- The Heritage Podcast
... wants war immediately, and the assembly votes that Athens is in breach of the peace (aitiai) and therefore Sparta must go to war. Yet at this point Thucydides repeats what he said in 23 fin., that the Spartans voted for war not so much because they were persuaded by their allies' arguments as becaus ...
... wants war immediately, and the assembly votes that Athens is in breach of the peace (aitiai) and therefore Sparta must go to war. Yet at this point Thucydides repeats what he said in 23 fin., that the Spartans voted for war not so much because they were persuaded by their allies' arguments as becaus ...
Journal of the History of Ideas - UTH e
... Lighter types of infantry like archers, javelin throwers and slingers could have developed, and were used, but only in small numbers, their use not being a battle deciding factor. We believe that this was due to the fact that the new hoplites defensive armour offered adequate protection against the ...
... Lighter types of infantry like archers, javelin throwers and slingers could have developed, and were used, but only in small numbers, their use not being a battle deciding factor. We believe that this was due to the fact that the new hoplites defensive armour offered adequate protection against the ...
2013.07.09w Krentz on Cartledge, After Thermopylae
... addition to Oxford University Press’ “Emblems of Antiquity” series, Paul Cartledge tackles the challenge of “paying due homage to the Battle of Plataea as a key and pivotal moment not just in ancient or classical Greek history but in all Western history.” There could hardly be a better person for th ...
... addition to Oxford University Press’ “Emblems of Antiquity” series, Paul Cartledge tackles the challenge of “paying due homage to the Battle of Plataea as a key and pivotal moment not just in ancient or classical Greek history but in all Western history.” There could hardly be a better person for th ...
Reforms of Pericles and Establishment of the Athenian Empire
... territories and their revenues, and then to fix their contribution according to each member´s worth and ability to pay.“[4] There were several important reasons for voluntary compliance with Athenian naval leadership. According to A. Zimmern, „Few of the members of the new alliance had any ships to ...
... territories and their revenues, and then to fix their contribution according to each member´s worth and ability to pay.“[4] There were several important reasons for voluntary compliance with Athenian naval leadership. According to A. Zimmern, „Few of the members of the new alliance had any ships to ...
Ancient Greek Civilization
... societies, especially those of the East, which are regarded as different and opposite. 1. All too often, classical studies have been put to the service of helping a given society justify its own sense of cultural superiority over other societies. 2. This tendency is evident in our own architecture, ...
... societies, especially those of the East, which are regarded as different and opposite. 1. All too often, classical studies have been put to the service of helping a given society justify its own sense of cultural superiority over other societies. 2. This tendency is evident in our own architecture, ...
Ancient Greece notes
... said that the descendents of this powerful family carried a curse or a miasma ("stain") for generations to come. Now fast forward to circa 510 B.C. Athens was then in the hands of a bitter, cruel ruler named Hippias. Seeing how unpopular the tyrant was, Cleisthenes (also spelled as Clisthenes or Kle ...
... said that the descendents of this powerful family carried a curse or a miasma ("stain") for generations to come. Now fast forward to circa 510 B.C. Athens was then in the hands of a bitter, cruel ruler named Hippias. Seeing how unpopular the tyrant was, Cleisthenes (also spelled as Clisthenes or Kle ...
Herodotus, The Histories, Book 6. 94
... 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 ...
The Role of Greek Cavalry on the Battlefield: A Study of
... draw.12 That night the Thessalian cavalry hit the Athenian supply train, which drew the Athenian hoplites out for a second round of fighting.13 The Spartans then came up and the ensuing fight ended as a draw.14 Thucydides, however, who also provides an account of the battle in his summary of the Fir ...
... draw.12 That night the Thessalian cavalry hit the Athenian supply train, which drew the Athenian hoplites out for a second round of fighting.13 The Spartans then came up and the ensuing fight ended as a draw.14 Thucydides, however, who also provides an account of the battle in his summary of the Fir ...
Sleepwalkers in Athens: Power, Norms, and Ambiguity in Thucydides
... tensively in English and in Greek on Greek foreign policy, US foreign policy and the war on terror, Turkey, the Balkans, the effects of disaster diplomacy, EU foreign policy and European security. He is a senior research associate at the Karamanlis Foundation and serves as the Director of Navarino N ...
