Controversy between Athens and Sparta has led many to fall victim to falsified information and assumptions‚ resulting in utmost bias. When individuals visit Sparta‚ they soon realize these “cold-blooded barbarians” have reasoning behind their actions. Most people judge Sparta for our unfair treatment of helots‚ even though we treat them equally and better than the Athenian slaves. Athenian propaganda displays us as horrible demons for having helots incorporated into our society. Helots‚ or serfs
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The cities of Athens and Sparta were both advanced for their time‚ but differed in their idea of appropriate women’s roles. While Spartan women were relatively important to the social and political spheres‚ women in Athens were considered nothing more than breeding machines to produce men for the society’s powerful army. Aside from the fact that both groups of women were married for the sole purpose of bearing children‚ there are hardly any similarities between the treatment of women in Sparta and
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Greek gods often have their own personalities‚ like humans. Knowing their personalities can help us come to a conclusion before an outcome arises. In Poseidon’s and Athena’s contest‚ the unwritten rules are if the King likes your act over the other one‚ you win. Knowing this‚ Poseidon is not the smartest God‚ but he is one of the strongest. Poseidon tried to use his strength to please the king‚ but it failed. In the text it stated‚" At the point where the spear struck‚ a frothy spring burst out
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I do not believe that “corrupting the youth of Athens” is a valid charge against Socrates because according to Socrates if he was to corrupt the youth of Athens‚ it is very much likely that he might get harmed but them. Socrates is being accused of teaching the youth not to believe in god. He is accused of teaching the youth the same act that was published in the book of Anaxagoras which is also sold in the bookstore if books of Anaxagoras is not being punished for teaching someone then why should
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POWER‚ POLITICS & DEMOCRACY Outline the main features of Athenian and liberal democracies and discuss their advantages and disadvantages. Which represents a more radical model of politics? Introduction: This essay will explain two different types of democracy Athenian and Liberal‚ by discussing their pros and cons it will lead to the conclusion of which was most radical. The essay will include how Athenian democracy worked‚ looking at the institutions it had in place‚ the idea of civic liberty
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The Persian empire was ultimately the largest most powerful military force found in the ancient world. Unlike the Persian empire‚ the Athenian empire was seen as insignificant and little was known about their reign. However‚ within two generations Athens would proceed to control the Athenian Empire. This transformation from little significance to an ultimate power is result of a generation long war that dubbed the Classical Age. The battle between the Athenians and the Persians uncover the military
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Greek and Roman history is often intertwined. Ancient Greece and Ancient Rome certainly weren’t far apart geographically‚ and they weren’t alien to each other at all. Together‚ they’ve had a great influence on the modern world. Because of this‚ these two civilizations are often confused with one another. The purpose of this essay is to examine two iconic buildings in each of these civilizations and see how each is unique. I will also point out to some differences and similarities between the two
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Oration written by Thucydides‚ which documents a speech that Pericles used to address a crowd in Athens‚ comparing Athens to most notably‚ Sparta. It is evident that Athenians were certain that Athens was the greatest‚ “When you realize her greatness‚
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earth and‚ according to the church‚ the “Bible naturally took precedence over any reasoning or speculation independent of theology” . This paper will examine another important trial that has similar characteristics: the trial of Socrates in ancient Athens.
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When you see roads you know that they lead somewhere.The quote “All Roads Lead to Rome” means everything that we had done to this day leads back all the way to Rome.The Roman Empire made up what we have and to this day we have made it better but we are still using their ideas and what they made back then. One example would be the Julian calendar that was made by Julius Caesar in 46 BC because it was the first calendar to split the year into 365 day‚12 months‚and with a leap day added every 4 years
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