Views of Sea Power in the Fourth Century Attic
... Athens' navy. Isocrates made his most defmite statement on the high cost of sea power in his indictment of Athenian imperial ambitions, On the Peace of 355. Here (8.20t) he states that, if the Athenians are willing to give up their arche of the sea, they will be freed from the burdens of war taxes a ...
... Athens' navy. Isocrates made his most defmite statement on the high cost of sea power in his indictment of Athenian imperial ambitions, On the Peace of 355. Here (8.20t) he states that, if the Athenians are willing to give up their arche of the sea, they will be freed from the burdens of war taxes a ...
Cimon`s Dismissal, Ephialtes` Revolution and the Peloponnesian Wars
... including 1500 Lacedaemonians, slipped north across the Gulf of Corinth to compel the Phocians to make peace with the northern Dorians-a bold show of force, to be sure. That they fought and won at Tanagra is true, but it may be more significant that this battle was forced on reluctant Spartans by bo ...
... including 1500 Lacedaemonians, slipped north across the Gulf of Corinth to compel the Phocians to make peace with the northern Dorians-a bold show of force, to be sure. That they fought and won at Tanagra is true, but it may be more significant that this battle was forced on reluctant Spartans by bo ...
Menaldo - North American Business Press
... sake of staying in power or to static personality traits and psychological needs. Political ambition and the leadership that accompanies it is partly the product of internal drives and unalterable idiosyncrasies that compel individuals to seek power but is also nurtured by and sometimes bound to the ...
... sake of staying in power or to static personality traits and psychological needs. Political ambition and the leadership that accompanies it is partly the product of internal drives and unalterable idiosyncrasies that compel individuals to seek power but is also nurtured by and sometimes bound to the ...
Volume I Spring 2000 Number 1 A Journal of Great Books
... Importantly, Donald Kagan points out that the Greeks, along with most people of the ancient world, viewed the world as a place of intense competition where victory and domination, which brought fame and glory, were the highest goals. (Pericles 96). It was necessary to create a strong empire to prote ...
... Importantly, Donald Kagan points out that the Greeks, along with most people of the ancient world, viewed the world as a place of intense competition where victory and domination, which brought fame and glory, were the highest goals. (Pericles 96). It was necessary to create a strong empire to prote ...
The Constitutional Debate in Herodotus
... monarchy because it has worked for them in the past and they are thus following nomos. The basic assumptions put forth by each speaker about government and what it should do are of primary importance; the external trappings of the constitutional forms they debate are significant for how they revea ...
... monarchy because it has worked for them in the past and they are thus following nomos. The basic assumptions put forth by each speaker about government and what it should do are of primary importance; the external trappings of the constitutional forms they debate are significant for how they revea ...
The Athenian Empire (478-404 BC)
... Herodotus of Halicarnassus (probably 484-c. 420 BC), the “father of history,” was an eyewitness to the growth of the Athenian Empire, but wrote surprisingly little about it. Some classicists suggest that his History was meant as a cautionary tale, suggesting that Athens could, like Persia, become a ...
... Herodotus of Halicarnassus (probably 484-c. 420 BC), the “father of history,” was an eyewitness to the growth of the Athenian Empire, but wrote surprisingly little about it. Some classicists suggest that his History was meant as a cautionary tale, suggesting that Athens could, like Persia, become a ...
T he P elo P onnesian W ar
... is to win the applause of the moment, but as a possession for all time” (1.22.4). Political science is the social science that captured Thucydides’ attention. His political philosophy can be summarized in five basic principles. The first principle is the most important. Thucydides held that nations ...
... is to win the applause of the moment, but as a possession for all time” (1.22.4). Political science is the social science that captured Thucydides’ attention. His political philosophy can be summarized in five basic principles. The first principle is the most important. Thucydides held that nations ...
The Second Athenian League: An Alliance
... The victorious Lacedaemonians opted to follow the lead of their Athenian predecessors and become an imperial power. In an Aegean world where hegemony was almost wholly equated with leadership through military force and presence, this presented isolationist Sparta with several novel challenges.12 In ...