... tensively in English and in Greek on Greek foreign policy, US foreign policy and the war on terror, Turkey, the Balkans, the effects of disaster diplomacy, EU foreign policy and European security. He is a senior research associate at the Karamanlis Foundation and serves as the Director of Navarino N ...
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... They were related to the Ionians and shared close ties of religion and tradition with them. The thought of leaving their homeland undefended against the Spartans alarmed them. Before the Ionian rebellion they controlled both sides of the Hellespont. They were not prepared or knowledgeable for a Pers ...
... They were related to the Ionians and shared close ties of religion and tradition with them. The thought of leaving their homeland undefended against the Spartans alarmed them. Before the Ionian rebellion they controlled both sides of the Hellespont. They were not prepared or knowledgeable for a Pers ...
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... They were related to the Ionians and shared close ties of religion and tradition with them. The thought of leaving their homeland undefended against the Spartans alarmed them. Before the Ionian rebellion they controlled both sides of the Hellespont. They were not prepared or knowledgeable for a Pers ...
... They were related to the Ionians and shared close ties of religion and tradition with them. The thought of leaving their homeland undefended against the Spartans alarmed them. Before the Ionian rebellion they controlled both sides of the Hellespont. They were not prepared or knowledgeable for a Pers ...
AHIS3051 - University of Newcastle
... ancient sources. A lively and interesting tutorial discussion depends very much upon the people who make up the group, and every individual’s contribution helps. ...
... ancient sources. A lively and interesting tutorial discussion depends very much upon the people who make up the group, and every individual’s contribution helps. ...
Twilight of the Polis
... July 364 Pelopidas dies in battle of Cynoscephalae fighting Alexander of Pherae. 363 Alexander is forced to admit defeat and remain confined to the territory of Pherae, and agree to serve with the Theban army when needed (Diodorus, 15.80-81; Plutarch, Pelopidas, 35.1-2); Thebans, while Epaminondas a ...
... July 364 Pelopidas dies in battle of Cynoscephalae fighting Alexander of Pherae. 363 Alexander is forced to admit defeat and remain confined to the territory of Pherae, and agree to serve with the Theban army when needed (Diodorus, 15.80-81; Plutarch, Pelopidas, 35.1-2); Thebans, while Epaminondas a ...
Writing Standards in Action-Grade 6 Opinion/Argument Commentary
... harsh but it taught us at a young age to survive on our own, and live in times of hardship. Besides bootcamp, Spartans took part in gymnastics, music and physical training. In Sparta, plague and disease rarely came to us because we were all very healthy, whereas Athens was often sick. Infact, 1/3 of ...
... harsh but it taught us at a young age to survive on our own, and live in times of hardship. Besides bootcamp, Spartans took part in gymnastics, music and physical training. In Sparta, plague and disease rarely came to us because we were all very healthy, whereas Athens was often sick. Infact, 1/3 of ...
Pheidippides and the marathon
... Other Sources - Herodotus “But the Athenians with all possible speed marched away to the defence of their city, and succeeded in reaching Athens before the appearance of the barbarians... The barbarian fleet arrived, and lay to off Phalerum, which was at that time the haven of Athens; but after res ...
... Other Sources - Herodotus “But the Athenians with all possible speed marched away to the defence of their city, and succeeded in reaching Athens before the appearance of the barbarians... The barbarian fleet arrived, and lay to off Phalerum, which was at that time the haven of Athens; but after res ...
The Glue of Democracy: Economics, Warfare and Values in
... Xenophon Paparrigopoulos is Associate Professor at the Department of Economics, University of Thessaly, ...
... Xenophon Paparrigopoulos is Associate Professor at the Department of Economics, University of Thessaly, ...
Reforms of Pericles and Establishment of the Athenian Empire
... their revenues, and then to fix their contribution according to each member´s worth and ability to pay.“4 There were several important reasons for voluntary compliance with Athenian naval leadership. According to A. Zimmern, „Few of the members of the new alliance had any ships to offer. Many of the ...
... their revenues, and then to fix their contribution according to each member´s worth and ability to pay.“4 There were several important reasons for voluntary compliance with Athenian naval leadership. According to A. Zimmern, „Few of the members of the new alliance had any ships to offer. Many of the ...
