Thucydides and the invention of political science
... Athenians willingly exchanged their traditional confidence, based on inductive knowledge of one another as individuals, with trust in the system itself and in its capacity to control risk through mechanisms of accountability and transparency. The result was a highly effective pubic administration th ...
... Athenians willingly exchanged their traditional confidence, based on inductive knowledge of one another as individuals, with trust in the system itself and in its capacity to control risk through mechanisms of accountability and transparency. The result was a highly effective pubic administration th ...
Solon Put Athens on the Road to Democracy Sec 1
... Athens. It provided some protections for the common people. But his laws required severe punishments, often death, for most crimes. Today, we call harsh laws "Draconian." During this period, the problem of debt magnified the hatred of the commoners against the aristocrats. Typically, a poor farmer h ...
... Athens. It provided some protections for the common people. But his laws required severe punishments, often death, for most crimes. Today, we call harsh laws "Draconian." During this period, the problem of debt magnified the hatred of the commoners against the aristocrats. Typically, a poor farmer h ...
The Politics of Pity in Athenian Civic Ideology and Aristotle`s Poetics
... corollary - democratic racialism) not only rendered the Athenians closer to the gods, but it also endowed them with extraordinary political and ethical capacities. The link between autochthony and democratic equality is by now well known. However, the myth is also connected to ideas about justice. T ...
... corollary - democratic racialism) not only rendered the Athenians closer to the gods, but it also endowed them with extraordinary political and ethical capacities. The link between autochthony and democratic equality is by now well known. However, the myth is also connected to ideas about justice. T ...
Socrates: His Life and Times
... assembly's hopes by holding out the lure of Persian gold. In 411 they succeeded in having the assembly members turn over all power to a group of four hundred men, hoping that this smaller body would provide better guidance for foreign policy in the war and improve Athens’ finances. These four hundre ...
... assembly's hopes by holding out the lure of Persian gold. In 411 they succeeded in having the assembly members turn over all power to a group of four hundred men, hoping that this smaller body would provide better guidance for foreign policy in the war and improve Athens’ finances. These four hundre ...
Cleisthenes - VIP-Spelling
... above the age of thirty could serve on the Boule for a year. Under the law, they could not be on the Boule for more than twice in their lifetime or in two consecutive years. Being a member of the Boule might sound glamorous, but the responsibility was actually without pay! Luckily, the lack of monet ...
... above the age of thirty could serve on the Boule for a year. Under the law, they could not be on the Boule for more than twice in their lifetime or in two consecutive years. Being a member of the Boule might sound glamorous, but the responsibility was actually without pay! Luckily, the lack of monet ...
Pericles and the Plague: Civil Religion, Anomie, and
... but encourages those present to "fix their eyes every day on the greatness of Athens as she really is" and enhorts them to do nothing less than "fall in love with her" (Thucydides 1972: 149). Perictes is made to link eros to country in a manner familiar to more recent civil religious rhetoric. Those ...
... but encourages those present to "fix their eyes every day on the greatness of Athens as she really is" and enhorts them to do nothing less than "fall in love with her" (Thucydides 1972: 149). Perictes is made to link eros to country in a manner familiar to more recent civil religious rhetoric. Those ...
On Bribing Athenian Ambassadors - Greek, Roman, and Byzantine
... his bribing of Greek politicians. 1 Though some modern scholars have lately warned against ascribing too great importance to these accusations of bribery,2 there is still the pervading feeling that there was always the possibility that politicians would take bribes and that bribery was quite common ...
... his bribing of Greek politicians. 1 Though some modern scholars have lately warned against ascribing too great importance to these accusations of bribery,2 there is still the pervading feeling that there was always the possibility that politicians would take bribes and that bribery was quite common ...
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 ...
Solon Put Athens on the Road to Democracy Sec 1
... Athens. It provided some protections for the common people. But his laws required severe punishments, often death, for most crimes. Today, we call harsh laws "Draconian." During this period, the problem of debt magnified the hatred of the commoners against the aristocrats. Typically, a poor farmer h ...
... Athens. It provided some protections for the common people. But his laws required severe punishments, often death, for most crimes. Today, we call harsh laws "Draconian." During this period, the problem of debt magnified the hatred of the commoners against the aristocrats. Typically, a poor farmer h ...
THE AUTHENTICITY OF PERICLES` FUNERAL ORATION IN THE
... last speech, is integrated into Thucydides' desire to protect the great politician's posthumous fame from the severe attacks which happened after 404 BC. «It is clear that the attacks against Pericles' policy concerning the war could arise from an Athenian viewpoint. Since Thucydides' Pericles turns ...
... last speech, is integrated into Thucydides' desire to protect the great politician's posthumous fame from the severe attacks which happened after 404 BC. «It is clear that the attacks against Pericles' policy concerning the war could arise from an Athenian viewpoint. Since Thucydides' Pericles turns ...
