Problems in Athenian Democracy 510-480 BC
... It seems that the coup of Pisistratus was symbolic in some respects of the future trend of Hellenic politics, ancient or modern. Whenever an impasse is reached because of the inability of the Greeks to bury temporarily, at least, their hatchets and proceed with the normal business of the state, a "s ...
... It seems that the coup of Pisistratus was symbolic in some respects of the future trend of Hellenic politics, ancient or modern. Whenever an impasse is reached because of the inability of the Greeks to bury temporarily, at least, their hatchets and proceed with the normal business of the state, a "s ...
Plutarch`s Themistocles
... the sea; and Themistocles thus was more easily able to persuade them, avoiding all mention of danger from Darius or the Persians, who were at a great distance, and their coming very uncertain, and at that time not much to be feared; but by a seasonable employment of the emulation and anger felt by t ...
... the sea; and Themistocles thus was more easily able to persuade them, avoiding all mention of danger from Darius or the Persians, who were at a great distance, and their coming very uncertain, and at that time not much to be feared; but by a seasonable employment of the emulation and anger felt by t ...
Introduction
... century will be examined as well. Concurrently, the reason why Athens took imperial measures concerning its allies, is subject of investigation too. The nature of the Achaemenid Empire in relation to Miletus is central in chapter four. How the Achaemenids acted during and after the Ionian revolt and ...
... century will be examined as well. Concurrently, the reason why Athens took imperial measures concerning its allies, is subject of investigation too. The nature of the Achaemenid Empire in relation to Miletus is central in chapter four. How the Achaemenids acted during and after the Ionian revolt and ...
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 ...
Athens: Its Rise and Fall - University of Macau Library
... that learning and to those gifts which you have exhibited to the world are shared by all who, in England or in Europe, study the history or cultivate the literature of Greece. But, in the patient kindness with which you have permitted me to consult you during the tedious passage of these volumes thr ...
... that learning and to those gifts which you have exhibited to the world are shared by all who, in England or in Europe, study the history or cultivate the literature of Greece. But, in the patient kindness with which you have permitted me to consult you during the tedious passage of these volumes thr ...
Winchester 2 Table of Contents Chapter One: Historical Background
... During the fifth century BC, Athens' military and political systems were integrated with one another. The Athenian assembly determined the city’s administrative policy, elected officials, and military policy.21 Although the Athenian court system checked the power of the Assembly, the δῆµος – the Ath ...
... During the fifth century BC, Athens' military and political systems were integrated with one another. The Athenian assembly determined the city’s administrative policy, elected officials, and military policy.21 Although the Athenian court system checked the power of the Assembly, the δῆµος – the Ath ...
A Mind at War: Erga Paraloga in Thucydides` History
... between ktêma, “possession” and khrêma, “use” or “want,” is both sincere and important. Rhetoric, as has been and always will be noted by readers of Thucydides, holds incredible sway over the vulnerable mind. The volatile Athenian democracy, in particular, was at the mercy of words and ideas that wo ...
... between ktêma, “possession” and khrêma, “use” or “want,” is both sincere and important. Rhetoric, as has been and always will be noted by readers of Thucydides, holds incredible sway over the vulnerable mind. The volatile Athenian democracy, in particular, was at the mercy of words and ideas that wo ...
Περίληψη : Άλλες Ονομασίες Γεωγραφική Θέση Ιστορική Περιοχή
... Hellespont during their domination of the area. But soon a conflict broke out between them, the Persians and the Athenians over the Greek cities of Asia Minor. This conflict ended with the Spartan defeat at Cnidus in 392 BC by the Persians.10 After the Spartans were defeated, Abydus was the only cit ...
... Hellespont during their domination of the area. But soon a conflict broke out between them, the Persians and the Athenians over the Greek cities of Asia Minor. This conflict ended with the Spartan defeat at Cnidus in 392 BC by the Persians.10 After the Spartans were defeated, Abydus was the only cit ...
The Athenian Empire (478-404 BC)
... Most of the standard works on the Athenian Empire begin with a review of the written sources (Meiggs [1972: 1-22] is particularly good), so I offer only the briefest summary here. Herodotus of Halicarnassus (probably 484-c. 420 BC), the “father of history,” was an eyewitness to the growth of the Ath ...
... Most of the standard works on the Athenian Empire begin with a review of the written sources (Meiggs [1972: 1-22] is particularly good), so I offer only the briefest summary here. Herodotus of Halicarnassus (probably 484-c. 420 BC), the “father of history,” was an eyewitness to the growth of the Ath ...
The Second Athenian League: An Alliance
... and become an imperial power. In an Aegean world where hegemony was almost wholly equated with leadership through military force and presence, this presented isolationist Sparta with several novel challenges.12 In Athens, this translated to thirty Athenian oligarchs and a Spartan garrison overseeing ...
... and become an imperial power. In an Aegean world where hegemony was almost wholly equated with leadership through military force and presence, this presented isolationist Sparta with several novel challenges.12 In Athens, this translated to thirty Athenian oligarchs and a Spartan garrison overseeing ...