... The victorious Lacedaemonians opted to follow the lead of their Athenian predecessors and become an imperial power. In an Aegean world where hegemony was almost wholly equated with leadership through military force and presence, this presented isolationist Sparta with several novel challenges.12 In ...
Transcript of “The Spartans” – Bettany Hughes – Channel Four
... And during those centuries of darkness, out of the north new people came, seeking more hospitable lands. They brought with them a new Greek dialect, their sheep and goats, and a few simple posses ...
... And during those centuries of darkness, out of the north new people came, seeking more hospitable lands. They brought with them a new Greek dialect, their sheep and goats, and a few simple posses ...
PERICLEAN IMPERIAL POLICY AND THE MYTILENEAN DEBATE
... action will seek to rival us, and he who is less fortunate will envy us. To be hateful and offensive has ever been at the time the fate of those who have aspired to empire'. Here there seems to be complete identification of the Athenians with 'those aspiring to empire'. So subtle has this aspiration ...
... action will seek to rival us, and he who is less fortunate will envy us. To be hateful and offensive has ever been at the time the fate of those who have aspired to empire'. Here there seems to be complete identification of the Athenians with 'those aspiring to empire'. So subtle has this aspiration ...
the life of pericles - Ms. Jabbar`s History Class
... Pericles was the Athenian leader who helped to rebuild Athens after the Persian Wars. Under his leadership, Athens entered its Golden Age. It was a peaceful and prosperous time for the citystate. Pericles was also dedicated to building Athenian democracy. Below is a biography of Pericles. You will a ...
... Pericles was the Athenian leader who helped to rebuild Athens after the Persian Wars. Under his leadership, Athens entered its Golden Age. It was a peaceful and prosperous time for the citystate. Pericles was also dedicated to building Athenian democracy. Below is a biography of Pericles. You will a ...
Contents - Figipedia
... For more details on this topic, see Spartan hegemony. Spartan ascendancy did not last long. By the end of the 5th century BC, Sparta had suffered serious casualties in the Peloponnesian Wars, and its conservative and narrow mentality soon alienated many of its erstwhile allies. At the same time, its ...
... For more details on this topic, see Spartan hegemony. Spartan ascendancy did not last long. By the end of the 5th century BC, Sparta had suffered serious casualties in the Peloponnesian Wars, and its conservative and narrow mentality soon alienated many of its erstwhile allies. At the same time, its ...
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 ...
Thuc. 8.25-27 - The Ancient History Bulletin
... one thousand hoplites, plus the sailors for the ships, to three generals, there may have been more than one Argive general in charge of the fifteen hundred Argive hoplites. But it is not at all certain that the Argive army operated along similar lines to the Athenian. What about the allied troops? ...
... one thousand hoplites, plus the sailors for the ships, to three generals, there may have been more than one Argive general in charge of the fifteen hundred Argive hoplites. But it is not at all certain that the Argive army operated along similar lines to the Athenian. What about the allied troops? ...
scenario book
... logic, conjecture, and fantasy. Herodotus’ account of the battle is the only complete period account with all other data being supplied by archaeology and document fragments. It is fertile ground for a Great Battles scenario since it is impossible to be correct, yet hard to argue that any reasonable ...
... logic, conjecture, and fantasy. Herodotus’ account of the battle is the only complete period account with all other data being supplied by archaeology and document fragments. It is fertile ground for a Great Battles scenario since it is impossible to be correct, yet hard to argue that any reasonable ...
Pericles
... the way in which he initiated conflicts. According to Plutarch, Pericles was persuaded by her to mount an expedition against one of her enemies. Pericles is often referred to as the founder of democracy in Athens. However, recent critical studies have cast doubt on this and describe the formation of ...
... the way in which he initiated conflicts. According to Plutarch, Pericles was persuaded by her to mount an expedition against one of her enemies. Pericles is often referred to as the founder of democracy in Athens. However, recent critical studies have cast doubt on this and describe the formation of ...
