Brandon M. Dennis Alcibiades the Chameleon Fall, 2005 1
... I am amazed that one man could do so much and have such a great influence in three distinct societies; Athenian, Spartan and Persian. From reading about Alcibiades, I see a world where democracy is broken, for people are petty and fickle. The mob of Athens made some incredibly short-sighted decision ...
... I am amazed that one man could do so much and have such a great influence in three distinct societies; Athenian, Spartan and Persian. From reading about Alcibiades, I see a world where democracy is broken, for people are petty and fickle. The mob of Athens made some incredibly short-sighted decision ...
Stage 2 Classical Studies Assessment Type 3: Special Study
... Thucydides who comments that Alcibiades was motivated by the potential of a 'success…. that would bring him personally both wealth and honour' 7. Thucydides informs us how Nicias was elected leader 'against his will' 8 as the latter believed 'the city was making a mistake’9 by attempting to 'conquer ...
... Thucydides who comments that Alcibiades was motivated by the potential of a 'success…. that would bring him personally both wealth and honour' 7. Thucydides informs us how Nicias was elected leader 'against his will' 8 as the latter believed 'the city was making a mistake’9 by attempting to 'conquer ...
Sparta - wildehistory
... The prehistory of Sparta is difficult to reconstruct because the literary evidence is far removed in time from the events it describes and is also distorted by oral tradition.[24] However, the earliest certain evidence of human settlement in the region of Sparta consists of pottery dating from the M ...
... The prehistory of Sparta is difficult to reconstruct because the literary evidence is far removed in time from the events it describes and is also distorted by oral tradition.[24] However, the earliest certain evidence of human settlement in the region of Sparta consists of pottery dating from the M ...
Battle of Marathon
... which said of Delos Delos' self will I shake, which never yet has been shaken Of the above names Darius may be rendered "Worker," Xerxes "Warrior," and Artaxerxes "Great Warrior." And so might we call these kings in our own language with propriety. [6.99] The barbarians, after loosing from Delos, pr ...
... which said of Delos Delos' self will I shake, which never yet has been shaken Of the above names Darius may be rendered "Worker," Xerxes "Warrior," and Artaxerxes "Great Warrior." And so might we call these kings in our own language with propriety. [6.99] The barbarians, after loosing from Delos, pr ...
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 ...
PERICLES` RECKLESS MEGARIAN POLICY WAS
... to a kind of passing of the baton to Athens, who formed a wide alliance of poleis in the Aegean that came to be called the Delian League, although it rapidly evolved into what can only be described as an Athenian Empire. The Athenian hegemony, based upon sea power, came to rub up against the tradit ...
... to a kind of passing of the baton to Athens, who formed a wide alliance of poleis in the Aegean that came to be called the Delian League, although it rapidly evolved into what can only be described as an Athenian Empire. The Athenian hegemony, based upon sea power, came to rub up against the tradit ...
Untitled
... mighty ranges of Parnon and Taygetus, whi occupy mu of the surface area of Laconia, but Sparta was beer provided with good agricultural land than most Greek poleis, especially aer the late eighth century when it annexed the broader valley of the Pamisos to the west of Taygetus, the heartland of ...
... mighty ranges of Parnon and Taygetus, whi occupy mu of the surface area of Laconia, but Sparta was beer provided with good agricultural land than most Greek poleis, especially aer the late eighth century when it annexed the broader valley of the Pamisos to the west of Taygetus, the heartland of ...
Τύχη: Fortune, Fate and Chance in Herodotus and Thucydides
... For Herodotus, however, many of the characters in his histories are prone to speak of “τύχη” as luck. When Croesus and Solon speak of happiness and the happiest man, Solon proves that many have been “unlucky” while rich and those with modest means have been much happier.21 Here, the fortune that he ...
... For Herodotus, however, many of the characters in his histories are prone to speak of “τύχη” as luck. When Croesus and Solon speak of happiness and the happiest man, Solon proves that many have been “unlucky” while rich and those with modest means have been much happier.21 Here, the fortune that he ...
Herodotus, The Histories, Book 6. 94
... which said of Delos Delos' self will I shake, which never yet has been shaken Of the above names Darius may be rendered "Worker," Xerxes "Warrior," and Artaxerxes "Great Warrior." And so might we call these kings in our own language with propriety. [6.99] The barbarians, after loosing from Delos, pr ...
... which said of Delos Delos' self will I shake, which never yet has been shaken Of the above names Darius may be rendered "Worker," Xerxes "Warrior," and Artaxerxes "Great Warrior." And so might we call these kings in our own language with propriety. [6.99] The barbarians, after loosing from Delos, pr ...
Helen`s Autopsy: A Forensic Approach to Myth in
... Examining this first line alone shows the revolutionary nature of Herodotus’ thinking: he rejected verse in favor of prose—he was the first Greek writer to do this; he breaks with the tradition of calling on the muses to tell him the truth, instead naming himself as the author of his own work; he de ...
