Personalities and the Peloponnesian War: Alcibiades
... to a man like Alcibiades. Thucydides, the great historian of the Peloponnesian War, says that Alcibiades was moreover offended by the Peace of “Nikias” on the grounds that those negotiating it had not thought fit to involve him in the discussions. He therefore set himself to sabotage the peace. When ...
... to a man like Alcibiades. Thucydides, the great historian of the Peloponnesian War, says that Alcibiades was moreover offended by the Peace of “Nikias” on the grounds that those negotiating it had not thought fit to involve him in the discussions. He therefore set himself to sabotage the peace. When ...
The Odyssey
... On the evening of the fifth day, they arrive at Menelaus’ palace, where his daughter’s wedding is in progress. Menelaus is amazingly wealthy but unhappy over the fates of the heroes of Troy. He mentions his old friend Odysseus many times, not knowing Telemachus is his son as a guest is not questione ...
... On the evening of the fifth day, they arrive at Menelaus’ palace, where his daughter’s wedding is in progress. Menelaus is amazingly wealthy but unhappy over the fates of the heroes of Troy. He mentions his old friend Odysseus many times, not knowing Telemachus is his son as a guest is not questione ...
- The Heritage Podcast
... the Spartans voted for war not so much because they were persuaded by their allies' arguments as because they were afraid that Athens' power would continue to grow (prophasis). That leads to Thucydides' digression on the Pentecontaetia, the fifty years between the Persian Wars and the Peloponnesian ...
... the Spartans voted for war not so much because they were persuaded by their allies' arguments as because they were afraid that Athens' power would continue to grow (prophasis). That leads to Thucydides' digression on the Pentecontaetia, the fifty years between the Persian Wars and the Peloponnesian ...
1 - Utrecht University Repository
... their cultural interaction through material remains. 6 Thanks to this approach, we have a far more accurate understanding of the ancient Greek receptivity of Persian cultural traits, whether they are iconographic motifs, luxury artefacts which define the status of the owner, or even drinking habits. ...
... their cultural interaction through material remains. 6 Thanks to this approach, we have a far more accurate understanding of the ancient Greek receptivity of Persian cultural traits, whether they are iconographic motifs, luxury artefacts which define the status of the owner, or even drinking habits. ...
PBS Empires Video – “The Greeks: Crucible of Civilization” Episode
... Instead, Greece was divided into countless tiny nations, called city-states, each fiercely independent, each with its own culture and history. In Cleisthenes’ time, there were over a thousand of these city-states, jostling with each other for land and power. Josiah Ober: “They never were politically ...
... Instead, Greece was divided into countless tiny nations, called city-states, each fiercely independent, each with its own culture and history. In Cleisthenes’ time, there were over a thousand of these city-states, jostling with each other for land and power. Josiah Ober: “They never were politically ...
the “repatriation” of orestes and theseus la “repatriación” de orestes
... of Agamemnon’s capital and kingdom, by other claims based on descent and ancient rights. A good example of its methods may be seen in its treatment of Tegea. Having failed to subdue Tegea in war, it brought itself into an alliance, and part of the procedure consisted of finding the bones of Orestes ...
... of Agamemnon’s capital and kingdom, by other claims based on descent and ancient rights. A good example of its methods may be seen in its treatment of Tegea. Having failed to subdue Tegea in war, it brought itself into an alliance, and part of the procedure consisted of finding the bones of Orestes ...
Thucydides
... for twenty years after my command at Amphipolis; and being present with both parties, and more especially with the Peloponnesians by reason of my exile, I had leisure to observe affairs somewhat particularly.” • Using his status as an exile from Athens to travel freely among the Peloponnesian allies ...
... for twenty years after my command at Amphipolis; and being present with both parties, and more especially with the Peloponnesians by reason of my exile, I had leisure to observe affairs somewhat particularly.” • Using his status as an exile from Athens to travel freely among the Peloponnesian allies ...
