Athens vs. Sparta
... For ample leisure was one of the blessings with which Lycurgus provided his countrymen, since they were absolutely forbidden to practice any mechanical craft, and moneymaking and business were unnecessary because wealth was disregarded and despised? The Helots tilled the soil and produced the usual ...
... For ample leisure was one of the blessings with which Lycurgus provided his countrymen, since they were absolutely forbidden to practice any mechanical craft, and moneymaking and business were unnecessary because wealth was disregarded and despised? The Helots tilled the soil and produced the usual ...
Athenian Religion and The Peloponnesian War - Assets
... is pleasing to the gods is impious, the very thing that overturns and destroys everything.’ According to popular religious views, the presence of even a single man who was polluted or cursed (such as Oedipus in Sophocles’ roughly contemporary Oedipus Tyrannus) could bring down the wrath of the gods ...
... is pleasing to the gods is impious, the very thing that overturns and destroys everything.’ According to popular religious views, the presence of even a single man who was polluted or cursed (such as Oedipus in Sophocles’ roughly contemporary Oedipus Tyrannus) could bring down the wrath of the gods ...
Athenian Religion and The Peloponnesian War - Beck-Shop
... is pleasing to the gods is impious, the very thing that overturns and destroys everything.’ According to popular religious views, the presence of even a single man who was polluted or cursed (such as Oedipus in Sophocles’ roughly contemporary Oedipus Tyrannus) could bring down the wrath of the gods ...
... is pleasing to the gods is impious, the very thing that overturns and destroys everything.’ According to popular religious views, the presence of even a single man who was polluted or cursed (such as Oedipus in Sophocles’ roughly contemporary Oedipus Tyrannus) could bring down the wrath of the gods ...
Curriculum Vitae. - Assumption College
... “The Use and Abuse of Political History.” Review Essay of Robert Kagan’s Thucydides and the Landmark Hellenika, edited by Robert Strassler and translated by John Marincola. Published in the September/October 2012 Society. “On the Spartan and Athenian Characters.” Review Essay of Paul Rahe’s The Gra ...
... “The Use and Abuse of Political History.” Review Essay of Robert Kagan’s Thucydides and the Landmark Hellenika, edited by Robert Strassler and translated by John Marincola. Published in the September/October 2012 Society. “On the Spartan and Athenian Characters.” Review Essay of Paul Rahe’s The Gra ...
Sleepwalkers in Athens: Power, Norms, and Ambiguity in Thucydides
... multitude and lose credit with their allies for a negotiation which might after all miscarry, and on the other hand, that the Athenians would never grant what they asked upon moderate terms”. So they hastily left Athens “without having effected anything” (4.22). But the role of demagogues in general ...
... multitude and lose credit with their allies for a negotiation which might after all miscarry, and on the other hand, that the Athenians would never grant what they asked upon moderate terms”. So they hastily left Athens “without having effected anything” (4.22). But the role of demagogues in general ...
PDF - first - The Wilson Quarterly
... 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.” Athens was not, of course, the last power t ...
... 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.” Athens was not, of course, the last power t ...
Lecture 10 Thucydides and the Athenian empire
... Attica, Pericles, son of Xanthippus, one of the ten generals of the Athenians, finding that the invasion was to take place, conceived the idea that Archidamus, who happened to be his friend, might possibly pass by his estate without ravaging it. This he might do, either from a personal wish to oblig ...
... Attica, Pericles, son of Xanthippus, one of the ten generals of the Athenians, finding that the invasion was to take place, conceived the idea that Archidamus, who happened to be his friend, might possibly pass by his estate without ravaging it. This he might do, either from a personal wish to oblig ...
Plague at Athens
... Athenian plague is not proved. The latter is quite unlike the former in that it did not spread rapidly outside Athens. If it was infectious, it is strange that the other cities of the Athenian Empire did not suffer. The problem of the outbreak at Potidaea will be discussed below. The outstanding dif ...
... Athenian plague is not proved. The latter is quite unlike the former in that it did not spread rapidly outside Athens. If it was infectious, it is strange that the other cities of the Athenian Empire did not suffer. The problem of the outbreak at Potidaea will be discussed below. The outstanding dif ...
Peloponnesian War
... The Delian League was formed in 478 BCE It was an alliance o Aegean city states—mostly along the coast—who had come together for mutual protection against Persia. The Delian League was an Athenian based alliance. Although originally formed to face off against the Persians, this alliance stayed stron ...
... The Delian League was formed in 478 BCE It was an alliance o Aegean city states—mostly along the coast—who had come together for mutual protection against Persia. The Delian League was an Athenian based alliance. Although originally formed to face off against the Persians, this alliance stayed stron ...