ALL THE KING`S GREEKS: MERCENARIES, POLEIS, AND
... This dissertation reassesses the nature and purpose of Greek mercenary service in the ancient Near East during the fourth century BCE. From the rebellion of Cyrus the Younger in 401 until the death of Darius III in 330 BCE, large numbers of Greeks served in the armies of the Persian Achaemenid Empir ...
... This dissertation reassesses the nature and purpose of Greek mercenary service in the ancient Near East during the fourth century BCE. From the rebellion of Cyrus the Younger in 401 until the death of Darius III in 330 BCE, large numbers of Greeks served in the armies of the Persian Achaemenid Empir ...
PERICLEAN IMPERIAL POLICY AND THE MYTILENEAN DEBATE
... whether these obligations consisted in service with their fleets or contributions of money. However, as the majority had commuted to cash contributions rather than do service with their fleet, they were no match for the powerful Athenian fleet and were consequently easily subdued when they did revol ...
... whether these obligations consisted in service with their fleets or contributions of money. However, as the majority had commuted to cash contributions rather than do service with their fleet, they were no match for the powerful Athenian fleet and were consequently easily subdued when they did revol ...
On Bribing Athenian Ambassadors - Greek, Roman, and Byzantine
... the invitation to dinner was formally the only honour extended by the state, in the case of royal banquets it was an occasion on which the envoys received royal gifts and even made requests of the king. 14 Thus, in his account of the embassy of Pelopidas to the Persian court, Plutarch tel1s us that ...
... the invitation to dinner was formally the only honour extended by the state, in the case of royal banquets it was an occasion on which the envoys received royal gifts and even made requests of the king. 14 Thus, in his account of the embassy of Pelopidas to the Persian court, Plutarch tel1s us that ...
Athens: Its Rise and Fall, Complete
... the publication of the Fasti Hellenici has thrown upon those times, in which an accurate chronological system can best repair what is deficient, and best elucidate what is obscure in the scanty authorities bequeathed to us, all the light of a profound and disciplined intellect, applying the acutest ...
... the publication of the Fasti Hellenici has thrown upon those times, in which an accurate chronological system can best repair what is deficient, and best elucidate what is obscure in the scanty authorities bequeathed to us, all the light of a profound and disciplined intellect, applying the acutest ...
Introduction - Princeton University Press
... in the ancient world. A “one-eyed” view definitely tells us far more about today’s obsessions than about fifth-century Athens. Such anachronisms can, in a more insidious fashion, often be traced to the analogies to which historians resort in order to evoke the Greek world and its “great men.” It i ...
... in the ancient world. A “one-eyed” view definitely tells us far more about today’s obsessions than about fifth-century Athens. Such anachronisms can, in a more insidious fashion, often be traced to the analogies to which historians resort in order to evoke the Greek world and its “great men.” It i ...
Τύχη: Fortune, Fate and Chance in Herodotus and Thucydides
... He possibly demonstrates the beginnings of a belief-system like Protagoras’: “Concerning the gods I am unable to discover whether they exist or not, or what they are like in form; for there are many hindrances to knowledge, the obscurity of the subject and the brevity of human life. . . Man is the m ...
... He possibly demonstrates the beginnings of a belief-system like Protagoras’: “Concerning the gods I am unable to discover whether they exist or not, or what they are like in form; for there are many hindrances to knowledge, the obscurity of the subject and the brevity of human life. . . Man is the m ...
Thucydides and the invention of political science
... noble. He saw children born to them all, and all of these survived. His life was prosperous by our standards, and his death was most glorious: when the Athenians were fighting their neighbors in Eleusis, he came to help, routed the enemy, and died very finely. The Athenians buried him at public expe ...
... noble. He saw children born to them all, and all of these survived. His life was prosperous by our standards, and his death was most glorious: when the Athenians were fighting their neighbors in Eleusis, he came to help, routed the enemy, and died very finely. The Athenians buried him at public expe ...
AH1 option 2 Delian League
... from Delian League to Athenian Empire: this reflects a fixation in the scholarship of the history of Athenian power with the question of when exactly the alliance that was the Delian League became an Athenian Empire. There are several problems with this approach: the extent to which the Athenians we ...
... from Delian League to Athenian Empire: this reflects a fixation in the scholarship of the history of Athenian power with the question of when exactly the alliance that was the Delian League became an Athenian Empire. There are several problems with this approach: the extent to which the Athenians we ...
AH 1 - JACT
... (see Plutarch Life of Pericles 12); this is thought to have taken place in 454 BC, at which point the Athenians start to write up on stone the Tribute lists preserving the amounts of money received by the treasury of Athena from the allies. The prescribed passages of Thucydides for this option leads ...
