Spartan Hegemony
... recent gains of Thrasybulus’ campaigns of 389-388; Thebes now isolated and Corinth, deprived of its union with Argos, must rejoin the Peloponnesian League as an oligarchic city. The first Common Peace (Koine Eirene) made in history, an adjunct to King’s Peace; King’s Peace amounts to an edict pronou ...
... recent gains of Thrasybulus’ campaigns of 389-388; Thebes now isolated and Corinth, deprived of its union with Argos, must rejoin the Peloponnesian League as an oligarchic city. The first Common Peace (Koine Eirene) made in history, an adjunct to King’s Peace; King’s Peace amounts to an edict pronou ...
What was democracy in ancient Athens?
... they were at a particular time. The water bodies, hills and mountains in Greece are very similar now to what they were 2500 years ago. However, boundaries and cities have changed greatly. Athens is much bigger than it once was and Sparta is no longer a city. To understand history, it is really impor ...
... they were at a particular time. The water bodies, hills and mountains in Greece are very similar now to what they were 2500 years ago. However, boundaries and cities have changed greatly. Athens is much bigger than it once was and Sparta is no longer a city. To understand history, it is really impor ...
Revolt of Mitylene 428 B.C.
... an example to the rest of the Delian League. Cleon had proposed the removal of Pericles in 430 BC for 'maladministration of Athenian finances' Described by Thucydides as a warmonger and demagogue: Thucydides was exiled due to a decree by Cleon for 'military incapacity' Cleon has become infamous in h ...
... an example to the rest of the Delian League. Cleon had proposed the removal of Pericles in 430 BC for 'maladministration of Athenian finances' Described by Thucydides as a warmonger and demagogue: Thucydides was exiled due to a decree by Cleon for 'military incapacity' Cleon has become infamous in h ...
View Michael Peters` presentation in print
... the countryside but also to a virulent plague that ravaged the city. Many Athenian citizens viewed the plague as divine punishment whi le the Spartans pillaged their land. At the same time, the Spartans were emboldened by the plague seeing it as a positive sign from the gods. The Athenians found eve ...
... the countryside but also to a virulent plague that ravaged the city. Many Athenian citizens viewed the plague as divine punishment whi le the Spartans pillaged their land. At the same time, the Spartans were emboldened by the plague seeing it as a positive sign from the gods. The Athenians found eve ...
From Innovative Democracy to Warfare State: Ancient Athens as a
... Empire Decline: The Transition to Warfare State Athens’ loss of her empire to Sparta in 404 B.C.E., came after a catastrophic expedition to Sicily, which started in 415 with Athens attempting to expand her hegemony with loyal support from her allies. By the autumn of 413 though, their force in Sicil ...
... Empire Decline: The Transition to Warfare State Athens’ loss of her empire to Sparta in 404 B.C.E., came after a catastrophic expedition to Sicily, which started in 415 with Athens attempting to expand her hegemony with loyal support from her allies. By the autumn of 413 though, their force in Sicil ...
Peloponnesian War: Practice Test 1. The politician who
... 3. The Peace of Nicias in 421 was the result of all of the following except (A) the Spartan desire to recover their captured soldiers being held in Athens (B) the deaths of Cleon and Brasidias at Amphipolis (C) the devastation to agriculture and trade in Attica (D) the cost to both sides of hiri ...
... 3. The Peace of Nicias in 421 was the result of all of the following except (A) the Spartan desire to recover their captured soldiers being held in Athens (B) the deaths of Cleon and Brasidias at Amphipolis (C) the devastation to agriculture and trade in Attica (D) the cost to both sides of hiri ...
Corrupted States: Tyranny in Plato and Thucydides
... during the 27 yearlong war. In Book 1, there is an assembly of the Peloponnesian League, which is comprised of Sparta and her allies. During the meeting, representatives from Corinth accuse Athens of unjust acts. Following the Corinthian speech, visiting representatives of Athens rise to speak. One ...
... during the 27 yearlong war. In Book 1, there is an assembly of the Peloponnesian League, which is comprised of Sparta and her allies. During the meeting, representatives from Corinth accuse Athens of unjust acts. Following the Corinthian speech, visiting representatives of Athens rise to speak. One ...
