ecclesia(the assembly) like Pericles. During this period(until his death in 429 BC)‚ Pericles was elected 15 times by his tribe as the strategos. Pericles was remarkably popular because of his strong generalship and his prestige based on‚ as according to Plutarch‚ “not able to be bribed and with a strong sense of fairness and justice”(Life of
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Chapter 1 Cleopatra I. Impressions: A. First associations: temptress‚ seduction‚ beauty‚ doomed lover‚ suicide‚ Antony and Cleopatra‚ Egypt‚ Elizabeth Taylor‚ "Carry on Cleo"‚ luxury and extravagance B. Sources used: movies‚ histories‚ biographies‚ coinage‚ sculpture‚ and poetry C. Abbreviations: 1. CE: Common Era (Equivalent to AD) 2. BCE: Before the Common Era (Equivalent to BC) Activity (DVD Video Cleopatra) p. 5: Watch the DVD and think about these questions: 1. What type of image
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WHAT MOTIVATED TIBERIUS? Tiberius concerns Rome Res public a- people’s business/affair Success & aggressive- Military power What are motivations of Tiberius? What underlying motives or underlying displeasure does he hide.. If he have any? (Explain the importance of motives highest to lowest) - Social (for the common people) (for the poor people to prosper) The rich became immensely powerful because they employed slaves for labor. Also‚ their numbers increases uncontrollably
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of horses‚ however‚ it was found to be too wild and untameable. As his father grew angry and sent the horse away‚ Alexander was heard remarking‚ “What a horse they are losing‚ and all because they don’t know how to handle him‚ or dare not try!” (Plutarch‚ n.d.) Philip made a bargain with his son‚ who had declared he could better manage the horse than his elders‚ and he then proceeded to mount and ride the horse. As the story goes‚ Philip was so proud of Alexander that he was weeping as he said to
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could own land and property and make all decisions on how it was to be run. “‘When a woman from Attica asked ‘Why is it that you Spartans are the only women who can rule men?’ Gorgo replied‚ ‘Because we are the only ones who give birth to men.’” (Plutarch‚ Sayings of Spartan Women‚ 240.5 translated in Pomeroy‚ 2002‚ 60) “‘The licence of the Lacedaemonian women defeats the intention of the Spartan constitution‚ and is adverse to good order of the State. For a husband and a wife‚ being each a part
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Marcus Junius Brutus was the son of Marcus Junius Brutus the Elder and Servilia Caepionis. His father was killed by Pompey the Great in dubious circumstances after he had taken part in the rebellion of Lepidus; his mother was the half-sister of Cato the Younger‚ and later became Julius Caesar’s mistress.[2] Some sources refer to the possibility of Caesar being his real father‚[3] but this is unlikely since Caesar was 15 at the time of Brutus’ birth. Brutus’ uncle‚ Quintus Servilius Caepio‚ adopted
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Read carefully Reading 2.6‚ ‘Works of Art from Benin City’‚ in Book 3 Chapter 2 and look closely at Plate 3.2.27‚ Plate showing four sixteenth century brass plaques from Benin’‚ in the illustration book. With close attention to both‚ discuss reasons why the ownership and location of the art of Benin have been controversial and continue to be so. The Places which home the artwork of Benin have and continue to cause controversy. They did not always as they did in the late nineteenth century languish
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surveillance to prevent any uprising. Plutarch tells us that the helots “worked the land for them (the Spartans).” This shows that they were an incredibly important part of the society as each Spartiate needed to contribute a certain amount of food for the messes. On the other hand‚ it implies that they are not nearly as important as the Spartiates themselves who were banned from any manual work. The helots were also used as a form of entertainment as described in Plutarch 28 when he says the Spartans would
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have written books on a variety of subjects… Cleopatra received a good education.’ Plutarch further supports this when he discusses Caesar’s infatuation with Cleopatra: ‘… Caesar was first captivated‚ for she showed herself to be a bold coquette‚ and succumbing to the charm of further intercourse with her‚ he reconciled her to her brother on the basis of a joint share with him in the royal power.’ Note that Plutarch does not mention any physical beauty that Cleopatra may or may not have. This suggests
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of Themistocles and Military Probability’. July 21‚ 2009 http://makinapacalatxilbalba.blogspot.com/2009/07/degree-of-themistocles-and-military.html Thayer‚ B. Online Book: ‘The Parallel Lives by Plutarch’. Vol. II Loeb Classical Library Edition‚ 1914 http://penelope.uchicago.edu/Thayer/E/Roman/Texts/Plutarch/Lives/Themistocles*.html Watson‚ J. Online Book: ‘Cornelius Nepos: Lives of Eminent Commanders’. 1886. p. 305-450 http://ancienthistory.about.com/library/bl/bl_text_nepos_comdrsthemistocles.htm#Themistocles
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