... Examining this first line alone shows the revolutionary nature of Herodotus’ thinking: he rejected verse in favor of prose—he was the first Greek writer to do this; he breaks with the tradition of calling on the muses to tell him the truth, instead naming himself as the author of his own work; he de ...
Plataea: The Overlooked Battle of the Graeco-Persian Wars - H-Net
... their military achievements. They set the bar immensely high for Sparta. The Spartans created poetry and dedicated commemorative gifts at major Panhellenic shrines. Cartledge concludes the chapter by discussing the Spartan and Athenian competition through literary sources. Simonides’s poetry reinfor ...
... their military achievements. They set the bar immensely high for Sparta. The Spartans created poetry and dedicated commemorative gifts at major Panhellenic shrines. Cartledge concludes the chapter by discussing the Spartan and Athenian competition through literary sources. Simonides’s poetry reinfor ...
DOC
... Homer : How am I supposed to write this down if I'm blind? Narrator 3: You didn't write it down. You learnt it all by heart. Homer : I must have a good memory then. Narrator 1: People did in those days. (Homer exits). Narrator 2: The Greeks had been fighting the Trojans for ten years. (Two Greeks en ...
... Homer : How am I supposed to write this down if I'm blind? Narrator 3: You didn't write it down. You learnt it all by heart. Homer : I must have a good memory then. Narrator 1: People did in those days. (Homer exits). Narrator 2: The Greeks had been fighting the Trojans for ten years. (Two Greeks en ...
5IR Ancient Greece Class Assembly
... Narrator 1: All 300 were killed. (The Spartans fall to the ground going argggh). Priestess 1: Then again, we could be wrong. (Priestess 1 and Priestess 2 exit) Narrator 2: But the Spartans had not died in vain. Narrator 3: They had delayed the Persians long enough for the Athenians to get their army ...
... Narrator 1: All 300 were killed. (The Spartans fall to the ground going argggh). Priestess 1: Then again, we could be wrong. (Priestess 1 and Priestess 2 exit) Narrator 2: But the Spartans had not died in vain. Narrator 3: They had delayed the Persians long enough for the Athenians to get their army ...
Spartan Austerity - Faculty Server Contact
... As to the first point, it is an oddity that none of the scholars mentioned made use of the available archaeological evidence when considering the importance of Spartan trade with the East. The main stress was on the literary evidence of Herodotus. Herodotus clearly shows that Sparta was concerned wi ...
... As to the first point, it is an oddity that none of the scholars mentioned made use of the available archaeological evidence when considering the importance of Spartan trade with the East. The main stress was on the literary evidence of Herodotus. Herodotus clearly shows that Sparta was concerned wi ...
spartan justice?
... them 29. The Ephors, moreover, not only were not bound by any written rules but also, like an Athenian jury, were not bound to observe any legally binding precedent. On top of that, in certain circumstances they had the power to bypass due legal process altogether and impose fines «on the spot». To ...
... them 29. The Ephors, moreover, not only were not bound by any written rules but also, like an Athenian jury, were not bound to observe any legally binding precedent. On top of that, in certain circumstances they had the power to bypass due legal process altogether and impose fines «on the spot». To ...
HSC Ancient History 2010
... ‘There was not a nation in Asia that he did not take with him against the Greeks’- HERODOTUS Provides evidence of: • Leadership of a Spartan king • Preparation for battle • Spartan tactics • Link between religion and warfare Backround info: In 590 BC the Persians invaded Greece by sea. They landed a ...
... ‘There was not a nation in Asia that he did not take with him against the Greeks’- HERODOTUS Provides evidence of: • Leadership of a Spartan king • Preparation for battle • Spartan tactics • Link between religion and warfare Backround info: In 590 BC the Persians invaded Greece by sea. They landed a ...
REVIEW - Monroe Community College
... us the gifts that are due to strangers” (Homer 9.258-260). Odysseus then addresses Polyphemus invoking Zeus’ protection of the stranger and guest in the following lines. When Polyphemus instead begins to eat Odysseus’ men, he adds “How do you expect any other man/ Ever to visit you after acting like ...
... us the gifts that are due to strangers” (Homer 9.258-260). Odysseus then addresses Polyphemus invoking Zeus’ protection of the stranger and guest in the following lines. When Polyphemus instead begins to eat Odysseus’ men, he adds “How do you expect any other man/ Ever to visit you after acting like ...
Herodotus, Politics and Athenian Democracy
... (Saxenhouse 1996, 45). For example, Herodotus considered Sparta as free, despite the fact that it was undemocratic, lacked a constitution and was the most closely regulated of the Greek citystates. For Herodotus, equality was the most important characteristic of democracy and the foundation for good ...
... (Saxenhouse 1996, 45). For example, Herodotus considered Sparta as free, despite the fact that it was undemocratic, lacked a constitution and was the most closely regulated of the Greek citystates. For Herodotus, equality was the most important characteristic of democracy and the foundation for good ...