The Legal Regulation of Private Conduct at Athens: Two
... address their fellow citizens. Even in the fourth century during the so-called “period of the rhetores” when politicians tended to dominate discussion, Isokrates notes that sometimes the wisest speakers miss the point and an ordinary person, “deemed of little account and generally ignored”, comes up ...
... address their fellow citizens. Even in the fourth century during the so-called “period of the rhetores” when politicians tended to dominate discussion, Isokrates notes that sometimes the wisest speakers miss the point and an ordinary person, “deemed of little account and generally ignored”, comes up ...
The Periklean Age
... until his death, in 429 BC. Perikles, in a period of twenty years, changed the appearance of Athens, building in Acropolis the masterpiece Parthenon. He did not only beautify Athens, but also her port Piraeus, which had grown, since it had been fortified by Themistokles. He appointed the architect I ...
... until his death, in 429 BC. Perikles, in a period of twenty years, changed the appearance of Athens, building in Acropolis the masterpiece Parthenon. He did not only beautify Athens, but also her port Piraeus, which had grown, since it had been fortified by Themistokles. He appointed the architect I ...
CLEISTHENES BRINGS DEMOCRACY TO ATHENS
... Pisistratus died in 527 BC. His reign would be remembered as a 'Golden Age' of Athenian progress and development. His son, Hippias, ruled successfully at first, and like his father avoided interfering in the private affairs of the people. Cleisthenes was now over forty years old and an established p ...
... Pisistratus died in 527 BC. His reign would be remembered as a 'Golden Age' of Athenian progress and development. His son, Hippias, ruled successfully at first, and like his father avoided interfering in the private affairs of the people. Cleisthenes was now over forty years old and an established p ...
Athenian Political Reform Under Solon, Cleisthenes & Pisistratus
... After the fall of the tyranny, there was a struggle between Isagoras and Cleisthenes, who was of the family of the Alcmaeonids. When Cleisthenes lost power in the political clubs, he won the support of the people by promising them control of the state. The power of Isagoras waned in turn, and he cal ...
... After the fall of the tyranny, there was a struggle between Isagoras and Cleisthenes, who was of the family of the Alcmaeonids. When Cleisthenes lost power in the political clubs, he won the support of the people by promising them control of the state. The power of Isagoras waned in turn, and he cal ...
The Athenian Empire and Control of the Saronic Gulf: Expansion
... Peloponnesian War. Before this truce, “conditions of war are likely to have prevented the journey to the Epidaurian sanctuary to fetch Asklepios.”39 The man who undertook these efforts to transport Asklepios (in the form of his sacred snake) to Athens, between 421 and 419 BCE, was Telemachos. He ere ...
... Peloponnesian War. Before this truce, “conditions of war are likely to have prevented the journey to the Epidaurian sanctuary to fetch Asklepios.”39 The man who undertook these efforts to transport Asklepios (in the form of his sacred snake) to Athens, between 421 and 419 BCE, was Telemachos. He ere ...
Corinth as a Catalyst Before and During the Peloponnesian War
... emotion that the Corinthians had played at the beginning of the war.” (Kagan 302). Fear dominated the Corinthian argument to persuade the Spartans to war; even so, the Spartans were still noticeably reluctant to go. They made marginal attempts at arbitration,4 though these efforts were in vain. The ...
... emotion that the Corinthians had played at the beginning of the war.” (Kagan 302). Fear dominated the Corinthian argument to persuade the Spartans to war; even so, the Spartans were still noticeably reluctant to go. They made marginal attempts at arbitration,4 though these efforts were in vain. The ...
Transcript PBS The Greeks Part 3
... In the year 431 BC the city-‐state of Athens was the greatest power in the Mediterranean. Under the leadership of the patrician Pericles, this tiny state had built a naval empire that stretched a ...
... In the year 431 BC the city-‐state of Athens was the greatest power in the Mediterranean. Under the leadership of the patrician Pericles, this tiny state had built a naval empire that stretched a ...