Athenian Democracy: The Funeral Oration of Pericles
... counts is not membership of a particular class, but the actual ability which the man possesses. No one, so long as he has it in him to be of service to the state, is kept in political obscurity because of poverty. And, just as our political life is free and open, so is our day-to-day life in our rel ...
... counts is not membership of a particular class, but the actual ability which the man possesses. No one, so long as he has it in him to be of service to the state, is kept in political obscurity because of poverty. And, just as our political life is free and open, so is our day-to-day life in our rel ...
Introduction - The University of Michigan Press
... Athenian Empire (457–456 B .C.), as was Achaea, the territory flanking the south shore of the Corinthian Gulf. At Naupactus, where Pericles had settled the helots, the Athenians established a naval base commanding the mouth of the gulf on its north shore. A glance at the map concluding this book wil ...
... Athenian Empire (457–456 B .C.), as was Achaea, the territory flanking the south shore of the Corinthian Gulf. At Naupactus, where Pericles had settled the helots, the Athenians established a naval base commanding the mouth of the gulf on its north shore. A glance at the map concluding this book wil ...
FOUR HUNDRED ATHENIAN SHIPS AT SALAMIS?
... vav~,uv ye on is an appositive, dependent on naeMXOfld}a several words before, making it all the harder to apprehend the putative connection between verb and preposition, 'provide ... towards'. Thus, Gomme suggested either amending 7:8Temwa[a~ to lJta"oa[a~, making this the sum of the Athenian conti ...
... vav~,uv ye on is an appositive, dependent on naeMXOfld}a several words before, making it all the harder to apprehend the putative connection between verb and preposition, 'provide ... towards'. Thus, Gomme suggested either amending 7:8Temwa[a~ to lJta"oa[a~, making this the sum of the Athenian conti ...
week-4-reading-questions
... 4. How do the Athenian envoys justify their empire in sections 1.75 and 1.76? Why, according to them, did Athens build an empire in the first place? Why do they continue to hold it? 5. In the view of the Athenians’ is their empire ethical? Does it seem that ethics and morality are particularly impor ...
... 4. How do the Athenian envoys justify their empire in sections 1.75 and 1.76? Why, according to them, did Athens build an empire in the first place? Why do they continue to hold it? 5. In the view of the Athenians’ is their empire ethical? Does it seem that ethics and morality are particularly impor ...
Abstract
... Periander instructs his daughter to make a more practical appeal. She warns her brother that his obstinacy threatens the family’s claim to power, as the aged Periander has no worthy successor: “Tyranny is a slippery possession and has many lovers” (τυραννὶς χρῆμα σφαλερόν, πολλοὶ δὲ αὐτῆς ἐρασταί εἰ ...
... Periander instructs his daughter to make a more practical appeal. She warns her brother that his obstinacy threatens the family’s claim to power, as the aged Periander has no worthy successor: “Tyranny is a slippery possession and has many lovers” (τυραννὶς χρῆμα σφαλερόν, πολλοὶ δὲ αὐτῆς ἐρασταί εἰ ...
Document Booklet - Years 11 and 12
... since this is what they have resolved, I will show how well they defend their constitution … First let me say that it is right that in Athens the populace and the poor have more than the noble and the wealthy, because it is the people who man the ships and make the city strong. The steersmen, the bo ...
... since this is what they have resolved, I will show how well they defend their constitution … First let me say that it is right that in Athens the populace and the poor have more than the noble and the wealthy, because it is the people who man the ships and make the city strong. The steersmen, the bo ...
The Peloponnesian War II:1-65
... not so much for the want of what we have never known, but for the loss of that which we have long been accustomed.” (ii 44) Though he is referring here to the parents of the dead, he is also clearly discussing the mood of the city as a whole in terms of its lost power. The second year of the war is ...
... not so much for the want of what we have never known, but for the loss of that which we have long been accustomed.” (ii 44) Though he is referring here to the parents of the dead, he is also clearly discussing the mood of the city as a whole in terms of its lost power. The second year of the war is ...
History - Manchester eScholar - The University of Manchester
... it is exceptional. It belongs to the first half of the History, and yet it deals fully with negotiations which, while not in the least secret, were conducted through heralds representing the leaders on each side : because the armies were still under arms, the issues at stake were not publicly debate ...
... it is exceptional. It belongs to the first half of the History, and yet it deals fully with negotiations which, while not in the least secret, were conducted through heralds representing the leaders on each side : because the armies were still under arms, the issues at stake were not publicly debate ...
The Athenian as Citizen
... 7. Compose a commentary on this entire excerpt, the speech and the plague sequence, by either Confucius or Qin Shi Huangdi. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------During the . , . winter, ...
... 7. Compose a commentary on this entire excerpt, the speech and the plague sequence, by either Confucius or Qin Shi Huangdi. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------During the . , . winter, ...