Winchester 2 Table of Contents Chapter One: Historical Background
... In this thesis, I will examine the dynamics of power between the Athenian assembly and the three generals assigned to positions of command in the Sicilian Expedition – Alcibiades, Nicias, and Lamachus – and attempt to contextualize Alcibiades’ defecting from Athens to Sparta. I focus on the Sicilian ...
... In this thesis, I will examine the dynamics of power between the Athenian assembly and the three generals assigned to positions of command in the Sicilian Expedition – Alcibiades, Nicias, and Lamachus – and attempt to contextualize Alcibiades’ defecting from Athens to Sparta. I focus on the Sicilian ...
from athens to alexander
... their respective preeminent armies and navies kept Persia on its side of the Aegean for the next half-century, but the growing rivalry between them also turned fifthcentury Greece into a bipolar world of Athenian democratic imperialism set against Sparta's coalition of rural oligarchic states. Civil ...
... their respective preeminent armies and navies kept Persia on its side of the Aegean for the next half-century, but the growing rivalry between them also turned fifthcentury Greece into a bipolar world of Athenian democratic imperialism set against Sparta's coalition of rural oligarchic states. Civil ...
2. Agis The king was coming. One of Sparta`s two
... blind longing for the new. Fortunately, one of his middle rank was rarely called upon to make such decisions, but only follow those who did. When Archegetas's crew had eased her into the dock and moored the ship, Agis and his entourage disembarked and strode the planks down onto the beach where Styp ...
... blind longing for the new. Fortunately, one of his middle rank was rarely called upon to make such decisions, but only follow those who did. When Archegetas's crew had eased her into the dock and moored the ship, Agis and his entourage disembarked and strode the planks down onto the beach where Styp ...
The Origins of Democracy: A Model with Application to Ancient
... word is used here. As far as this paper is concerned, one regime is more democratic than another to the degree that a larger proportion of its population is able to participate in public decision-making, and thereby influence policy. There are a variety of mechanisms that establish how widely such p ...
... word is used here. As far as this paper is concerned, one regime is more democratic than another to the degree that a larger proportion of its population is able to participate in public decision-making, and thereby influence policy. There are a variety of mechanisms that establish how widely such p ...
Greek history from original sources - Specimen
... prescribed lifestyle and devoted themselves to communal concerns. They viewed themselves absolutely as part of their country, rather than as individuals, and so unless assigned a particular job they would always be 5 observing the boys and giving them some useful piece of instruction, or learning th ...
... prescribed lifestyle and devoted themselves to communal concerns. They viewed themselves absolutely as part of their country, rather than as individuals, and so unless assigned a particular job they would always be 5 observing the boys and giving them some useful piece of instruction, or learning th ...
the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and the editors of The
... system. The outcome of such a war is a new international structure. Three propositions are embedded in this brief summary of the theory. The first is that a hegemonic war is distinct from other categories of war; it is caused by broad changes in political, strategic, and economic affairs. The second ...
... system. The outcome of such a war is a new international structure. Three propositions are embedded in this brief summary of the theory. The first is that a hegemonic war is distinct from other categories of war; it is caused by broad changes in political, strategic, and economic affairs. The second ...
Argos Argos lies on the fertile Argolid plain in the eastern
... labourers who lived on Spartan-owned estates. Intermediary between the helots and the perioikoi were the liberated helots or neodamōdeis. Spartan citizens did not indulge in farming activities themselves but devoted their time to military training, hunting, war, and politics. The helots could keep a ...
... labourers who lived on Spartan-owned estates. Intermediary between the helots and the perioikoi were the liberated helots or neodamōdeis. Spartan citizens did not indulge in farming activities themselves but devoted their time to military training, hunting, war, and politics. The helots could keep a ...
17 - Public Library UK
... Delos as a centre; and east of these were the SPORADES, near the Asiatic coast. South of these groups are the large islands of CRETE and RHODES. The physical features of the country exercised an important influence upon the political destinies of the people. Greece is one of the most mountainous cou ...
... Delos as a centre; and east of these were the SPORADES, near the Asiatic coast. South of these groups are the large islands of CRETE and RHODES. The physical features of the country exercised an important influence upon the political destinies of the people. Greece is one of the most mountainous cou ...
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.