Classics / WAGS 23: Essay 3 (April 16, 2011) 3.1 Disruptive
... logos prevailing. Through Oedipus, Sophocles provides many examples of logos overriding ergon. The play itself is rooted in an aspect of logos, prophecy. Despite Oedipus’ attempts to avoid his fate, the prophecy still comes true. As Oedipus unravels the meaning of his past actions, other forms of lo ...
... logos prevailing. Through Oedipus, Sophocles provides many examples of logos overriding ergon. The play itself is rooted in an aspect of logos, prophecy. Despite Oedipus’ attempts to avoid his fate, the prophecy still comes true. As Oedipus unravels the meaning of his past actions, other forms of lo ...
AS Exam Review
... mind. Socrates ended up being killed by hemlock. However, Socrates was right about democracy. His views of democracy proved that it did not work. Democracy killed innocent people, including generals who led Athens. Socrates proved democracy to be wrong, and he died for what he believed in. 17/20 – ...
... mind. Socrates ended up being killed by hemlock. However, Socrates was right about democracy. His views of democracy proved that it did not work. Democracy killed innocent people, including generals who led Athens. Socrates proved democracy to be wrong, and he died for what he believed in. 17/20 – ...
PERICLES
... But the bravest are surely those who have the clearest vision of what is before them, glory and danger alike, and yet notwithstanding go out to meet it. -Thucydides' History of the Peloponnesian War Freedom is the sure possession of those alone who have the courage to defend it. Future ages will won ...
... But the bravest are surely those who have the clearest vision of what is before them, glory and danger alike, and yet notwithstanding go out to meet it. -Thucydides' History of the Peloponnesian War Freedom is the sure possession of those alone who have the courage to defend it. Future ages will won ...
File
... Plutarch, a Roman citizen and historian, wrote a book entitled Parallel Lives recounting the lives of famous Greeks and Romans. Plutarch’s accounts are vital to modern historians, as they provide historical accounts, and give us an idea of how Greeks and Romans wanted to remember and interpret their ...
... Plutarch, a Roman citizen and historian, wrote a book entitled Parallel Lives recounting the lives of famous Greeks and Romans. Plutarch’s accounts are vital to modern historians, as they provide historical accounts, and give us an idea of how Greeks and Romans wanted to remember and interpret their ...
Sleepwalkers in Athens: Power, Norms, and Ambiguity in Thucydides
... Working Papers and conference publications roundtable discussions, debates and conferences ...
... Working Papers and conference publications roundtable discussions, debates and conferences ...
Ancient History Sourcebook: 11th Brittanica: Pericles
... which both Pericles and the partisans of Cimon distinguished themselves. The Spartans were successful but did not pursue their advantage, and soon afterwards the Athenians, seizing their opportunity, sallied forth again, and, after a victory under Myronides at Oenophyta, obtained the submission of a ...
... which both Pericles and the partisans of Cimon distinguished themselves. The Spartans were successful but did not pursue their advantage, and soon afterwards the Athenians, seizing their opportunity, sallied forth again, and, after a victory under Myronides at Oenophyta, obtained the submission of a ...
Pericles - crazygirltbs
... leader.“Pericles entered a democratic popular party after Cleisthenes died. Ephialtes was the leader of the party and worked with Pericles to limit the Areopagus power. Unfortunatly the leader of the aristocractic party, Cimon fought against Pericles. Pericles banished Cimon for liking the Spartans. ...
... leader.“Pericles entered a democratic popular party after Cleisthenes died. Ephialtes was the leader of the party and worked with Pericles to limit the Areopagus power. Unfortunatly the leader of the aristocractic party, Cimon fought against Pericles. Pericles banished Cimon for liking the Spartans. ...
Helen`s Autopsy: A Forensic Approach to Myth in
... status that yielded a new line of narrative about Helen, removing her blame for abandoning her home and family and starting a war, and remembering her instead as the daughter of Zeus, the world’s most beautiful woman and Sparta’s greatest queen. Writers in the 5th century began mentioning a second, ...
