Athens Democracy The first person to define democracy was an Athenian leader called Cleisthenes. He called it Demokratia‚ which meant rule by people. In their democracy‚ only male citizens who were older than eighteen could participate. Demokratia gave a strong structure to the Athenian government‚ which served as a model for future governments in the world. The Demokratia had three main institutions. The first one is the Ekklesia‚ which is an assembly in which all qualified citizens could participate
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or act in self-interest (2.65). Using Pericles and Kleon as counterparts‚ Thucydides presents two ends of the Athenian democracy‚ yet neither is a democracy in it’s truest form‚ implying Thucydides does not think that there is a true democracy in Athens‚ but rather a better version‚ that being Pericles‚ and a worse one‚ that of
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The different portrayals of female characters Antigone and Lysistrata illustrate the fundamental nature of the proper Athenian woman. Sophocles’ Antigone allows the reader to see that outrage over social injustices does not give women the excuse to rebel against authority‚ while Aristophanes’ Lysistrata reveals that challenging authority in the polis becomes acceptable only when it’s faced with destruction through war. Sophocles and Aristophanes use different means to illustrate the same idea; the
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existed long before democracy and its power and composition changed many times over the centuries. The Athens conducted an assembly it was the regular gathering of male Athenian citizens to listen to‚ discuss‚ and vote on decrees such as‚ finical and religious matters‚ public festivals and wars‚ and treaties with foreign countries etc. The assembly was the opportunity for all males citizens of athen to speak their minds and exercise their votes regarding the government of their city. The boule
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discuss the success of the Delian League we must first discuss the reason given for the formation of the Delian League. The claim is that the Delian League was formed for the mutual protection of attack from‚ and to perform actions against‚ Persia. Athens was to lead the alliance and all of the members were to support it either through funds or ships. Assuming that this is the goal upon which to measure success‚ we will proceed. In some senses the alliance was successful in their stated purpose. They
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dominated the sea. One advantage the Athens had was that they constructed massive walls all the way from the city to its seaport Piraeus. This allowed them to remain inside the city and still have access to trade and supplies from their ships. Although the Spartans had never breached the walls of Athens during the first war Athens suffered greatly due to a plague outbreak. One important person that was killed during the plague was the great leader and general of Athens‚ Pericles.
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Discuss one circumstance that led to the end of the Athenian Golden Age. Athens is a Greek polis or a city- state which was born of glory. it is a city-state that embodies the essence of passion‚ life‚ and the hope for a great understanding of life and gave us the opportunity the world we live in today. which is considered though the first democracy‚ Athens is a nation of people‚ of thinkers that were lovers of arts‚ makers of some of the finest music‚ plays‚ and every philosophical idea that the
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The term "democracy" first appeared in ancient Greek political and philosophical thought in the city-state of Athens during the classical antiquity. Led by Cleisthenes‚ Athenians established what is generally held as the first democracy in 508–507 BC. Cleisthenes is referred to as “the father of Athenian democracy” (Wikipedia). From around the 10th century‚ democracy entered a second historical phase whose centre of gravity was Europe. After some facts such as the rebirth of towns‚ the rise of the
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The success of the Delian league can be seen in peace enjoyed by members of the league. This is seen in the protection offered by Athens from invasion of the Persian army. The Persians army were deadly as at that time‚ while many Greek- city state saw the Athenians soldier as the only army that can combat the Persian forces‚ for this reason they all ran to Athens‚ there was a coalition‚ hence the Delian league was formed and they were enjoying the coalition. The coalition which was popularly called
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Persia’s status as a superpower provided King Darius I no uncertainty to begin a reply to the lonian led the offense‚ and try a full takeover with defenses of a Greek force led by Athens‚ short of Spartans (due to their tardiness). This led to the first failed Persian invasion attempt in 490 BEC. Quickly after‚ there was still another loss attempt in 480 BCE led by emperor Xerxes‚ successor‚ and son of King Darius I. Assure this
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