The Peloponnesian War – Video 26 – Siege of Syracuse Athenians
... no longer be blocked off). ___________ arrives, also added to the Peloponnesian navy. The hunters (Athens) are becoming the hunted (by Syracuse plus allies). Both sides take winter quarters. ___________ sends word to Athens asking for permission to ___________, or for Athens to send ___________. (At ...
... no longer be blocked off). ___________ arrives, also added to the Peloponnesian navy. The hunters (Athens) are becoming the hunted (by Syracuse plus allies). Both sides take winter quarters. ___________ sends word to Athens asking for permission to ___________, or for Athens to send ___________. (At ...
THE ALLEGED FAILURE OF ATHENS IN THE FOURTH CENTURY
... Chaeronea was not the end, but by the time of the Lamian War the balance of power had changed too much for the attempt to strike back to succeed.10 So here I wish to ask once more how successful or unsuccessful Athens was in the fourth-century world, and why. ...
... Chaeronea was not the end, but by the time of the Lamian War the balance of power had changed too much for the attempt to strike back to succeed.10 So here I wish to ask once more how successful or unsuccessful Athens was in the fourth-century world, and why. ...
Summary - Repozytorium UR
... west shores. It was the so-called Ionian War (413-404), the last phase of the Great Peloponnesian War. Main opponents of the war were Athens, leading the Athenian Confederacy, and Sparta with her allies. The Athenian Confederacy for years made a threat for the west boundaries of the Persian Empire, ...
... west shores. It was the so-called Ionian War (413-404), the last phase of the Great Peloponnesian War. Main opponents of the war were Athens, leading the Athenian Confederacy, and Sparta with her allies. The Athenian Confederacy for years made a threat for the west boundaries of the Persian Empire, ...
Hellenic conceptions of peace - MacSphere
... its concomitant danger of bloodshed and death of a most horrible kind. The legend of the tribute of human sacri fice of the Athenians to the Minotaur suggests the means ...
... its concomitant danger of bloodshed and death of a most horrible kind. The legend of the tribute of human sacri fice of the Athenians to the Minotaur suggests the means ...
the ptolemies versus the achaean and aetolian leagues in the 250s
... Abstract: In the 250s and 240s continental Greece found itself in a particularly complicated situation. The growth of the Aetolian and Achaean Leagues, as well as Sparta’s awoken ambitions, presented the Ptolemies with favorable conditions to actively pursue efforts to weaken the Macedonian influence ...
... Abstract: In the 250s and 240s continental Greece found itself in a particularly complicated situation. The growth of the Aetolian and Achaean Leagues, as well as Sparta’s awoken ambitions, presented the Ptolemies with favorable conditions to actively pursue efforts to weaken the Macedonian influence ...
Battle of Marathon
... Aphidnae; to him therefore Miltiades went, and said:"With thee it rests, Callimachus, either to bring Athens to slavery, or, by securing her freedom, to leave behind thee to all future generations a memory beyond even Harmodius and Aristogeiton. For never since the time that the Athenians became a p ...
... Aphidnae; to him therefore Miltiades went, and said:"With thee it rests, Callimachus, either to bring Athens to slavery, or, by securing her freedom, to leave behind thee to all future generations a memory beyond even Harmodius and Aristogeiton. For never since the time that the Athenians became a p ...
S N : PEECH AND
... ultimate reliance upon judgment. Further, he calls attention to the biases and other vagaries of witness accounts as well as to the fact that interpretation occurs in the very process of observation, not solely at the level of the reporting of events. He includes himself within the compass of this ...
... ultimate reliance upon judgment. Further, he calls attention to the biases and other vagaries of witness accounts as well as to the fact that interpretation occurs in the very process of observation, not solely at the level of the reporting of events. He includes himself within the compass of this ...
Pericles
... siege. Unfortunately, during the siege, a plague spread through Athens and its allies, but not to its enemies, killing many, including Pericles himself and most of his family. However, after Pericles lost his last Athenian son, the Athenians allowed a change in the law that made Pericles' non-Atheni ...
... siege. Unfortunately, during the siege, a plague spread through Athens and its allies, but not to its enemies, killing many, including Pericles himself and most of his family. However, after Pericles lost his last Athenian son, the Athenians allowed a change in the law that made Pericles' non-Atheni ...
Thucydides and Civil War: the Case of Alcibiades
... to restore him and depose the oligarchy That way meant civil war and loss of the Ionian empire on which Athens depended for supplies and money. Alcibiades forbade it, and only he, Thucydides says, “would have been able to hold back the crowd.” In this he appeared “first, and more than anyone (else), ...
... to restore him and depose the oligarchy That way meant civil war and loss of the Ionian empire on which Athens depended for supplies and money. Alcibiades forbade it, and only he, Thucydides says, “would have been able to hold back the crowd.” In this he appeared “first, and more than anyone (else), ...
