the price of failure
... relatively few negative comments about Nicias recorded before the time of Plutarch, especially considering the political awareness and aggressive humor of the Athenian comic poets of the late fifth century. The only significant literary source before Plutarch (and, given that it forms the bulk of P ...
... relatively few negative comments about Nicias recorded before the time of Plutarch, especially considering the political awareness and aggressive humor of the Athenian comic poets of the late fifth century. The only significant literary source before Plutarch (and, given that it forms the bulk of P ...
Aristophanes on Alcibiades - Greek, Roman, and Byzantine Studies
... was Alcibiades. 3 But there is no evidence in the Aristophanic corpus for an entire play devoted, like Eupolis' Baptai, to an attack on Alcibiades. Acharnians contains one certain reference to Alcibiades. At 714-16 the chorus proposes that in the future young men should be prosecuted by a chattering ...
... was Alcibiades. 3 But there is no evidence in the Aristophanic corpus for an entire play devoted, like Eupolis' Baptai, to an attack on Alcibiades. Acharnians contains one certain reference to Alcibiades. At 714-16 the chorus proposes that in the future young men should be prosecuted by a chattering ...
Demosthenes on Distrust of Tyrants
... this the case that I would not hesitate to say that I think it would be more expedient for you to be at war with all the Greeks at once, if they were under democratic regimes, than to have them all as oligarchical allies. For I reckon that you could easily make peace with them, if they were free, bu ...
... this the case that I would not hesitate to say that I think it would be more expedient for you to be at war with all the Greeks at once, if they were under democratic regimes, than to have them all as oligarchical allies. For I reckon that you could easily make peace with them, if they were free, bu ...
PDF - UWA Research Repository
... From the mid-fifth century the Athenian democracy paid every citizen who volunteered as a juror for each day of service. This system of civic pay had the effect of reducing the loss in earnings ordinary citizens incurred by participating in government. Since the popular courts were a powerful instit ...
... From the mid-fifth century the Athenian democracy paid every citizen who volunteered as a juror for each day of service. This system of civic pay had the effect of reducing the loss in earnings ordinary citizens incurred by participating in government. Since the popular courts were a powerful instit ...
An Examination into the Use of Rhetoric in Thucydides
... introduction was used to gain the trust of the audience while the narration was used to set out the facts of the case. Proofs helped support the facts that were previously set out by the speaker in order to support his argument. As with any great conclusion, the speaker summed up their ideas and arg ...
... introduction was used to gain the trust of the audience while the narration was used to set out the facts of the case. Proofs helped support the facts that were previously set out by the speaker in order to support his argument. As with any great conclusion, the speaker summed up their ideas and arg ...
Demosthenes and the Great man in `Against Conon`
... find out all who have suffered from [him]” (54.37). These sorts of descriptions present Conon as lacking any self-restraint in his actions, for he does whatsoever his foolish heart desires. This attack also provides a window into the common Athenian understanding of moderation and its relationship w ...
... find out all who have suffered from [him]” (54.37). These sorts of descriptions present Conon as lacking any self-restraint in his actions, for he does whatsoever his foolish heart desires. This attack also provides a window into the common Athenian understanding of moderation and its relationship w ...
PERSUASION: GREEI< RHETORIC IN ACTION
... Moreover, after years of neglect, 'a new critical edition of the speech has appeared, as have significant interpretive articles. This new scholarship has clarified (even where it has not resolved) issues Qf chronology, law, composition, and delivery.12 The specific incidents that led Demosthenes to ...
... Moreover, after years of neglect, 'a new critical edition of the speech has appeared, as have significant interpretive articles. This new scholarship has clarified (even where it has not resolved) issues Qf chronology, law, composition, and delivery.12 The specific incidents that led Demosthenes to ...
M. Lang, Thucydidean Narrative and Discourse
... (a) ‘Revolution of the : Chronology and Constitutions’ () is the earliest and longest published essay in the book, still cited, though rarely accepted in toto, six decades later. Lang ingeniously attempts to reconcile Aristotle’s and Thucydides’ analyses of the oligarchic takeover at Athens, ...
... (a) ‘Revolution of the : Chronology and Constitutions’ () is the earliest and longest published essay in the book, still cited, though rarely accepted in toto, six decades later. Lang ingeniously attempts to reconcile Aristotle’s and Thucydides’ analyses of the oligarchic takeover at Athens, ...
