I. In Greece the polis of Sparta was the number one military authority for the people and for the time period. There was nothing that the Spartans could not do when it came to war. From the time that Spartan men were born‚ they were evaluated for their future services to the Spartan society. Each baby was sent to have the ten‚ ten‚ one test done on them as explained in the novel‚ The Gates of Fire by Steven Pressfield. This test was to check and make sure that there were no deformities. If there
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customs and more importantly the freedom of a democracy. However‚ there was tension between Sparta and Greece. The Greeks‚ especially the Athenians‚ represented freedom‚ wisdom and moderation and strongly opposed to the tyrannical structure of Sparta. Sophocles wrote Antigone under the influence of the traditional Athenian mindset during 441-442 BC. The Athenians’ victory at Salamis as well as the story of Thermopylae is just two examples which demonstrate values such as intelligence‚ wisdom‚ innovation
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Dark Ages. During this time the Polis came to be due to these divisions in the country and democracies being formed‚ due to changes within the fundamental structure within these colonies. During this time tyrannies developed and cities emerged along with the two most important states‚ Sparta and Athens. Sparta‚ which was a mixed government entity with a monarchy type of ruling‚ and Athens was the founding state of democracy. Although there were several hundred Polis‚ their histories are not as known
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Additionally‚ because Socrates is speaking directly to a jury of five hundred and one Athenians‚ from this dialogue we can interpret how Socrates saw his life and purpose in relation to Athens and her people through his direct interaction with them. Socrates describes his relation to the city of Athens as that of an educator “I was always
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Strategy involves a collection of decisions. The most obvious decision occurs when the proper authority chooses a course of action. A host of other decisions however surround that choice: how to interpret and predict the decisions of others‚ how to disseminate and implement the plan‚ how to evaluate its progress and adapt to emerging contexts‚ and so on. The strategists who address these subsidiary decisions may lack final approval authority but their influence is still significant. Their deepest
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In ancient Greece era (ca 800-323 BCE)‚ Greece was consisted of hundred of city states called “Poleis”. Each polis was an independent small country and many were only like a small town or a small village. A polis sometimes controlled very small territories. However‚ among all of the “Polies” in Greece‚ there were two poweful city states named Athens and Sparta. These two city states were powerful and influential among other Greek city states or poleis1. This written assignment will address these
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Aristotle and Civil Society Theory Paper for: WIMPS presentation Tuesday‚ October 28‚ 2008 1:00 – 2:30 Walker II Building conference room‚ #201-B IUPUI By: Marty Sulek Ph.D. Candidate Indiana University Center On Philanthropy Phone: (765) 468-4909 Cell: (765) 546-0859 E-mail: msulek@iupui.edu Box 236 103B North Main St. Farmland‚ IN 47340 Marty Sulek is currently a Ph.D. candidate in philanthropic studies‚ with a minor in philosophy. He was born and raised in Calgary‚ Alberta‚ Canada‚ and earned
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impact on its development of the years. The geography consists of many mountains along with being surrounded by water. These geographic advantages affected the development of its politics‚ military and economy and ultimately led to the success of Polis. Due to the geography of the region‚ the Greeks were isolated from each other due to the mountainous terrain. As a consequence of this isolation‚ “Greek communities tended to follow their own separate paths and develop their own way of life. Over
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be no such thing as a “typical woman”‚ women differ from polis to polis and depended on social and economic background. The one thing that was expected of any woman was to belong to citizen families and maintain that family by giving birth‚ preferably to future male citizens. During the Classical period‚ roughly between the fifth and the fourth century B.C.E‚ Greek women played a small role in society‚ the public world of the Greeks
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comedy‚ native Athenian‚ attacks politicians‚ harsh critic of various governments Aristoxenus (Author) music‚ science‚ wrote the Elements of Harmony‚ pupil of Aristotle Arrian (Author) wrote Expedition of Alexander‚ The Campaigns of Alexander‚ historian‚ military commander‚ and philosopher Demosthenes (Author) First Philippic‚ makes a speech warning people about Phillip II of Macedon Euclid (Author) Geometry‚ the elements of Geometry Euripides (Author) wrote Medea native Athenian‚ criticized
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