... status that yielded a new line of narrative about Helen, removing her blame for abandoning her home and family and starting a war, and remembering her instead as the daughter of Zeus, the world’s most beautiful woman and Sparta’s greatest queen. Writers in the 5th century began mentioning a second, ...
Greco-Persian Wars
The Greco-Persian Wars (also often called the Persian Wars) were a series of conflicts between the Achaemenid Empire of Persia (modern day Iran) and Greek city-states that started in 499 BC and lasted until 449 BC. The collision between the fractious political world of the Greeks and the enormous empire of the Persians began when Cyrus the Great conquered the Greek-inhabited region of Ionia in 547 BC. Struggling to rule the independent-minded cities of Ionia, the Persians appointed tyrants to rule each of them. This would prove to be the source of much trouble for the Greeks and Persians alike.In 499 BC, the tyrant of Miletus, Aristagoras, embarked on an expedition to conquer the island of Naxos, with Persian support; however, the expedition was a debacle and, pre-empting his dismissal, Aristagoras incited all of Hellenic Asia Minor into rebellion against the Persians. This was the beginning of the Ionian Revolt, which would last until 493 BC, progressively drawing more regions of Asia Minor into the conflict. Aristagoras secured military support from Athens and Eretria, and in 498 BC these forces helped to capture and burn the Persian regional capital of Sardis. The Persian king Darius the Great vowed to have revenge on Athens and Eretria for this act. The revolt continued, with the two sides effectively stalemated throughout 497–495 BC. In 494 BC, the Persians regrouped, and attacked the epicentre of the revolt in Miletus. At the Battle of Lade, the Ionians suffered a decisive defeat, and the rebellion collapsed, with the final members being stamped out the following year.Seeking to secure his empire from further revolts and from the interference of the mainland Greeks, Darius embarked on a scheme to conquer Greece and to punish Athens and Eretria for the burning of Sardis. The first Persian invasion of Greece began in 492 BC, with the Persian general Mardonius successfully re-subjugating Thrace and conquering Macedon before several mishaps forced an early end to the rest of the campaign. In 490 BC a second force was sent to Greece, this time across the Aegean Sea, under the command of Datis and Artaphernes. This expedition subjugated the Cyclades, before besieging, capturing and razing Eretria. However, while en route to attack Athens, the Persian force was decisively defeated by the Athenians at the Battle of Marathon, ending Persian efforts for the time being.Darius then began to plan to completely conquer Greece, but died in 486 BC and responsibility for the conquest passed to his son Xerxes. In 480 BC, Xerxes personally led the second Persian invasion of Greece with one of the largest ancient armies ever assembled. Victory over the Allied Greek states at the famous Battle of Thermopylae allowed the Persians to torch an evacuated Athens and overrun most of Greece. However, while seeking to destroy the combined Greek fleet, the Persians suffered a severe defeat at the Battle of Salamis. The following year, the confederated Greeks went on the offensive, defeating the Persian army at the Battle of Plataea, and ending the invasion of Greece.The allied Greeks followed up their success by destroying the rest of the Persian fleet at the Battle of Mycale, before expelling Persian garrisons from Sestos (479 BC) and Byzantium (478 BC). The actions of the general Pausanias at the siege of Byzantium alienated many of the Greek states from the Spartans, and the anti-Persian alliance was therefore reconstituted around Athenian leadership, as the so-called Delian League. The Delian League continued to campaign against Persia for the next three decades, beginning with the expulsion of the remaining Persian garrisons from Europe. At the Battle of the Eurymedon in 466 BC, the League won a double victory that finally secured freedom for the cities of Ionia. However, the League's involvement in an Egyptian revolt (from 460–454 BC) resulted in a disastrous defeat, and further campaigning was suspended. A fleet was sent to Cyprus in 451 BC, but achieved little, and when it withdrew the Greco-Persian Wars drew to a quiet end. Some historical sources suggest the end of hostilities was marked by a peace treaty between Athens and Persia, the so-called Peace of Callias.