The Motives for Athens` Alliance with Corcyra
... victory over Corinth, won with the help of a strong Athenian squadron, would have given Corcyra naval superiority in West Greek waters, and tempted her toward hegemony over states in the area. Lakedaimonios' command of ten ships was not an attempt by Pericles to discredit him, as Plutarch thinks,7 b ...
... victory over Corinth, won with the help of a strong Athenian squadron, would have given Corcyra naval superiority in West Greek waters, and tempted her toward hegemony over states in the area. Lakedaimonios' command of ten ships was not an attempt by Pericles to discredit him, as Plutarch thinks,7 b ...
Transcript of “The Greeks: Crucible of Civilization” Episode Two
... 0:00 – Episode Introduction ...
... 0:00 – Episode Introduction ...
Background: The Athenian Tribute Lists TRIBUTE AND ITS
... reported that the Athenian Aristeides was commissioned to estimate the amount of tribute (phoros). The Athenians were also responsible for the institution of the hellenotamiai: these “treasurers” handled the collection of assessed tribute, which is confirmed by several decrees (IG I3 34.30 and 44, 6 ...
... reported that the Athenian Aristeides was commissioned to estimate the amount of tribute (phoros). The Athenians were also responsible for the institution of the hellenotamiai: these “treasurers” handled the collection of assessed tribute, which is confirmed by several decrees (IG I3 34.30 and 44, 6 ...
Athena and Sparta at the Ending of Lysistrata (1296
... This paper addresses a long standing problem at the end of the Lysistrata: why does the Spartan ambassador invoke his Athena Polias? The difficulty lies in the fact that the performance seems to end with an invocation to a Spartan Athena rather than an Athena at Athens. Such an invocation would appe ...
... This paper addresses a long standing problem at the end of the Lysistrata: why does the Spartan ambassador invoke his Athena Polias? The difficulty lies in the fact that the performance seems to end with an invocation to a Spartan Athena rather than an Athena at Athens. Such an invocation would appe ...
Commentaar slides pwp Bouw
... It is important to observe that in resting the fame of Pheidias upon the sculptures of the Parthenon we proceed with little evidence. No ancient writer ascribes them to him, and he seldom, if ever, executed works in marble. What he was celebrated for in antiquity was his statues in bronze or gold an ...
... It is important to observe that in resting the fame of Pheidias upon the sculptures of the Parthenon we proceed with little evidence. No ancient writer ascribes them to him, and he seldom, if ever, executed works in marble. What he was celebrated for in antiquity was his statues in bronze or gold an ...
Second Year of the War - The Plague of Athens
... was done by some of the neglected sick, who plunged into the rain-tanks in their agonies of unquenchable thirst; though it made no difference whether they drank little or much. Besides this, the miserable feeling of not being able to rest or sleep never ceased to torment them. The body meanwhile di ...
... was done by some of the neglected sick, who plunged into the rain-tanks in their agonies of unquenchable thirst; though it made no difference whether they drank little or much. Besides this, the miserable feeling of not being able to rest or sleep never ceased to torment them. The body meanwhile di ...
Ancient Greece Paper 2 Final Draft
... very specific weight, because traders knew the weight was exact they were readily accepted in exchange for goods.5 The Athenian Owls developed into one of the most influential coins of the ancient world because they were the first coins ever traded in international exchange due to their standard wei ...
... very specific weight, because traders knew the weight was exact they were readily accepted in exchange for goods.5 The Athenian Owls developed into one of the most influential coins of the ancient world because they were the first coins ever traded in international exchange due to their standard wei ...
Reforms of Pericles and Establishment of the Athenian Empire
... The island of Delos was chosen as a headquarters and contributions collected from members of alliance were deposited in Delian temple of Apollo. On important issue of control of collected funds Athenians initially agreed with generous arrangement of establishment sort of parliament seated at Delos c ...
... The island of Delos was chosen as a headquarters and contributions collected from members of alliance were deposited in Delian temple of Apollo. On important issue of control of collected funds Athenians initially agreed with generous arrangement of establishment sort of parliament seated at Delos c ...
ARISTOPHANES AND HIS COMEDIES This document was
... multiform art, the richest development of almost every poetical talent, so the extraordinary capacities of his hearers, which may be inferred from the structure of his works, are at every fresh perusal a matter of astonishment. Accurate acquaintance with the history and constitution of their country ...
