Ezra Hochman Wednesday/Friday 12:25-2:05 Diogenes vs. Socrates: What is a life of worth? One can either write the story of their own life‚ or let other people and circumstances write it for him. Too often do citizens of the world follow the assumptions of society‚ as personal independence can seem frightening or uncomfortable. Both Socrates and Diogenes were of the mind that the purpose of human life is to constantly better one’s self by way of personal and spiritual growth. We are unable to
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room‚ but as time went on it increasingly became a symbol of class. First‚ river rocks were used to depict flowers‚ but when luxuries like glass tiles were introduced‚ the flower scenes morphed into intricate battle scenes. (Biers) Phidias‚ an Athenian sculptor was commissioned to create an elaborate shrine of Athena inside the Parthenon. “The technique of construction… included face‚ arms‚ and other skin areas pieced together in ivory‚ while the drapery‚ of very thin gold.” (“Phidias”) This
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commitment to his god through convicting Athenians of the condition of their souls and lives. Most of his time‚ Socrates converses with people and asks them questions pertaining their lifestyle. Due to this he does not have enough time to make earnings for himself. In return‚ some of his listeners put in time to hear him out and take on his advices (Plato 509). This even more takes time off from Socrates. Although others perceive this as Socrates teaching the Athenians with a charge‚ not one witness testified
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surrender to Athens although Melians wanted to remain neutral and join neither the Spartans nor the Athenians. But the Athenian army simply dismisses the Melians request to remain independent and neutral and instead forcefully drives them out of their territory. This egotistical act of Athenians towards Melians obliterates Pericles claims of liberality. And even further the main argument that Athenians use in conquering Melians is in irony with Pericles speech which reads as such‚ “ And it is not as
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which all citizens are allowed to partake in government and making decisions for Athens‚ but all Athenian
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Religion‚ Death and Burial Pericles lived from 495-429 BC. During this time‚ religion was inextricably linked with Athenian society. It contributed to a lot of Athenian culture and the many aspects of religion were depicted through buildings‚ artworks‚ festivals and every day rituals. Gods and Goddesses In Greek mythology there were 12 main gods‚ that were prayed to and worshipped by the Athenians. It was said they lived on top of Mount Olympus. They resembled human form and through their stories of love
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the Athenian assembly met in order to discuss whether or not to fight at Marathon or remain in the city in order to protect it. Considering what had happen at Eretria‚ Miltiades had convinced the polemarch‚ Calimachus and the Athenians to march out of the city to fight the Persians at Marathon. He had approximately 10 000 Athenians and 1000 Plataeans. The Athenians had requested aid from Sparta which they agreed‚ but unfortunately were not able to due to a religious festival. The Athenians marched
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Solon‚ an ancient Greek reformer had reformed the country in mainly three ways: Constitutional‚ economical‚ and moral. First‚ Solon proposed for all citizens to be admitted into the Ekklesia‚ the assembly of Athenian citizen. Also‚ he created a council of four hundred‚ drawn from the four Athenian tribes to serve as a steering committee for the enlarged assembly. He divided citizens into four political classes according to property‚ a classification that might previously have served the state for military
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Due to experiencing the volatile state of the Athenian government‚ it is not surprising that Socrates had much to say on the topic of political philosophy. Central to his political theory was his position on how citizens ought to approach ethics and politics. In the Apology‚ Socrates’ conduct demonstrates his belief that citizens must not be complacent when it comes to political virtue. In order to push citizens out of complacency‚ Socrates used a method called the “elecnhus” to prod citizens
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In contrast‚ Kleon was opposed by Diodotus and eventually lost the debate (3.40)‚ showing he was not as powerful an orator as his predecessor. Thucydides is also able to get across his view on the Athenian democracy‚ arguing that while Pericles was the leader‚ it was “in name a democracy [and] became in actuality rule by the first man” (2.65). However‚ after Pericles‚ it became more of a fight for a leadership position‚ each man trying to gain the
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