Volume I Spring 2000 Number 1 A Journal of Great Books
... with Sparta (Pericles 91). Athens had saved the Greeks from Oriental conquest and they urged other states to join their defensive alliance against the possibility of another Persian invasion. Every state paid its share for the common defense and in time allowed Athens to assume command (Robinson 18- ...
... with Sparta (Pericles 91). Athens had saved the Greeks from Oriental conquest and they urged other states to join their defensive alliance against the possibility of another Persian invasion. Every state paid its share for the common defense and in time allowed Athens to assume command (Robinson 18- ...
Sea-Power in Greek Thought
... also to Aegina (v. 83). In the alleged debate at Gelo's court, where the Spartan and Athenian ambassadorsare supposed to have come for help (vii. 157 ff.), Gelo asks for the supreme command, but would remain content with the command of the fleet. The Athenians refuse it indignantly: if the Spartans ...
... also to Aegina (v. 83). In the alleged debate at Gelo's court, where the Spartan and Athenian ambassadorsare supposed to have come for help (vii. 157 ff.), Gelo asks for the supreme command, but would remain content with the command of the fleet. The Athenians refuse it indignantly: if the Spartans ...
Historical investigation - NSW Department of Education
... a description of the religious beliefs of a people called the Celts by the great Roman general, Julius Caesar, who fought against them from 58 to 50 BCE ...
... a description of the religious beliefs of a people called the Celts by the great Roman general, Julius Caesar, who fought against them from 58 to 50 BCE ...
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 ...
Athens: Its Rise and Fall, Complete
... character more seductive. These volumes were not only written, but actually in the hands of the publisher before the appearance, and even, I believe, before the announcement of the first volume of Mr. Thirlwall's History of Greece, or I might have declined going over any portion of the ground cultiv ...
... character more seductive. These volumes were not only written, but actually in the hands of the publisher before the appearance, and even, I believe, before the announcement of the first volume of Mr. Thirlwall's History of Greece, or I might have declined going over any portion of the ground cultiv ...
A Brief History of Ancient Greece
... Greek history gained from the patient scholarship of a half-century of talented Greek historians. Thanks to their achievements, we were able to give full recognition to the significance of the Dark Age in the formation of Greek civilization and incorporate into the story of Greece the experiences of ...
... Greek history gained from the patient scholarship of a half-century of talented Greek historians. Thanks to their achievements, we were able to give full recognition to the significance of the Dark Age in the formation of Greek civilization and incorporate into the story of Greece the experiences of ...
Pericles - crazygirltbs
... money for their work. This meant only wealthy Athenians could afford office. After the law passed Athenians received payment. Their were 20,000 people on the pay roll.Now the common people could serve in office” (Littell 210). This law changed a lot of people’s lifes expecially the common people. Pe ...
... money for their work. This meant only wealthy Athenians could afford office. After the law passed Athenians received payment. Their were 20,000 people on the pay roll.Now the common people could serve in office” (Littell 210). This law changed a lot of people’s lifes expecially the common people. Pe ...
Divine Deliverance A New Look at Euripidean Tragedy
... Tragedy is a well-known genre with a rich history in the Classical world. In the 5th century BCE, Athens had the incredible opportunity of knowing three extraordinary tragedians, and we are fortunate enough to still read their works today. Sophocles, Aeschylus, and Euripides have all written works t ...
... Tragedy is a well-known genre with a rich history in the Classical world. In the 5th century BCE, Athens had the incredible opportunity of knowing three extraordinary tragedians, and we are fortunate enough to still read their works today. Sophocles, Aeschylus, and Euripides have all written works t ...
6.3 Solon`s Reform
... Athens also the land of freedom, but one that focused upon individual freedom; Sparta, forbidding commerce, Athens, a great commercial democracy. (2) Sparta, a land that trained its soldiers to citizenship and to civic virtue, Athens also a land of mighty warriors who took great pride in their patri ...
... Athens also the land of freedom, but one that focused upon individual freedom; Sparta, forbidding commerce, Athens, a great commercial democracy. (2) Sparta, a land that trained its soldiers to citizenship and to civic virtue, Athens also a land of mighty warriors who took great pride in their patri ...
“Is there an exit strategy from a preventive war? The opposing cases
... crucial stage, who facilitated significantly the procedure of my thesis’ submission and enlightened me with his pertinent and always forward leaning observations. Apart from the academic support, my heartfelt thanks go particularly to my father, who encouraged me and motivated me since the very begi ...
... crucial stage, who facilitated significantly the procedure of my thesis’ submission and enlightened me with his pertinent and always forward leaning observations. Apart from the academic support, my heartfelt thanks go particularly to my father, who encouraged me and motivated me since the very begi ...