Jury Pay and Aristophanes - The University of Western Australia
... to „earn‟ rather than „generate, procure‟ and translate as „we sting everyone and so earn our daily pay‟ – the reason of course being that jurors got paid regardless of whether they chose to convict or acquit. The confusion is heightened by the way the image of the wasps‟ sting is presented as an a ...
... to „earn‟ rather than „generate, procure‟ and translate as „we sting everyone and so earn our daily pay‟ – the reason of course being that jurors got paid regardless of whether they chose to convict or acquit. The confusion is heightened by the way the image of the wasps‟ sting is presented as an a ...
AH1 option 1 Democracy
... Athenaion Politeia (the Constitution of the Athenians) (translated by P. Rhodes in a Penguin edition and also by J. Moore in Aristotle and Xenophon on Democracy and Oligarchy) of the 320s BC are sources which allow a detailed reconstruction of fourthcentury practices. Another text also entitled Athe ...
... Athenaion Politeia (the Constitution of the Athenians) (translated by P. Rhodes in a Penguin edition and also by J. Moore in Aristotle and Xenophon on Democracy and Oligarchy) of the 320s BC are sources which allow a detailed reconstruction of fourthcentury practices. Another text also entitled Athe ...
JACT Teachers` Notes
... The institution of ostracism (ARD 31, 32), whereby a man might be voted into ten years of exile, is attributed to Cleisthenes by the Constitution of the Athenians. The difficulty is that the first ostracism did not take place until 487. The purpose of ostracism seems to have been to break political ...
... The institution of ostracism (ARD 31, 32), whereby a man might be voted into ten years of exile, is attributed to Cleisthenes by the Constitution of the Athenians. The difficulty is that the first ostracism did not take place until 487. The purpose of ostracism seems to have been to break political ...
Christopher Smith
... Dikaiopolis exemplify the use of superficial jokes to further an underscored appeal for peace. Aristophanes creates Dikaiopolis’ free market so that trade and starvation can represent the serious argument against the current Athenian policies of war. The personal market that Dikaiopolis establishes ...
... Dikaiopolis exemplify the use of superficial jokes to further an underscored appeal for peace. Aristophanes creates Dikaiopolis’ free market so that trade and starvation can represent the serious argument against the current Athenian policies of war. The personal market that Dikaiopolis establishes ...
A-level Classical Civilisation Mark scheme Unit 01B
... home-trial undermines whole basis of Athenian justice carried out in open public trial before representative sample of peers, etc Bdelycleon’s speech and trial of dog also allege Cleon’s corruption and manipulation of jury (running throughout ‘Wasps’ is the idea that powerful politicians use courts ...
... home-trial undermines whole basis of Athenian justice carried out in open public trial before representative sample of peers, etc Bdelycleon’s speech and trial of dog also allege Cleon’s corruption and manipulation of jury (running throughout ‘Wasps’ is the idea that powerful politicians use courts ...
A-level Classical Civilisation Mark Scheme January 2010
... Judgements may be supported by discussion of a range (but not necessarily all) of e.g. • demes: conferred citizenship when legitimate males admitted to membership aged 18 and membership hereditary, so reduced aristocratic power over phratries and aristocratic patronage; provided local government wit ...
... Judgements may be supported by discussion of a range (but not necessarily all) of e.g. • demes: conferred citizenship when legitimate males admitted to membership aged 18 and membership hereditary, so reduced aristocratic power over phratries and aristocratic patronage; provided local government wit ...
A-level Classical Civilisation Mark scheme Unit 01B
... correct way. As preparation for standardisation each associate analyses a number of students’ scripts. Alternative answers not already covered by the mark scheme are discussed and legislated for. If, after the standardisation process, associates encounter unusual answers which have not been raised t ...
... correct way. As preparation for standardisation each associate analyses a number of students’ scripts. Alternative answers not already covered by the mark scheme are discussed and legislated for. If, after the standardisation process, associates encounter unusual answers which have not been raised t ...
The Clouds by Aristophanes
... Because of this, the Genesius Guild creates a more acceptable script and hangs a variety of contemporary references on a skeleton of the plot. The first half of the play stays somewhat close to the original, but the second half veers sharply toward songs and dances familiar to our own time. As is cu ...
... Because of this, the Genesius Guild creates a more acceptable script and hangs a variety of contemporary references on a skeleton of the plot. The first half of the play stays somewhat close to the original, but the second half veers sharply toward songs and dances familiar to our own time. As is cu ...