... (see Plutarch Life of Pericles 12); this is thought to have taken place in 454 BC, at which point the Athenians start to write up on stone the Tribute lists preserving the amounts of money received by the treasury of Athena from the allies. The prescribed passages of Thucydides for this option leads ...
scenario book
... he battle of Marathon is considered one of the decisive battles in history yet it is shrouded in myth with most facts based on logic, conjecture, and fantasy. Herodotus’ account of the battle is the only complete period account with all other data being supplied by archaeology and document fragments ...
... he battle of Marathon is considered one of the decisive battles in history yet it is shrouded in myth with most facts based on logic, conjecture, and fantasy. Herodotus’ account of the battle is the only complete period account with all other data being supplied by archaeology and document fragments ...
Athenian Identity and Civic Ideology
... was relatively stable because popular ideology provided a basis for collective decision-making. On the other hand, democratic knowledge remained flexible and dialectical because the frequent meetings of Assembly and People's Courts allowed contrasting views to be publicly aired. Through the process ...
... was relatively stable because popular ideology provided a basis for collective decision-making. On the other hand, democratic knowledge remained flexible and dialectical because the frequent meetings of Assembly and People's Courts allowed contrasting views to be publicly aired. Through the process ...
the life of pericles - Ms. Jabbar`s History Class
... Pericles was the Athenian leader who helped to rebuild Athens after the Persian Wars. Under his leadership, Athens entered its Golden Age. It was a peaceful and prosperous time for the citystate. Pericles was also dedicated to building Athenian democracy. Below is a biography of Pericles. You will a ...
... Pericles was the Athenian leader who helped to rebuild Athens after the Persian Wars. Under his leadership, Athens entered its Golden Age. It was a peaceful and prosperous time for the citystate. Pericles was also dedicated to building Athenian democracy. Below is a biography of Pericles. You will a ...
S N : PEECH AND
... As we shall see, it is the fear that it should be so -- and fear does indeed seem to be the focus in much of Thucydides’ analysis concerning the war and not merely the particular claim we are now examining regarding the “true cause” -- that is the common attitude of the participants, coloring all di ...
... As we shall see, it is the fear that it should be so -- and fear does indeed seem to be the focus in much of Thucydides’ analysis concerning the war and not merely the particular claim we are now examining regarding the “true cause” -- that is the common attitude of the participants, coloring all di ...
AH3 option 2 Conflict
... Athenian decree imposing regulations on the Erythraians, mentioning ‘tyrants’ and ‘those who fled to the Medes’; see also Liddel, ‘Athenian Imperialism in the Fifth Century BC’ Omnibus 57). There were theatres of Greek/Persian conflict beyond Asia Minor. In the 470s, the Athenians launched an expedi ...
... Athenian decree imposing regulations on the Erythraians, mentioning ‘tyrants’ and ‘those who fled to the Medes’; see also Liddel, ‘Athenian Imperialism in the Fifth Century BC’ Omnibus 57). There were theatres of Greek/Persian conflict beyond Asia Minor. In the 470s, the Athenians launched an expedi ...
Battle of the Eurymedon
The Battle of the Eurymedon was a double battle, taking place both on water and land, between the Delian League of Athens and her Allies, and the Persian Empire of Xerxes I. It took place in either 469 or 466 BC, in the vicinity of the mouth of the Eurymedon River (now the Köprüçay) in Pamphylia, Asia Minor. It forms part of the Wars of the Delian League, itself part of the larger Greco-Persian Wars.The Delian League had been formed between Athens and many of the city-states of the Aegean to continue the war with Persia, which had begun with the first and second Persian invasions of Greece (492–490 and 480–479 BC, respectively). In the aftermath of the Battles of Plataea and Mycale, which had ended the second invasion, the Greek Allies had taken the offensive, besieging the cities of Sestos and Byzantium. The Delian League then took over responsibility for the war, and continued to attack Persian bases in the Aegean throughout the next decade. In either 469 or 466 BC, the Persians began assembling a large army and navy for a major offensive against the Greeks. Gathering near the Eurymedon, it is possible that the expedition aimed to move up the coast of Asia Minor, capturing each city in turn. This would bring the Asiatic Greek regions back under Persian control, and give the Persians naval bases from which to launch further expeditions into the Aegean. Hearing of the Persian preparations, the Athenian general Cimon took 200 triremes and sailed to Phaselis in Pamphylia, which eventually agreed to join the Delian League. This effectively blocked the Persian strategy at its first objective.Cimon then moved to pre-emptively attack the Persian forces near the Eurymedon. Sailing into the mouth of the river, Cimon quickly routed the Persian fleet gathered there. Most of the Persian fleet made land-fall, and the sailors fled to the shelter of the Persian army. Cimon then landed the Greek marines and proceeded to attack the Persian army, which was also routed. The Greeks captured the Persian camp, taking many prisoners, and were able to destroy 200 beached Persian triremes. This stunning double victory seems to have greatly demoralised the Persians, and prevented any further Persian campaigning in the Aegean until at least 451 BC. However, the Delian League do not appear to have pressed home their advantage, probably because of other events in the Greek world that required their attention.