was required to read two texts: One was of a Corinthian speaking about the Athenians to the Spartans; the other was a speech of the Athenians describing themselves to the Spartans. Let’s begin with the first text. The Corinthian that described the Athenians had a strong favor for them over the Spartans. My understanding of this text is that the speaker didn’t care much for the Spartan culture. He claimed‚ “The Athenians are innovators‚ quick to make plans and quick to put what they have planned
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‘Athenian marriages were based on usefulness rather than affection’ How far do you agree with this statement? Give the reasons for your views and support them with details from the Athenian sources you have studied. Marriage was one of the key elements of an Athenian society‚ alongside the importance of children; the importance of marriage was just as valued and necessary for Athenians. The purpose of marriage in Athens was to represent a business arrangement between the fathers of the women and
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Discuss the Athenian definition of democracy. Is the city state the only kind of state in which true democracy can exist? What happens to democracy when it is applied to a society with a large dispersed population? What are other examples of democratic societies besides Athens? Compare and contrast Athenian democracy with American democracy. Is the United States a democracy in the classical sense of the word? The ancient Greek word "demokratia" was ambiguous. It met literally "people power"
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The Athenian Democracy was classified as a direct democracy which means that they were a form of government in which a group of just ordinary people make decisions. Any male citizen could make a decisions but women‚ slaves and others were not allowed and were born elsewhere. Even though it was made up of male Athenians and women didn’t have much right‚ the people in a way were all treated equally. The Athenian democracy pretty much dissolved due to numerous changes. The Athenian government was broken
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the people. Democracy => The people rule themselves. It was easy for the Athenians to see who the people are due to the population number at the time. Therefore‚ they could easily make decisions. The council of 500 - was preparing the agenda‚ representing some of the tribes from Athens. It tries to rationalize the activities. The Tribunals – They have various types of magistrates Equality for the Athenians: 1. Equality before the law (isonomia) 2. Equality to speak (isegoria)
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I believe that there were multiple occurrences contributing the end of Greek‚ or Athenian democracy. These back to back occurrences contributed to the weakening of their city as a whole and as a result the eventual end of democracy. Though it seemed like there might be moments of democracy from time to time‚ these events were really the death knell. The most major were the Decelean War‚ the plague and death of Pericles‚ and the Macedonian take over. When Sparta turned its military attentions to
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I believe the demise of the Athenian Empire and ultimately what is now referred to as the Golden Age‚ was greatly affected‚ not only by Spartan’s Victory over Athens‚ but the multitude of things that allowed the victory of such a powerful empire to occur. This included‚ however was not limited to‚ the plague that swept through the population of Athens‚ the animosity caused by the power Athens had acquired over the local Greek polis and the wealth created by its greed‚ while in the Delian League.
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507 B.C.‚ the Athenian leader Cleisthenes introduced a system of political reforms that he called demokratia‚ or rule by the people. Which is modern day Democracy meaning the rule of the people. That is where each person votes about what they would like to happen. Whatever has the most votes wins‚ obviously. There is no king or dictator to say no to one’s vote. One problem that immediately comes up in a democracy is who is going to be able to vote. Can anyone vote? Should there be an age limit? Do
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In 594 B.C.E. an Athenian Statesman named Solon enabled political reform which affected the roles of men‚ women‚ and slaves in Athens. He divided the population into four political groups based on wealth. Men from the three wealthiest groups were allowed to hold political office. The higher offices‚ however‚ were reserved for the two wealthiest of the groups. The office of Archon was one such position. Although the fourth group‚ known as “thetes‚” could not participate in politics‚ they were
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different than Spartan women. But how is this so? Women in Athens were disrespected as a person and served only a few purposes to the community. Athen’s city-state suggested that women were either slaves‚ prostitutes‚ or straight up slobs. Like an Athenian person once said‚ “Good Women
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