Ancient Greek Explorations
... Age. There were 12 original children which included Cronos and Rhea. During the classical period of Ancient Greece, there were several poems that spoke of a great war between the Titans and the Olympians. The war lasted 10 years and took place in the valley of Thessaly. The battles took place before ...
... Age. There were 12 original children which included Cronos and Rhea. During the classical period of Ancient Greece, there were several poems that spoke of a great war between the Titans and the Olympians. The war lasted 10 years and took place in the valley of Thessaly. The battles took place before ...
1 UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN—EAU CLAIRE ARCHIDAMUS
... Archidamus ascended to the Spartan kingship in the midst of one of the most turbulent periods in Greek history, the pentekontaetia.24 During this dynamic fifty year interval, the Spartan state was nearly destroyed in a massive earthquake and subsequent helot25 revolt, the Spartan/Athenian alliance c ...
... Archidamus ascended to the Spartan kingship in the midst of one of the most turbulent periods in Greek history, the pentekontaetia.24 During this dynamic fifty year interval, the Spartan state was nearly destroyed in a massive earthquake and subsequent helot25 revolt, the Spartan/Athenian alliance c ...
Agamemnon in Herodotus and Thucydides: Exploring the historical
... in the Histories. Apart from myth used in the narrative, frequently in the form of digressions, and mythical patterns which run through several stories or even the whole of the work, Herodotus consistently exploits myth as an argument in the dealings between Greeks and between Greeks and barbarians ...
... in the Histories. Apart from myth used in the narrative, frequently in the form of digressions, and mythical patterns which run through several stories or even the whole of the work, Herodotus consistently exploits myth as an argument in the dealings between Greeks and between Greeks and barbarians ...
Athens: Its Rise and Fall, Book IV.
... they serve, sooner or later, to produce a counteracting rise and progress in the fortunes of another; as the sea here advances, there recedes, swallowing up the fertilities of this shore to increase the territories of that; and fulfilling, in its awful and appalling agency, that mandate of human de ...
... they serve, sooner or later, to produce a counteracting rise and progress in the fortunes of another; as the sea here advances, there recedes, swallowing up the fertilities of this shore to increase the territories of that; and fulfilling, in its awful and appalling agency, that mandate of human de ...
On Thucydides` History
... midst the poetry and persuasive rhetoric of Ancient Greece, Thucydides drew upon the new methods of social science when he wrote The History of the Peloponnesian War. The History, perhaps the first instance of prose literature in Ancient Greece, endeavors to objectively record the events of a war wh ...
... midst the poetry and persuasive rhetoric of Ancient Greece, Thucydides drew upon the new methods of social science when he wrote The History of the Peloponnesian War. The History, perhaps the first instance of prose literature in Ancient Greece, endeavors to objectively record the events of a war wh ...
Greek history from original sources - Specimen
... prescribed lifestyle and devoted themselves to communal concerns. They viewed themselves absolutely as part of their country, rather than as individuals, and so unless assigned a particular job they would always be 5 observing the boys and giving them some useful piece of instruction, or learning th ...
... prescribed lifestyle and devoted themselves to communal concerns. They viewed themselves absolutely as part of their country, rather than as individuals, and so unless assigned a particular job they would always be 5 observing the boys and giving them some useful piece of instruction, or learning th ...
PERICLES` RECKLESS MEGARIAN POLICY WAS
... 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 traditional hegemony of land-based Sparta and its Peloponnesian League, a kind of looser alliance with ...
... 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 traditional hegemony of land-based Sparta and its Peloponnesian League, a kind of looser alliance with ...
The Iliad Test - Whalen English
... In the Iliad, Achilles doesn't start fighting until later on. For a time, he's at the ships: a. Drinking away his troubles b. Nursing his baby cattle c. Refusing in his anger because of Agamemnon’s insult d. Preparing to sail away for Thrace e. Arguing that the Achaeans aren’t yet prepared to fight ...
