Speaking to the Deaf: Herodotus, his Audience, and the Spartans at
... entered Attica with a troop of soldiers to expel Cleisthenes and his supporters, but was besieged on the Acropolis and forced to return to Sparta. Cleomenes’ actions reveals Sparta’s readiness to intervene during his reign, but Herodotus extends this Spartan interventionism to his own time. A propos ...
... entered Attica with a troop of soldiers to expel Cleisthenes and his supporters, but was besieged on the Acropolis and forced to return to Sparta. Cleomenes’ actions reveals Sparta’s readiness to intervene during his reign, but Herodotus extends this Spartan interventionism to his own time. A propos ...
hoplites - the fighters of ancient greece
... dodge blows from whips. The whip, used by older boys on younger ones, was an important part of Spartan upbringing. This education in hardship was probably meant to teach young Spartans how to hunt runaway helots. Helot-hunting would mean creeping undetected around the countryside for days and living ...
... dodge blows from whips. The whip, used by older boys on younger ones, was an important part of Spartan upbringing. This education in hardship was probably meant to teach young Spartans how to hunt runaway helots. Helot-hunting would mean creeping undetected around the countryside for days and living ...
OCR GCSE (9-1) Latin Set Text Guide Student Activity
... down the local stories and traditions which he heard. He settled for a time in Athens, where he was paid well for reciting parts of his work-in-progress. In 443 BC Herodotus settled in the Athenian colony of Thurii in southern Italy. For the next 20 years he continued to give readings of his work an ...
... down the local stories and traditions which he heard. He settled for a time in Athens, where he was paid well for reciting parts of his work-in-progress. In 443 BC Herodotus settled in the Athenian colony of Thurii in southern Italy. For the next 20 years he continued to give readings of his work an ...
Herodotus
... traditions which he heard. He settled for a time in Athens, where he was paid well for reciting parts of his work-in-progress. ...
... traditions which he heard. He settled for a time in Athens, where he was paid well for reciting parts of his work-in-progress. ...
CORINTH
... painting style (silhouettes drawn in black and filled with incised details) Primary motifs are similar to the Middle East: animals in procession and humans, sometimes from myths The Corinth order is a type of column named after Corinth but was not actually created by Corinthians or commonly us ...
... painting style (silhouettes drawn in black and filled with incised details) Primary motifs are similar to the Middle East: animals in procession and humans, sometimes from myths The Corinth order is a type of column named after Corinth but was not actually created by Corinthians or commonly us ...
Corinth as a Catalyst Before and During the Peloponnesian War
... was right for the most part; the Spartans, the second of the two powers, did sidestep most diplomatic issues until about 432 BCE, when they abruptly declared war. Significant exceptions did exist—the helot revolts, for one—but Sparta remained extraordinarily isolated. Thus, Sparta did leave herself ...
... was right for the most part; the Spartans, the second of the two powers, did sidestep most diplomatic issues until about 432 BCE, when they abruptly declared war. Significant exceptions did exist—the helot revolts, for one—but Sparta remained extraordinarily isolated. Thus, Sparta did leave herself ...
PDF Workbook and Answer Key
... reading. Some books help us communicate with our culture because they have been a common element in education for centuries. Some books aid our understanding of the physical world by a clear exposition of careful observations by powerful minds. But only a very few books do any of these things well. ...
... reading. Some books help us communicate with our culture because they have been a common element in education for centuries. Some books aid our understanding of the physical world by a clear exposition of careful observations by powerful minds. But only a very few books do any of these things well. ...
DELIAN LEAGUE AND PELOPONNESIAN WAR
... were further exchanges of hostilities with the Persians and their allies – notably in Egypt and Cyprus – but most Greek territories were no longer threatened to the same degree as in the past. Indeed, the Peace of Callias would take effect in 450 BCE and end (temporarily) overt hostilities between P ...
... were further exchanges of hostilities with the Persians and their allies – notably in Egypt and Cyprus – but most Greek territories were no longer threatened to the same degree as in the past. Indeed, the Peace of Callias would take effect in 450 BCE and end (temporarily) overt hostilities between P ...
Ancient Sparta. - Historyteacher.net
... which struck them as unique or different from education in their own cities, rather than reporting systematically about Sparta's system of education…. First, it is important to note that collective education was considered so important that the agoge was not only a compulsory prerequisite for citiz ...
... which struck them as unique or different from education in their own cities, rather than reporting systematically about Sparta's system of education…. First, it is important to note that collective education was considered so important that the agoge was not only a compulsory prerequisite for citiz ...