The Two Noble Kinsmen - Shakespeare Resource Center
... The Two Noble Kinsmen The Two Noble Kinsmen is essentially an adaptation of Chaucer’s Knight’s Tale. In this story, the two kinsmen are Palamon and Arcite; they are captured while fighting for Thebes against Athens. While imprisoned, the two cousins find themselves attracted to Emilia, who is the si ...
... The Two Noble Kinsmen The Two Noble Kinsmen is essentially an adaptation of Chaucer’s Knight’s Tale. In this story, the two kinsmen are Palamon and Arcite; they are captured while fighting for Thebes against Athens. While imprisoned, the two cousins find themselves attracted to Emilia, who is the si ...
Coping with a new Situation - Utrecht University Repository
... In the ancient Greek world aristocratic families were related to one another via bonds, which were generally ratified through gift exchange. Such ties were made to form diplomatic, ritualised friendships. According to G. Herman, these friendships were created between persons of high birth, who ‘orig ...
... In the ancient Greek world aristocratic families were related to one another via bonds, which were generally ratified through gift exchange. Such ties were made to form diplomatic, ritualised friendships. According to G. Herman, these friendships were created between persons of high birth, who ‘orig ...
CHRONOLOGY OF THE HISTORICAL SOCRATES IN THE
... The generals were being tried for a capital crime in one day – a flaw in the Athenian legal code that Socrates would later criticize (Plato, Apology 37a‐b) – but, even worse, they were being tried as a group, in direct violation of the Athenian law of Cannonus requiring each defend ...
... The generals were being tried for a capital crime in one day – a flaw in the Athenian legal code that Socrates would later criticize (Plato, Apology 37a‐b) – but, even worse, they were being tried as a group, in direct violation of the Athenian law of Cannonus requiring each defend ...
- Enlighten: Theses
... the Athenian ephebeia at this period is contested. The issues surrounding Spartan and Athenian state training will be discussed further in Chapter 2.2 and 2.3. ...
... the Athenian ephebeia at this period is contested. The issues surrounding Spartan and Athenian state training will be discussed further in Chapter 2.2 and 2.3. ...
Herodotus, Politics and Athenian Democracy
... strife in Greek literature. However, Xerxes is not the only one who attempted to expand his empire to another continent, as the Athenians of Herodotus’ time were attempting to gain a foothold on the Greek states of Asia, swallowing them into the Athenian Empire. How could the Athenians not see their ...
... strife in Greek literature. However, Xerxes is not the only one who attempted to expand his empire to another continent, as the Athenians of Herodotus’ time were attempting to gain a foothold on the Greek states of Asia, swallowing them into the Athenian Empire. How could the Athenians not see their ...
Theseus - UW Canvas
... myth crediting him with unification of villages and towns of Attica into Athenian state and role in festival of Synoikismos (“living together”, “unification”): see Plutarch reading (Anthology, pp. 376-377) myths showing him simultaneously as ideal monarch and proto-democratic leader, claimed by tyra ...
... myth crediting him with unification of villages and towns of Attica into Athenian state and role in festival of Synoikismos (“living together”, “unification”): see Plutarch reading (Anthology, pp. 376-377) myths showing him simultaneously as ideal monarch and proto-democratic leader, claimed by tyra ...
Thucydides and Just War: How to Begin to Read
... responsibility or blame of those engaged in its conduct. These notions, as he says, are forms of normative discourse not amoral theories of human ‘behaviour’. This leads us to the Melian Dialogue. Melos was a Spartan colony, and its leadership had refused, unlike the other island states of Greece, t ...
... responsibility or blame of those engaged in its conduct. These notions, as he says, are forms of normative discourse not amoral theories of human ‘behaviour’. This leads us to the Melian Dialogue. Melos was a Spartan colony, and its leadership had refused, unlike the other island states of Greece, t ...
Chapter 2 : The Rise of Greek Civilization
... A. Economic changes that helped secure the future prosperity of Greece B. Increased communication with the rest of the Mediterranean world C. Broke the grip of the aristocracy and put powers to talented citizens D. All of these answers. (Answer: D, page 51) [Factual] 24. By confronting the Greeks wi ...
... A. Economic changes that helped secure the future prosperity of Greece B. Increased communication with the rest of the Mediterranean world C. Broke the grip of the aristocracy and put powers to talented citizens D. All of these answers. (Answer: D, page 51) [Factual] 24. By confronting the Greeks wi ...
Kairos: a cultural history of time in the Greek polis
... Where chapter 1 considered religious time as a social construct in itself, chapter 4 examines it as a tool for establishing and articulating relations among communities. ...