... In the Iliad, Achilles doesn't start fighting until later on. For a time, he's at the ships: a. Drinking away his troubles b. Nursing his baby cattle c. Refusing in his anger because of Agamemnon’s insult d. Preparing to sail away for Thrace e. Arguing that the Achaeans aren’t yet prepared to fight ...
The Odyssey
... to Helen (a beautiful woman) who was then kidnapped by Paris (a Trojan). The Spartans joined together with the Greeks under the command of Agamemnon, brother of Menelaus. {basically Menelaus got flamed} ...
... to Helen (a beautiful woman) who was then kidnapped by Paris (a Trojan). The Spartans joined together with the Greeks under the command of Agamemnon, brother of Menelaus. {basically Menelaus got flamed} ...
The Origins of Democracy: A Model with Application to Ancient
... opening paragraph, democracy literally means Arule by the people,@ and it is in that sense that the word is used here. As far as this paper is concerned, one regime is more democratic than another to the degree that a larger proportion of its population is able to participate in public decision-mak ...
... opening paragraph, democracy literally means Arule by the people,@ and it is in that sense that the word is used here. As far as this paper is concerned, one regime is more democratic than another to the degree that a larger proportion of its population is able to participate in public decision-mak ...
Thucydides and Xenophon: Political Historians of Ancient Greece
... Kimon, one of the wealthiest and most prestigious families in Athens. Thoukydides' wealth and noble birth, as well as his Thracian connections, tend to be confirmed by what he tells us himself: he was elected Commander (strategos) in 424/3 (a position that still almost invariably went to prominent a ...
... Kimon, one of the wealthiest and most prestigious families in Athens. Thoukydides' wealth and noble birth, as well as his Thracian connections, tend to be confirmed by what he tells us himself: he was elected Commander (strategos) in 424/3 (a position that still almost invariably went to prominent a ...
aus: Zeitschrift für Papyrologie und Epigraphik 117 (1997) 9–17
... of the city of Messene in 369. Yet some figures are just mentioned often enough to be of a certain use for our purpose. Whereas Athens only managed to dominate its allies, Sparta had conquered Messenia at an early stage in its history. Its relationship with Messenia therefore was different and this ...
... of the city of Messene in 369. Yet some figures are just mentioned often enough to be of a certain use for our purpose. Whereas Athens only managed to dominate its allies, Sparta had conquered Messenia at an early stage in its history. Its relationship with Messenia therefore was different and this ...
ThuCyDIDES ON POlICy, STRATEgy, AND WAR TERMINATION
... history. They asked the Athenians not to rebuild their walls but instead to join them in tearing down the walls of all the cities in Greece. They argued, disingenuously, that walled cities would merely give the Persians strong points for defense if they invaded again and that anyway all Greeks could ...
... history. They asked the Athenians not to rebuild their walls but instead to join them in tearing down the walls of all the cities in Greece. They argued, disingenuously, that walled cities would merely give the Persians strong points for defense if they invaded again and that anyway all Greeks could ...
The Peace of Nicias - ScholarWorks@UMass Amherst
... which 400T or so must have been from tribute and the remaining from indemnities (including 50T from Samos and 30T from Aegina) and other revenues. We learn from Xenophon's Anabasis (7.1.27) that Athens' total income in 431 was 1000T, a figure not attested to elsewhere and doubted by Gomme. If correc ...
... which 400T or so must have been from tribute and the remaining from indemnities (including 50T from Samos and 30T from Aegina) and other revenues. We learn from Xenophon's Anabasis (7.1.27) that Athens' total income in 431 was 1000T, a figure not attested to elsewhere and doubted by Gomme. If correc ...
A-level Classical Civilisation Mark scheme Unit 02D
... accord is signed (returning Megara to Sparta - making likely further conflict later); Pericles spent the next few years fighting off opposition at home; in 440 further confrontation with Sparta arose over Samos, but the Spartan allies backed down from war allowing Pericles to install a democratic go ...