Ancient History Sourcebook: 11th Brittanica: Pericles
... a leading representative of the Peloponnesian League. Pericles now seemed to have made up his mind that war with Sparta, the head of that League, had become inevitable. In the following spring he fastened a quarrel upon Potidaea, a town in Chalcidice, whichi was attached by ancient bonds to Corinth ...
... a leading representative of the Peloponnesian League. Pericles now seemed to have made up his mind that war with Sparta, the head of that League, had become inevitable. In the following spring he fastened a quarrel upon Potidaea, a town in Chalcidice, whichi was attached by ancient bonds to Corinth ...
Socrates the man
... When his turn came to address the assembled guests on the subject of love, the character of Alcibiades in Plato’s Symposium delivered an encomium of Socrates. Part of his speech had to do with Socrates’ conduct on campaign and, specifically, at the Battle of Potidaea. Alcibiades also had taken part ...
... When his turn came to address the assembled guests on the subject of love, the character of Alcibiades in Plato’s Symposium delivered an encomium of Socrates. Part of his speech had to do with Socrates’ conduct on campaign and, specifically, at the Battle of Potidaea. Alcibiades also had taken part ...
Introduction: Athenian History and Society in the Age of Pericles
... main square and marketplace (agora) in the city center. Some poleis possessed a citadel, often located on defensible and/or fortified high ground. At Athens, this citadel came to be called the akropolis (“high city”). Greek poleis ranged in size from tiny villages with perhaps fewer than several hund ...
... main square and marketplace (agora) in the city center. Some poleis possessed a citadel, often located on defensible and/or fortified high ground. At Athens, this citadel came to be called the akropolis (“high city”). Greek poleis ranged in size from tiny villages with perhaps fewer than several hund ...
Exploring the Role of Basic Motives in Foreign Policy
... and be accepted by larger communities, which can provide more protection and comfort than the actor would be able to secure for itself. In order to be part of such a community, an actor needs to accept and internalize, at least to some extent, that community's norms and rules of behavior. The most i ...
... and be accepted by larger communities, which can provide more protection and comfort than the actor would be able to secure for itself. In order to be part of such a community, an actor needs to accept and internalize, at least to some extent, that community's norms and rules of behavior. The most i ...
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... unproblematic. Brasidas, he argues, would have been the best Spartan and even wise had his virtues been a means to his success Brasidas failed on both counts simply because he lacked a sufcient amount of the Spartan virtue of moderation in pursuit of selfinterest . That is, Brasidas didnt realize th ...
... unproblematic. Brasidas, he argues, would have been the best Spartan and even wise had his virtues been a means to his success Brasidas failed on both counts simply because he lacked a sufcient amount of the Spartan virtue of moderation in pursuit of selfinterest . That is, Brasidas didnt realize th ...
Ancient Greece - From Prehistoric to Hellenistic Times (2nd Ed)
... by powerful families through “top-down” political, social, and economic institutions. Spurred by growing trade and cultural interaction with especially the peoples in the lands bordering the eastern end of the Mediterranean Sea, Greeks slowly rebuilt their civilization, but in doing so they diverged ...
... by powerful families through “top-down” political, social, and economic institutions. Spurred by growing trade and cultural interaction with especially the peoples in the lands bordering the eastern end of the Mediterranean Sea, Greeks slowly rebuilt their civilization, but in doing so they diverged ...
Spartan army
The Spartan army stood at the centre of the Spartan state, whose male and female citizens were trained in the discipline and honor of the warrior society. Subject to military drill from early manhood, the Spartans were one of the most feared military forces in the Greek world. At the height of Sparta's power – between the 6th and 4th centuries BC – it was commonly accepted that, ""one Spartan was worth several men of any other state."" According to Thucydides, the famous moment of Spartan surrender at the island of Sphacteria off of Pylos was highly unexpected. He said that ""it was the common perception at the time that Spartans would never lay down their weapons for any reason, be it hunger, or danger.""The iconic army was first coined by the Spartan legislator Lycurgus. In his famous quote of Sparta having a ""wall of men, instead of bricks"", he proposed to create a military-focused lifestyle reformation in the Spartan society in accordance to proper virtues such as equality for the male citizens, austerity, strength, and fitness. A Spartan man's involvement with the army began in infancy when he was inspected by the Gerousia. If the baby was found to be weak or deformed he was left at Mount Taygetus to die, since the world of the Spartans was no place for those who could not already fend for themselves. It should be noted, however, that the practice of discarding children at birth took place in Athens as well. Those deemed strong were then put in the agoge at the age of seven. Under the agoge the young boys or Spartiates were kept under intense and rigorous military training. Their education focused primarily on cunning, sports and war tactics, but also included poetry, music, academics, and sometimes politics. Those who passed the agoge by the age of 30 were given full Spartan citizenship.The term ""spartan"" became synonymous with multiple meanings such as: fearlessness, harsh and cruel life, bland and lacking creativity, or simplicity by design.