... Where chapter 1 considered religious time as a social construct in itself, chapter 4 examines it as a tool for establishing and articulating relations among communities. ...
Oedipus Rex Handout Plot Synopsis
... would murder his father and sleep with his mother. Hearing this, Oedipus fled his home, never to return. It was then, on the journey that would take him to Thebes, that Oedipus was confronted and harassed by a group of travelers, whom he killed in selfdefense. This skirmish occurred at the very cros ...
... would murder his father and sleep with his mother. Hearing this, Oedipus fled his home, never to return. It was then, on the journey that would take him to Thebes, that Oedipus was confronted and harassed by a group of travelers, whom he killed in selfdefense. This skirmish occurred at the very cros ...
M. Lang, Thucydidean Narrative and Discourse
... (a) ‘Revolution of the : Chronology and Constitutions’ () is the earliest and longest published essay in the book, still cited, though rarely accepted in toto, six decades later. Lang ingeniously attempts to reconcile Aristotle’s and Thucydides’ analyses of the oligarchic takeover at Athens, ...
... (a) ‘Revolution of the : Chronology and Constitutions’ () is the earliest and longest published essay in the book, still cited, though rarely accepted in toto, six decades later. Lang ingeniously attempts to reconcile Aristotle’s and Thucydides’ analyses of the oligarchic takeover at Athens, ...
Pericles
... It became very powerful as ships heading to Italy needed to stop there Pericles was keen on developing a relationship with it By 432 BC Corinth and Corcyra fought out a sea battle at Sybota ...
... It became very powerful as ships heading to Italy needed to stop there Pericles was keen on developing a relationship with it By 432 BC Corinth and Corcyra fought out a sea battle at Sybota ...
Thucydides` Criticism of Democratic Knowledge
... Athenian political culture was based on collective opinion rather than on certain knowledge, and on the assumption that opinion could be translated into practical reality through democratic political process. The enactment formula of the Athenian Assembly, EOO~E T0 o~Jl£p-"it appeared right to the c ...
... Athenian political culture was based on collective opinion rather than on certain knowledge, and on the assumption that opinion could be translated into practical reality through democratic political process. The enactment formula of the Athenian Assembly, EOO~E T0 o~Jl£p-"it appeared right to the c ...
Untitled
... regarding values found in the epic poems of Homer. His revised 1979 The world of Odysseus describes a society dominated by elite values of kingship, and the responsibility of leaders as benefactors to society in the ancient world. Finley believed that the heroes of the epics disdained trade and othe ...
... regarding values found in the epic poems of Homer. His revised 1979 The world of Odysseus describes a society dominated by elite values of kingship, and the responsibility of leaders as benefactors to society in the ancient world. Finley believed that the heroes of the epics disdained trade and othe ...
ANCIENT HISTORY WACE Sample Examination 2016
... Describes in detail a range of preparations of the Greeks for the Persian War of 481 BC. Describes some of the preparations of the Greeks for the Persian War of 481 BC. Identifies some of the preparation of the Greeks for the Persian War of 481 BC. Makes general comments about the preparation of the ...
... Describes in detail a range of preparations of the Greeks for the Persian War of 481 BC. Describes some of the preparations of the Greeks for the Persian War of 481 BC. Identifies some of the preparation of the Greeks for the Persian War of 481 BC. Makes general comments about the preparation of the ...
Corinthian War
The Corinthian War was an ancient Greek conflict lasting from 395 BC until 387 BC, pitting Sparta against a coalition of four allied states, Thebes, Athens, Corinth, and Argos, who were initially backed by Persia. The immediate cause of the war was a local conflict in northwest Greece in which both Thebes and Sparta intervened. The deeper cause was hostility towards Sparta provoked by that city's ""expansionism in Asia Minor, central and northern Greece and even the west"".The war was fought on two fronts, on land near Corinth (hence the name) and Thebes and at sea in the Aegean. On land, the Spartans achieved several early successes in major battles, but were unable to capitalize on their advantage, and the fighting soon became stalemated. At sea, the Spartan fleet was decisively defeated by a Persian fleet early in the war, an event that effectively ended Sparta's attempts to become a naval power. Taking advantage of this fact, Athens launched several naval campaigns in the later years of the war, recapturing a number of islands that had been part of the original Athenian Empire during the 5th century BC.Alarmed by these Athenian successes, the Persians stopped backing the allies and began supporting Sparta. This defection forced the allies to seek peace. The Peace of Antalcidas, commonly known as the King's Peace, was signed in 387 BC, ending the war. This treaty declared that Persia would control all of Ionia, and that all other Greek cities would be independent. Sparta was to be the guardian of the peace, with the power to enforce its clauses. The effects of the war, therefore, were to establish Persia's ability to interfere successfully in Greek politics and to affirm Sparta's hegemonic position in the Greek political system.