Pericles Notes - Introduction - More than 30 years of leadership marked Pericles as one of the most important figures in Athenian and Greek History. From 461BC to 430BC‚ he oversaw the expansion of Athenian democracy‚ the consolidation of the empire‚ the growing prosperity of Athens‚ the creation of social welfare‚ and the blossoming of Athenian culture. Background - Family Connections - Pericles was born about 494BC into a wealthy‚ noble family. His mother‚ Agariste‚ was an Alcmaeonid
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is in the hands‚ not of a few‚ but of the whole peoples [Doc. 4]”. Any citizen of Athens was allowed into the Athenian Assembly‚ in which members may speak of anything they wish (provided they could handle and control a crowd). But‚ when they say ‘citizens’‚ they mean free men at least 18 years of age whose parents were also citizens [Doc. 8]. These citizens made up a sixth of the Athenian population‚ well around 50‚000 people (who were mainly landowning farmers) [Doc. 2]. I digress. Back to the subject
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major forms of government existed‚ democracy and oligarchy. The city-states of Athens and Sparta are the best representatives of democracy and oligarchy‚ respectively. The focus of the times was directed towards military capabilities‚ while the Athenians were more interested in comfort and culture. It was the oligarchy in Sparta that put a war-like attitude as its first priority and best met the needs of Ancient Greece. These factors empowered Sparta and led to Sparta Vs Athens In Ancient Greece
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of governance was soon to be changed into a more democratic one‚ by a man whom they would come to respect in time. Solon was the son Execestides‚ a charitable man with great social influence and one who was believed to be descended from an ancient Athenian king named Codrus. Solon grew up to be a virtuous and thoughtful man‚ his values and a sense of justice greatly influenced the way he crafted the laws of Athens and in the way he ruled. At the beginning of his rule Solon came under great pressure
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“written law” | Thesmos | That which is laid down‚ law‚ ordinance (Draco’s word) | Graphe | Public suit; permits a third person to bring suit on behalf of another in certain circumstances; also means “writing” | Dike Exoules | Procedure where Athenian law provided a means by which defendant (i.e. a defendant whom a jury found liable for damages) would have to pay an extra fine to the State if he failed to pay the prosecutor. | Eisangelia | Providing charge/accusation for tyranny; “things that
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justice – values honored by the Athenians. Pericles extolls several of the virtues of Athens‚ most of them centered on the then-unique form of democracy‚ depicting that Athens’ administration “favors the many instead of the few; this is why it is called a democracy.” Although Athenians recognize that they live in and participate in a democratic government system‚ Pericles’ reminder serves to enhance the uniqueness of Athens and provide reasons as to why Athenians should be motivated and inspired
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seemed a reversal of the proper‚ rational order of society” (Athenian Democracy). They did not see this as equal rights but rather as the poor and uneducated having control over the rich and powerful. The people of those times saw it as sort of a modern stock company: “democracy is like a company where all shareholders have an equal say regardless of the scale of their holding; one share or ten thousand‚ it makes no difference. (Athenian Democracy)” Although there was a large controversy on who deserved
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explains why Athens must continue to support the war‚ and tells why Athens must live up to the fallen soldiers of the Peloponnesian war. Pericles’ Funeral Oration tells us multiple things‚ the Funeral Oration gives historians a glimpse into what Athenians might have been feeling at the time. In a time of war a country’s moral‚ and spirits are down. In the text Pericles’ says “ What I want to do is‚ in the first place‚ to discuss the spirit in which we faced our trails and also our constitution and
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A Critique of Plato ’s Ideal Regime in the Context of Ancient Athens Thesis Statement: Plato ’s classification of citizens within a given society is detrimental to the progress and‚ possibly‚ the survival of a city-state structure like that of ancient Athens. Introduction: This paper attempts to critique Plato ’s structure of the social classes. The researcher would hope to dismantle Plato ’s social structure in his Republic and the presuppose good of such a system to a city-state setting like
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The Golden Age Like a flower in bloom‚ fifth century Attica is said to be the prime time of ancient civilizations. Much praise is given to the period‚ and it is coined to be the Golden Age of ancient western history. It is claimed that the Athenians of this time period were very successful in many areas‚ being “originators of democracy…art‚ history‚ philosophy‚ and science.” (Discovering 54) Comparatively I support the claim for Attica’s golden status because it was the most successful city state
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