... accord is signed (returning Megara to Sparta - making likely further conflict later); Pericles spent the next few years fighting off opposition at home; in 440 further confrontation with Sparta arose over Samos, but the Spartan allies backed down from war allowing Pericles to install a democratic go ...
CLEISTHENES BRINGS DEMOCRACY TO ATHENS
... So when Cleisthenes was only 10 years old and his brother-in-law Pisistratus, a popular general, seized power there was little opposition from the ordinary Athenians. After several failed attempts, Pisistratus ultimately established himself as 'tyrant', the undisputed leader of the city. Pisistratus ...
... So when Cleisthenes was only 10 years old and his brother-in-law Pisistratus, a popular general, seized power there was little opposition from the ordinary Athenians. After several failed attempts, Pisistratus ultimately established himself as 'tyrant', the undisputed leader of the city. Pisistratus ...
Cimon`s Dismissal, Ephialtes` Revolution and the Peloponnesian Wars
... 1.105-06). We also know that in 457 a sizable Peloponnesian army, ...
... 1.105-06). We also know that in 457 a sizable Peloponnesian army, ...
Frey_Harrison_Joseph
... smaller and less powerful than Sparta, the state was effective against the Persian threat. Persia’s King Darius I tried to conquer Greece during the First Persian War. During this war, the Battle of Marathon took place. The Battle of Marathon (490 BC) was between the Persians and the Athenians (1.18 ...
... smaller and less powerful than Sparta, the state was effective against the Persian threat. Persia’s King Darius I tried to conquer Greece during the First Persian War. During this war, the Battle of Marathon took place. The Battle of Marathon (490 BC) was between the Persians and the Athenians (1.18 ...
Sparta
Sparta (Doric Greek: Σπάρτα, Spártā; Attic Greek: Σπάρτη, Spártē) or Lacedaemon (/ˌlæsəˈdiːmən/; Λακεδαίμων, Lakedaímōn) was a prominent city-state in ancient Greece, situated on the banks of the Eurotas River in Laconia, in south-eastern Peloponnese. It emerged as a political entity around the 10th century BC, when the invading Dorians subjugated the local, non-Dorian population. Around 650 BC, it rose to become the dominant military land-power in ancient Greece.Given its military pre-eminence, Sparta was recognized as the overall leader of the combined Greek forces during the Greco-Persian Wars. Between 431 and 404 BC, Sparta was the principal enemy of Athens during the Peloponnesian War, from which it emerged victorious, though at great cost of lives lost. Sparta's defeat by Thebes in the Battle of Leuctra in 371 BC ended Sparta's prominent role in Greece. However, it maintained its political independence until the Roman conquest of Greece in 146 BC. It then underwent a long period of decline, especially in the Middle Ages, when many Spartans moved to live in Mystras. Modern Sparta is the capital of the Greek regional unit of Laconia and a center for the processing of goods such as citrus and olives.Sparta was unique in ancient Greece for its social system and constitution, which completely focused on military training and excellence. Its inhabitants were classified as Spartiates (Spartan citizens, who enjoyed full rights), mothakes (non-Spartan free men raised as Spartans), perioikoi (freedmen), and helots (state-owned serfs, enslaved non-Spartan local population). Spartiates underwent the rigorous agoge training and education regimen, and Spartan phalanges were widely considered to be among the best in battle. Spartan women enjoyed considerably more rights and equality to men than elsewhere in the classical world.Sparta was the subject of fascination in its own day, as well as in the West following the revival of classical learning. This love or admiration of Sparta is known as Laconism or Laconophilia. At its peak around 500 BC the size of the city would have been some 20,000 – 35,000 free residents, plus numerous helots and perioikoi (“dwellers around”). At 40,000 – 50,000 it was one of the largest Greek cities; however, according to Thucydides, the population of Athens in 431 BC was 360,000 – 610,000, making it unlikely that Athens was smaller than Sparta in 5th century BC.