The Devil is in the Details: A study of how Ancient
... and from which source the historian chooses to examine. Moreover, this determines what aspect of a history is considered the “starting point.” With so many different historians, stories, and angles from which a history can be told, it can be difficult to know where to turn in order to get a truthful ...
... and from which source the historian chooses to examine. Moreover, this determines what aspect of a history is considered the “starting point.” With so many different historians, stories, and angles from which a history can be told, it can be difficult to know where to turn in order to get a truthful ...
Pericles` Funeral Oration Questions
... Pericles’ Funeral Oration Reading Questions Instructions. After reading the excerpt from The Peloponnesian War by Thucydides, answer the following questions as thoroughly as possible on a separate piece of paper. These will be due at the beginning of class on the day following our discussion. ...
... Pericles’ Funeral Oration Reading Questions Instructions. After reading the excerpt from The Peloponnesian War by Thucydides, answer the following questions as thoroughly as possible on a separate piece of paper. These will be due at the beginning of class on the day following our discussion. ...
Traveler Feature Activities
... 1. Review "The Rise of the Greek City-State, 800–500 B.C.E." in Chapter 6 of your textbook. What factors probably led to the development of the Greek community into which Herodotus was born? 2. Review "The Greco-Persian Wars, 490–479 B.C.E." in Chapter 6 of your textbook. In addition to explaining t ...
... 1. Review "The Rise of the Greek City-State, 800–500 B.C.E." in Chapter 6 of your textbook. What factors probably led to the development of the Greek community into which Herodotus was born? 2. Review "The Greco-Persian Wars, 490–479 B.C.E." in Chapter 6 of your textbook. In addition to explaining t ...
The Mytilenean Dialogue From 428 B
... During Monday night’s presidential debate, Hillary Clinton, eyes fixed on her audience, declared that “words matter” when spoken by political leaders. Some might dismiss this as a glib cliché, but it also reminds us that these debates matter greatly for well-functioning democracies. The ancient Gree ...
... During Monday night’s presidential debate, Hillary Clinton, eyes fixed on her audience, declared that “words matter” when spoken by political leaders. Some might dismiss this as a glib cliché, but it also reminds us that these debates matter greatly for well-functioning democracies. The ancient Gree ...
Lecture #2: Realism
... Athenian: "For ourselves, we shall not trouble you with specious pretenses—either of how we have a right to our empire because we overthrew the Persian, or are now attacking you because of wrong that you have done us—and make a long speech which would not be believed; and in return we hope that you, ...
... Athenian: "For ourselves, we shall not trouble you with specious pretenses—either of how we have a right to our empire because we overthrew the Persian, or are now attacking you because of wrong that you have done us—and make a long speech which would not be believed; and in return we hope that you, ...
Athens at War - La Trobe University
... before and others during the war. I have found it difficult to remember the precise words used in the speeches which I listened to myself and my various informants have experienced the same difficulty; so my method has been, while keeping as closely as possible to the general sense of the words that ...
... before and others during the war. I have found it difficult to remember the precise words used in the speeches which I listened to myself and my various informants have experienced the same difficulty; so my method has been, while keeping as closely as possible to the general sense of the words that ...
Eryn Pritchett - Finding the Truth Poster
... our position to turn more ways than one, both in thought and utterance.” Athenians: “since you known as well as we do that right, as the world goes, is only in question between equals in power, while the strong do what they can and the weak suffer what they must.” Proofs: a continual debate between ...
... our position to turn more ways than one, both in thought and utterance.” Athenians: “since you known as well as we do that right, as the world goes, is only in question between equals in power, while the strong do what they can and the weak suffer what they must.” Proofs: a continual debate between ...
Thucydides
Thucydides (/θjuːˈsɪdɨdiːz/; Greek: Θουκυδίδης, Thoukudídēs, Ancient Greek: [tʰuːkydídɛːs]; c. 460 – c. 400 BC) was an Athenian historian, political philosopher and general. His History of the Peloponnesian War recounts the 5th century BC war between Sparta and Athens to the year 411 BC. Thucydides has been dubbed the father of ""scientific history"" because of his strict standards of evidence-gathering and analysis of cause and effect without reference to intervention by the gods, as outlined in his introduction to his work.He has also been called the father of the school of political realism, which views the political behavior of individuals and the subsequent outcome of relations between states as ultimately mediated by and constructed upon the emotions of fear and self-interest. His text is still studied at both universities and advanced military colleges worldwide. The Melian dialogue remains a seminal work of international relations theory while Pericles' Funeral Oration is widely studied in political theory, history, and classical studies.More generally, Thucydides showed an interest in developing an understanding of human nature to explain behaviour in such crises as plague, massacres, as in that of the Melians, and civil war.