... multiform art, the richest development of almost every poetical talent, so the extraordinary capacities of his hearers, which may be inferred from the structure of his works, are at every fresh perusal a matter of astonishment. Accurate acquaintance with the history and constitution of their country ...
A-level Classical Civilisation Mark scheme Unit 02D
... despite partly serving own interests Athens under Cimon basically pro-League and not so bothered about Sparta (tendency to go relatively easy on allies); also Persia still a threat under Cimon so no fundamental reason for allies to resent Athenian leadership; four years after Thasos Cimon ostracised ...
... despite partly serving own interests Athens under Cimon basically pro-League and not so bothered about Sparta (tendency to go relatively easy on allies); also Persia still a threat under Cimon so no fundamental reason for allies to resent Athenian leadership; four years after Thasos Cimon ostracised ...
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... • Athens had the largest population of any fifth-century B.C. Greek city-state, about 150,000 citizens and 35,000 foreigners before the plague of 430 B.C. • Only male citizens had political power. • Foreigners were protected by the laws and shared some responsibilities, such as military service ...
... • Athens had the largest population of any fifth-century B.C. Greek city-state, about 150,000 citizens and 35,000 foreigners before the plague of 430 B.C. • Only male citizens had political power. • Foreigners were protected by the laws and shared some responsibilities, such as military service ...
Athens
Athens (/ˈæθɨnz/; Modern Greek: Αθήνα, Athína, [aˈθina]; Ancient Greek: Ἀθῆναι, Athēnai) is the capital and largest city of Greece. Athens dominates the Attica region and is one of the world's oldest cities, with its recorded history spanning around 3,400 years, and the earliest human presence around the 11th–7th millennium BC. Classical Athens was a powerful city-state that emerged in conjunction with the seagoing development of the port of Piraeus. A centre for the arts, learning and philosophy, home of Plato's Academy and Aristotle's Lyceum, it is widely referred to as the cradle of Western civilization and the birthplace of democracy, largely because of its cultural and political impact on the European continent and in particular the Romans. In modern times, Athens is a large cosmopolitan metropolis and central to economic, financial, industrial, maritime, political and cultural life in Greece. In 2015, Athens was ranked the world's 29th richest city by purchasing power and the 67th most expensive in a UBS study.Athens is recognised as a global city because of its geo-strategic location and its importance in shipping, finance, commerce, media, entertainment, arts, international trade, culture, education and tourism. It is one of the biggest economic centres in southeastern Europe, with a large financial sector, and its port Piraeus is the largest passenger port in Europe, and the second largest in the world. The municipality (City) of Athens had a population of 664,046 (in 2011, 796,442 in 2004) within its administrative limits, and a land area of 39 km2 (15 sq mi). The urban area of Athens (Greater Athens and Greater Piraeus) extends beyond its administrative municipal city limits, with a population of 3,090,508 (in 2011) over an area of 412 km2 (159 sq mi). According to Eurostat in 2004, the Athens Larger Urban Zone (LUZ) was the 7th most populous LUZ in the European Union (the 5th most populous capital city of the EU), with a population of 4,013,368. Athens is also the southernmost capital on the European mainland.The heritage of the classical era is still evident in the city, represented by ancient monuments and works of art, the most famous of all being the Parthenon, considered a key landmark of early Western civilization. The city also retains Roman and Byzantine monuments, as well as a smaller number of Ottoman monuments.Athens is home to two UNESCO World Heritage Sites, the Acropolis of Athens and the medieval Daphni Monastery. Landmarks of the modern era, dating back to the establishment of Athens as the capital of the independent Greek state in 1834, include the Hellenic Parliament (19th century) and the Athens Trilogy, consisting of the National Library of Greece, the Athens University and the Academy of Athens. Athens was the host city of the first modern-day Olympic Games in 1896, and 108 years later it welcomed home the 2004 Summer Olympics. Athens is home to the National Archeological Museum, featuring the world's largest collection of ancient Greek antiquities, as well as the new Acropolis Museum.