese had mortars, cannon and heavy machineguns, horses and an engineer battalion to cut paths in the mountainsides and bridge ravines and torrents. ‘The Spartans, the 3 ...
The Role of Greek Cavalry on the Battlefield: A Study of
... Peloponnese arose from border disputes.2 These clashes were often arose from quarrels over which polis controlled a shrine or a farm on the border. These clashes were often of more concern to farmers than aristocrats;3 the wealthy knights likely saw little need to risk losing an expensive horse when ...
... Peloponnese arose from border disputes.2 These clashes were often arose from quarrels over which polis controlled a shrine or a farm on the border. These clashes were often of more concern to farmers than aristocrats;3 the wealthy knights likely saw little need to risk losing an expensive horse when ...
THE TRADITION OF THE IONIAN COLONISATION OF ASIA MINOR
... second half. In The Land of Ionia, a book devoted mostly to archaeology, Alan Greaves is right on the mark when he notes that stories about the Athenian colonisation of the Ionian territories reveal who the Ionians were according to the Athenians.88 Of course, such a belief could have existed earlie ...
... second half. In The Land of Ionia, a book devoted mostly to archaeology, Alan Greaves is right on the mark when he notes that stories about the Athenian colonisation of the Ionian territories reveal who the Ionians were according to the Athenians.88 Of course, such a belief could have existed earlie ...
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.