el * Intro: The Delian League formed in 477BCE and was an alliance of Ionian Greek states. Because Sparta was unwilling to fight against Persia‚ Athens took its place and formed the Delian League to fight against the Persians and protect the smaller islands. * In my first paragraph: The original aims of the Delian League created by Aristides were to protect the already liberated Greek city-states from Persian attack and to attack and regain losses during the Persian wars. The Athenian long-term
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What evidence is there that Alexander may have believed that he was of divine descent? And how convincing would this evidence have appeared to one of his followers? From studying the sources of the ancient world that talk about Alexander The Great‚ it is clear that many of them present Alexander as being some type of heroic figure or Demi-god. However you could question whether Alexander believed this himself. Only by studying his actions and the actions of those around him can we draw any type
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who were of Spartiate status‚ whose purpose was to create fearless and loyal Spartan warriors developing a victorious army that was highly significant in Spartan society implementing a powerful defence force. The agoge required that‚ as stated by Plutarch “... as boys reached the age of seven [they were to live with agelai in military barracks] ... their whole education was aimed at developing smart obedience‚ perseverance under stress‚ and victory in battle. So as they grew older they intensified
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Essay Plan Option 2: Tradition and Dissent in Music: Dmitri Shostakovich. Introduce topic • Music of Shostakovich. • What is a string quartet? http://classicalmusic.about.com/od/classicalmusic101/p/stringquartet.htm • Where are string quartet’s usually played? • http://www.eas-musikmanagement.de/index.php/en/biolawrence • Shostakovich and Russia http://web.mit.edu/jikatz/www/Shostakovich.pdf Shostakovich’s progress • Start about his progression in
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Bibliography: Kathryn Welch‚ Spartan Society in Spartan Society to the battle of Leuctra 371 BC‚ St John the Evangelist Catholic High School‚ 2010‚ pg. 57-60 Plutarch‚ The Lives of Noble Grecians and Romans‚ Random House Inc.‚ 1864 http://www.hsc.csu.edu.au/ancient_history/societies/greece/spartan_society/sparta_religion/ancient_sparta_religion.htm http://www.slideshare.net/ahendry/sparta-religion-death-burial
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During the Han Empire of China and the Roman Empire of the Mediterranean World were both had advanced technology for their time. Han China’s attitude toward manufacturing and labor was more positive than the Romans who had a more class divided society‚ therefore causing attitudes toward labor and technology to be looked down upon. The Hans respect technology and the people who use it. In China‚ 2nd century B.C.E. a government official stated that he wanted to organize their labor force with the
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and political organisation: 2.1 The issue of Lycurgus the lawgiver * Little is known about the precise development of the Spartan system -This is mainly due to the Spartans mysterious ways and lack of written documentation -According to Plutarch and many other ancient sources‚ the framework for the complete Spartan system including military and constitution was the work of a mysterious law giver known as Lycurgus * Lycurgus was a shadowy figure whose existence itself is highly speculative
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Spaniards. When they returned to Rome‚ Tiberius was seen as a saviour and blame was placed on the incompetent generals who were handed back to the Spaniards for execution. Tiberius himself escaped judgement by the skin of his teeth. According to Plutarch‚ It would seem that Scipio‚ who was then the greatest and most influential man at Rome helped to save them ’ (1988‚ 159) There are a number of dominant motives for Gracchus ’ want for reform. His knowledge of Greek political thought and practices
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Context: Shakespeare’s England In groups‚ choose one aspect of 17th Century England to research (each group should have a different topic). Your task is to create a brief‚ yet informative PowerPoint that explains your chosen aspect of 17th Century England (about 3 minutes). You should (in dot point form): - Provide an overview to educate your classmates. - Explain how this affected people and life in general during this time. - Try to make some connections to ‘King Lear’. - Ask if there are
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The Greatest of All Art of the Hellenistic period is characterized by highly expressive portraiture in various medias. This is seen in several superb depictions of the youthful Alexander in the form of marble busts‚ bronze statuettes‚ coins‚ and medals. Alexander (356 323 B.C.) the Third of Macedon‚ also known as Alexander the Great‚ was a celebrated king of the antiquated Greek kingdom of Macedon. Alexander remains one of the most compelling and exciting personalities of classical times
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