Herodotus, The Histories Book 6, Marathon
... effort to find it. When the tooth could not be found, with a groan he said to those who were with him: ‘This land is not ours and we will not be able to bring it under control; my tooth now has whatever part of it was mine.’ ...
... effort to find it. When the tooth could not be found, with a groan he said to those who were with him: ‘This land is not ours and we will not be able to bring it under control; my tooth now has whatever part of it was mine.’ ...
History
... Mycenaean Civilisation The decline of the Minoan civilisation coincided with the rise of the first great civilisation on the Greek mainland, the Mycenaean (1900–1100 BC), which reached its peak between 1500 and 1200 BC. Named after the ancient city of Mycenae, where the German archaeologist Heinrich ...
... Mycenaean Civilisation The decline of the Minoan civilisation coincided with the rise of the first great civilisation on the Greek mainland, the Mycenaean (1900–1100 BC), which reached its peak between 1500 and 1200 BC. Named after the ancient city of Mycenae, where the German archaeologist Heinrich ...
Polis Profile: Argos
... You are a proud Argive (AHR•giv) loyal to the polis of Argos. The patron goddess of your polis is Hera, the wife of Zeus. For centuries, Argos was considered one of the most powerful city-states. Although it never achieved the cultural greatness of Athens or the military greatness of Sparta, Argos h ...
... You are a proud Argive (AHR•giv) loyal to the polis of Argos. The patron goddess of your polis is Hera, the wife of Zeus. For centuries, Argos was considered one of the most powerful city-states. Although it never achieved the cultural greatness of Athens or the military greatness of Sparta, Argos h ...
A Note on Ithome - Greek, Roman, and Byzantine Studies
... insist (1) that only one thing can happen at a time, so that events occur like beads on a string one after another, with no action taken on the lthome front till after the Thasian Revolt was tidied away; and (2) that after the Lacedaemonians were frustrated by domestic disaster in their desire to he ...
... insist (1) that only one thing can happen at a time, so that events occur like beads on a string one after another, with no action taken on the lthome front till after the Thasian Revolt was tidied away; and (2) that after the Lacedaemonians were frustrated by domestic disaster in their desire to he ...
Sparta - WordPress.com
... widely travelled and recognized; his name comes from his depiction of Arkesilaos, the king of Kyrene. For much of the Archaic Era, Spartan pottery ran a generation or two behind the rest of Greece, but once they found their “voice” their pottery became a thing of real beauty. Lakonian ware spread th ...
... widely travelled and recognized; his name comes from his depiction of Arkesilaos, the king of Kyrene. For much of the Archaic Era, Spartan pottery ran a generation or two behind the rest of Greece, but once they found their “voice” their pottery became a thing of real beauty. Lakonian ware spread th ...
Athens and the Achaemenid Persian Empire in 508/7 BC
... There are different explanations of this Athenian diplomatic mission to Persia in the modern historiography. W.W. How and J. Wells (1912) explicitly stated: “The Athenians, presumably their assembly under its democratic leader, are the first to make advances to the Great King, and to invite his inte ...
... There are different explanations of this Athenian diplomatic mission to Persia in the modern historiography. W.W. How and J. Wells (1912) explicitly stated: “The Athenians, presumably their assembly under its democratic leader, are the first to make advances to the Great King, and to invite his inte ...
Thucydides
... general Thucydides (c.460-c.395) wrote the history of the wars fought between Athens and Sparta in the years 431-404. Although he does his best to remain objective, Thucydides can not always hide his personal judgment. For example, his account of the plague at Athens in 429 slowly develops into a sh ...
... general Thucydides (c.460-c.395) wrote the history of the wars fought between Athens and Sparta in the years 431-404. Although he does his best to remain objective, Thucydides can not always hide his personal judgment. For example, his account of the plague at Athens in 429 slowly develops into a sh ...
Competing Constructions of Masculinity in Ancient Greece
... were expected to step up to battle when the city needed them. Those who could afford to keep a horse could enroll as a knight; those with fewer resources might be able to afford a full set of armor and could be hoplites. Finally, the poor who could not afford armor would still fight as skirmishers o ...
