Lycurgus was an important figure throughout Sparta as he was responsible for setting up a large amount of the Spartan’s social and political institutions. In source A Herodotus shows just how effective Lycurgus was “Later he reorganised the army…by these changes Spartan Government was put upon a sound basis.” He was responsible for introducing laws and advice or prophecies received from a god through the medium ship of a priest or priestess. As Plutarch‚ on Sparta explains: “Lycurgus . . . brought an oracle
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children (Women‚ 2016). The life of a woman was basically childhood‚ marriage‚ family‚ and death. Women never became artists or scholars. Men typically lived until the age of 45‚ and women to 36. Men were often 20 years older than their wife‚ therefore many women survived their husband and remarried. In this case‚ her new husband would gain her inheritance. The only crucial public role of women was to give birth to young citizens‚ more importantly males to be citizens and females to reproduce further
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The Golden age of Athens Fifth-century Athens refers to the Greek city-state of Athens in the period of roughly 480 BC-404 BC. This was a period of Athenian political hegemony‚ economic growth and cultural flourishing formerly known as the Golden Age of Athens or The Age of Pericles. The period began in 480 BC when an Athenian-led coalition of city-states‚ known as the Delian League‚ defeated the Persians at Salamis. As the fifth century wore on‚ what started as an alliance of independent city-states gradually
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Quality of Life and Functioning PERSONAL PERCEPTION Quality of life has a different meaning for everyone. Many personal thoughts and feelings can come into play when caring for others during the end stages of life. However as a nurse and caregiver‚ these opinions must be put aside at this significant time. For some health care providers‚ we may feel that keeping the patient comfortable and having them surrounded by family is most important. However‚ for the patient
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Arkesilaus (315 - 241 B.C.) [Pitane‚ Athens]. As leader of the academy‚ Arkesilaus emphasised Plato’s contention that there is no final truth in sense perception. He opposed the Stoic doctrine of the "irresistible impression" with the contention that even an "irresistible impression" sometimes proves to be false. Therefore‚ he concluded that the wise thing to do is to suspend judgement and not to commit oneself to any belief as final. The best one can do is to calculate probabilities and follow
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Imagine a world where innocent people were killed‚ and kids were taught to steal food‚ and if they got caught they were whipped.Does that sound right to you? Sparta‚ a city state located on the southern peninsula of Greece called the Peloponnese‚ was known for their athletics and fighting. After examining all of Sparta’s strengths and weaknesses. I think that the weaknesses outweigh the strengths because of how they had cruelty and harshness‚ no freedoms‚ and a basic education. The first reason
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a. What were the geographical features of Sparta? The geographical features of Sparta were: * Mt. Taygetus * Eurotas river * Messenia b. Outline the role of the krypteia The krypteia was the secret police force of Sparta. It was run by the ephors who recruited young men and sent them out for a year to spy on the helots. The krypteia were authorised to kill helots‚ especially those who appeared to have the kinds of qualities that might fit them to lead a helot rebellion. c
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When the city of Athens stood on the brink of revolution‚ the citizens of Athens looked upon Solon and gave him the task of creating new laws for them because of troubles that had been plaguing them for a long time. “ They saw that he more than anyone else in city‚ stood apart from the injustices of the time and was involved neither in the extortions of the rich nor the privations of the poor” (Plutarch 55‚ Par 1). In this paper I will be writing of changes that took effect under Solon and whether
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Sophocles: Family vs. Law Family‚ an important theme of life‚ gets expressed throughout many ways in society. Family may take precedence over many things‚ including authority and the law. Within the tragic play‚ Antigone‚ the author Sophocles presents situations where the characters have to choose between their family and the law. The characters must choose what is more important to them‚ their family or obeying the laws of Thebes. Throughout the play‚ Sophocles presents a strong theme of
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Family life and different types of family: married couple‚ family with children‚ family with adapted or fostered children (single or a couple takes the child/children in‚ creates a family) What does the bible teach about marriage? “be fruitful and increase in number” (Genesis). “at the beginning of creation God made them male and female”…. “and the two will become one flesh. So they are no longer two‚ but one” (Jesus‚ in the gospel of Mark) What HELPS stands for: H: heterosexual E: exclusive
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