Contents - Figipedia
... The Spartan army stood at the centre of the Spartan state, whose citizens' primary obligation was to be good soldiers.[1] Subject to military drill from infancy, the Spartans were one of the most feared military forces in world history. At the height of Sparta's power – between the 6th and 4th centu ...
... The Spartan army stood at the centre of the Spartan state, whose citizens' primary obligation was to be good soldiers.[1] Subject to military drill from infancy, the Spartans were one of the most feared military forces in world history. At the height of Sparta's power – between the 6th and 4th centu ...
Peloponnesian War: Practice Test 1. The politician who
... 85. Which of these was NOT part of the buildup to the Peace of Nicias? A. Nicias’s failure during the Sicilian Expedition B. Mutual exhaustion following the Battle of Amphipolis C. Athens’s failed invasion of Boeotia and debacle at Delium D. Spartan fears that the men who surrendered at Sphacter ...
... 85. Which of these was NOT part of the buildup to the Peace of Nicias? A. Nicias’s failure during the Sicilian Expedition B. Mutual exhaustion following the Battle of Amphipolis C. Athens’s failed invasion of Boeotia and debacle at Delium D. Spartan fears that the men who surrendered at Sphacter ...
Thucydides and Xenophon: Political Historians of Ancient Greece
... should have had, even if he cannot remember them exactly. Here we can see that Thucydides' aim is more than didactic - in the speeches he opposes fundamental viewpoints and concepts. Here is using some of the methods borrowed from rhetoric, but it seems he also allows some of his own fundamental vie ...
... should have had, even if he cannot remember them exactly. Here we can see that Thucydides' aim is more than didactic - in the speeches he opposes fundamental viewpoints and concepts. Here is using some of the methods borrowed from rhetoric, but it seems he also allows some of his own fundamental vie ...
Peloponnesian War: Sparta - Carolina International Relations
... Hello and welcome to MUNCH 2014! My name is Cole Wilhelmi, and I am thrilled to be chairing the Spartan committee for the Peloponnesian War JCC. I am currently a Sophomore majoring in Biology and ...
... Hello and welcome to MUNCH 2014! My name is Cole Wilhelmi, and I am thrilled to be chairing the Spartan committee for the Peloponnesian War JCC. I am currently a Sophomore majoring in Biology and ...
Abstract
... A Balanced Approach to the Depiction of Themistocles in Herodotus For the past several decades, scholars have taken a number of different approaches to the treatment of Themistocles within Herodotus’ Histories. Some have seen Themistocles as acting out of self-interest and in this way personifying A ...
... A Balanced Approach to the Depiction of Themistocles in Herodotus For the past several decades, scholars have taken a number of different approaches to the treatment of Themistocles within Herodotus’ Histories. Some have seen Themistocles as acting out of self-interest and in this way personifying A ...
Warrick 1 Ancient Greek Childhood and the Pursuit of Polis Identity
... within Athens.7 This gender imbalance was probably not matched within Sparta, where women were revered for their child-bearing abilities. Pomeroy suggests in her work Spartan Women, “it is likely that the magistrates understood that the number of Spartiates was directly related to the number of chil ...
... within Athens.7 This gender imbalance was probably not matched within Sparta, where women were revered for their child-bearing abilities. Pomeroy suggests in her work Spartan Women, “it is likely that the magistrates understood that the number of Spartiates was directly related to the number of chil ...
Dorians
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The Dorians (/ˈdɔriənz, ˈdɔər-/; Greek: Δωριεῖς, Dōrieis, singular Δωριεύς, Dōrieus) were one of the four major ethnic groups among which the Hellenes (or Greeks) of Classical Greece considered themselves divided (along with the Aeolians, Achaeans and Ionians). They are almost always referred to as just ""the Dorians"", as they are in the earliest literary mention of them in Odyssey, where they already can be found inhabiting the island of Crete.They were diverse in way of life and social organization, varying from the populous trade center of the city of Corinth, known for its ornate style in art and architecture, to the isolationist, military state of Sparta. And yet, all Hellenes knew which localities were Dorian, and which were not. Dorian states at war could more likely, but not always, count on the assistance of other Dorian states. Dorians were distinguished by the Doric Greek dialect and by characteristic social and historical traditions.In the 5th century BC, Dorians and Ionians were the two most politically important Greek ethne, whose ultimate clash resulted in the Peloponnesian War. The degree to which fifth-century Hellenes self-identified as ""Ionian"" or ""Dorian"" has itself been disputed. At one extreme Édouard Will concludes that there was no true ethnic component in fifth-century Greek culture, in spite of anti-Dorian elements in Athenian propaganda. At the other extreme John Alty reinterprets the sources to conclude that ethnicity did motivate fifth-century actions. Moderns viewing these ethnic identifications through the fifth- and fourth-century BC literary tradition have been profoundly influenced by their own social politics. Also, according to E.N. Tigerstedt, nineteenth-century European admirers of virtues they considered ""Dorian"" identified themselves as ""Laconophile"" and found responsive parallels in the culture of their day as well; their biases contribute to the traditional modern interpretation of ""Dorians"".