... were expected to step up to battle when the city needed them. Those who could afford to keep a horse could enroll as a knight; those with fewer resources might be able to afford a full set of armor and could be hoplites. Finally, the poor who could not afford armor would still fight as skirmishers o ...
to read an essay
... if the case was brought on at once, he would have the goodwill of the army and that the people would be lenient to him because of the popularity he had won” (Book VI, 29). It would be far better, they reasoned, to strengthen their case in his absence. The first bad news from the expedition inflamed ...
... if the case was brought on at once, he would have the goodwill of the army and that the people would be lenient to him because of the popularity he had won” (Book VI, 29). It would be far better, they reasoned, to strengthen their case in his absence. The first bad news from the expedition inflamed ...
PDF - first - The Wilson Quarterly
... subsequent doom—including their devastating loss of more than 40,000 men who were killed or taken prisoner in a risky expedition to Sicily in 415–413 bc—was brought on only when they “began to look around for some mighty deed they could perform that would raise their rank in the eyes of the Greeks.” ...
... subsequent doom—including their devastating loss of more than 40,000 men who were killed or taken prisoner in a risky expedition to Sicily in 415–413 bc—was brought on only when they “began to look around for some mighty deed they could perform that would raise their rank in the eyes of the Greeks.” ...
- Astarte Resources
... as the commander of a Spartan trireme in an unsuccessful attack on the Athenian fort at Pylos in 425 BC, Brasidas did not rise to prominence until 424 BC. In this year he led a force of Helots and Spartans into northern Greece to damage Athenian interests in the Thraceward region. He rapidly won sev ...
... as the commander of a Spartan trireme in an unsuccessful attack on the Athenian fort at Pylos in 425 BC, Brasidas did not rise to prominence until 424 BC. In this year he led a force of Helots and Spartans into northern Greece to damage Athenian interests in the Thraceward region. He rapidly won sev ...
Women of Athens and Sparta
... the Middle Ages, the city experienced decline and then recovery under the Byzantine Empire, and was relatively prosperous during the Crusades, benefiting from Italian trade. After a long period of decline under the rule of the Ottoman Empire, Athens re-emerged in the 19th century as the capital of t ...
... the Middle Ages, the city experienced decline and then recovery under the Byzantine Empire, and was relatively prosperous during the Crusades, benefiting from Italian trade. After a long period of decline under the rule of the Ottoman Empire, Athens re-emerged in the 19th century as the capital of t ...
On Thucydides` History
... or not Thucydides’ work can be classified as a history, despite the fact that the ancient historian states he “made it a principle . . . [not] to be guided by [his] own general impressions” (1.22). However, it is clear that in many instances Thucydides allowed his own life experiences and opinions t ...
... or not Thucydides’ work can be classified as a history, despite the fact that the ancient historian states he “made it a principle . . . [not] to be guided by [his] own general impressions” (1.22). However, it is clear that in many instances Thucydides allowed his own life experiences and opinions t ...
ATINER`s Conference Paper Series MDT2013
... on the battlefield (so-called ‘tremblers’) would lose citizen status and suffer such humiliations that suicide or exile would probably be preferable.2 Moreover, even the training process itself, the famous agôgê required and cultivated a profound sense of courage. Boys undergoing training were treat ...
... on the battlefield (so-called ‘tremblers’) would lose citizen status and suffer such humiliations that suicide or exile would probably be preferable.2 Moreover, even the training process itself, the famous agôgê required and cultivated a profound sense of courage. Boys undergoing training were treat ...
The Parthenon Setting | Architecture | Orders | Metopes | Pediments
... Parthenon, then, represents the tangible and visible efflorescence of Athenian imperial power, unencumbered by the depradations of the Peloponnesian War. Likewise, it symbolizes the power and influence of the Athenian politician, Perikles, who championed its construction. Some historians believe tha ...
... Parthenon, then, represents the tangible and visible efflorescence of Athenian imperial power, unencumbered by the depradations of the Peloponnesian War. Likewise, it symbolizes the power and influence of the Athenian politician, Perikles, who championed its construction. Some historians believe tha ...
Victor D. Hanson, A War Like No Other: How the Athenians and
... Chapter 7, “Horses: The Disaster at Sicily (415–413),” pinpoints lack of cavalry as the critical factor in Athenian failure. Had the invaders been better able to match the defenders in cavalry forces, they could more easily have secured links to possible allies on the island, protected foraging part ...
... Chapter 7, “Horses: The Disaster at Sicily (415–413),” pinpoints lack of cavalry as the critical factor in Athenian failure. Had the invaders been better able to match the defenders in cavalry forces, they could more easily have secured links to possible allies on the island, protected foraging part ...
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"".