Athenian Imperialism June 2014
... Pericles): Cleon: compassion for allies is a weakness; empire is a tyranny so allies bound to hate us; strength will win; good will is a weakness; Mytilene is in the wrong (overarrogant); too much talking; Athens must take harsh action; Athens has shown leniency to the Mytilenians, yet they have reb ...
... Pericles): Cleon: compassion for allies is a weakness; empire is a tyranny so allies bound to hate us; strength will win; good will is a weakness; Mytilene is in the wrong (overarrogant); too much talking; Athens must take harsh action; Athens has shown leniency to the Mytilenians, yet they have reb ...
to read an essay
... were afraid of being thought unpatriotic if they voted against it, and therefore kept quiet” (Book, VI, 24). Almost immediately things began to go wrong. Alcibiades, the chief advocate of the expedition, was soon accused of vandalism and his political opponents jumped at the chance to destroy him. A ...
... were afraid of being thought unpatriotic if they voted against it, and therefore kept quiet” (Book, VI, 24). Almost immediately things began to go wrong. Alcibiades, the chief advocate of the expedition, was soon accused of vandalism and his political opponents jumped at the chance to destroy him. A ...
The Peloponnesian War
... Pericles “never really had any clear strategy for how to mount an offensive…” (Hanson, ...
... Pericles “never really had any clear strategy for how to mount an offensive…” (Hanson, ...
Defining the Athenian Arche
... figure, but do the Athenians rally around the concept of an Athenian Empire or the man who sought to create that identity? Cleon’s vision of arche is much less complete than Pericles’. Cleon overestimates Athenian hegemony on the basis of its material wealth and military successes. He fails to recog ...
... figure, but do the Athenians rally around the concept of an Athenian Empire or the man who sought to create that identity? Cleon’s vision of arche is much less complete than Pericles’. Cleon overestimates Athenian hegemony on the basis of its material wealth and military successes. He fails to recog ...
Timeline of the Peloponnesian War
... Aristophanes prompts lawsuit by Cleon.
Peloponnesians
Fifth invasion of Attica. Athenians send reinforcements to
Aristophanes: Acharnians (1st), his earliest comedy to
Sicily. Athenians occupy of Pylos and capture of Spartans
have come down to us. The comic playwright Cratinus is
on Sp ...
... Aristophanes
Peloponnesian War: Practice Test 1. The politician who
... 75. In 421 Athens and Sparta agreed to the Peace of Nicias. Which statement is not true about the Peace? A. Athens and Sparta agreed to return to the status quo in 431. B. Delphi was chosen to moderate future disputes between the parties. C. Corinth and Thebes refused to join Sparta in the Peace. ...
... 75. In 421 Athens and Sparta agreed to the Peace of Nicias. Which statement is not true about the Peace? A. Athens and Sparta agreed to return to the status quo in 431. B. Delphi was chosen to moderate future disputes between the parties. C. Corinth and Thebes refused to join Sparta in the Peace. ...
Lesson Review Sheet for Three Democracies Mid Term Exam
... 2) How does Aristophanes use satire to deliver political commentary on Athens and her leaders? 3) What commentary is Aristophanes making about: - Cleon - The Demos of Athens - The fact that the Peloponnesian War is continuing? 4) What is the message of The Knights? ...
... 2) How does Aristophanes use satire to deliver political commentary on Athens and her leaders? 3) What commentary is Aristophanes making about: - Cleon - The Demos of Athens - The fact that the Peloponnesian War is continuing? 4) What is the message of The Knights? ...
peloponnesian war timeline-max
... Aristophanes prompts lawsuit by Cleon.
Peloponnesians
Fifth invasion of Attica. Athenians send reinforcements to
Aristophanes: Acharnians (1st), his earliest comedy to
Sicily. Occupation of Pylos; and capture of Spartans on
have come down to us. The comic playwright Cratinus
Sphacteria ...
... Aristophanes
The Knights
The Knights (Ancient Greek: Ἱππεῖς Hippeîs; Attic: Ἱππῆς) was the fourth play written by Aristophanes, the master of an ancient form of drama known as Old Comedy. The play is a satire on the social and political life of classical Athens during the Peloponnesian War and in this respect it is typical of all the dramatist's early plays. It is unique however in the relatively small number of its characters and this was due to its scurrilous preoccupation with one man, the pro-war populist Cleon. Cleon had prosecuted Aristophanes for slandering the polis with an earlier play, The Babylonians (426 BC), for which the young dramatist had promised revenge in The Acharnians (425 BC), and it was in The Knights (424 BC) that his revenge was exacted.The Knights won first prize at the Lenaia festival when it was produced in 424 BC.