Athens could not effectively handle the Peloponnesian War‚ do you agree? Why/why not? Athens encountered significant challenges during the Peloponnesian War‚ which ultimately hampered its ability to effectively manage the conflict. Various contributing factors led to this outcome: Strategic and Tactical Failures: Athens committed several significant strategic and tactical errors during the course of the war. The decision to launch the Sicilian Expedition stands out as one of the most notable. As
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In Athens’ quest for a great empire‚ they planned to dominate their lesser foes‚ add to their empire‚ and show their strength; these pursuits brought them to the city of Melos. Melos was a small island in the Aegean Sea and a colony of Sparta‚ but they where a neutral state; they were not allied with either side. They had not been involved in the Peloponnesian war as of yet‚ and did not plan on getting involved. Then‚ Athens came‚ demanding surrender and tribute‚ but Melos chose to resist‚ rather
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Greeks states formed the Delian League. Athens became the leader of the league because of her large fleet‚ experienced generals‚ and victorious reputation from previous battles against the Persians. Athens was now able to directly influence the decisions of the league‚ political ideas and control the contribution of finances from the league. This meant that Athens became a growing power with the contribution of money and ships; which she
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Sparta became a militaristic society because city states at that time had to become good in military matters to be able to defend themselves and able to expand to remain self-sufficient. The Helot rebellion also caused them to ramp up their military standard to be able to control the helots and to protect them from invaders. Sparta was forced to become a self-sustaining society because they would not be able to get any help from other countries. The training of Spartan warriors started when they
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He decided that there would be no more General Assembly‚ and that once again Aristocrats would have total power. Having lost their General Assembly‚ and the justice that was offered to them by previous rulers‚ the common people of Athens were furious. They tried asking Cleisthenes‚ who had stemmed from the nobility‚ to help them‚ but he couldn’t raise a large enough army to drive the aristocrats and their Spartan friends from the city. With no one to save them‚ the people had to take
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The golden ages of Rome and Athens‚ a period of important benchmarks for the system of citizenship in history. Athens in 430 B.C. went into the golden age‚ while Rome went to the golden age in 130 B.C.‚ citizenship was honored in both societies‚ but what makes a citizenship system considered good? A well-constructed citizenship system should contain the best offer to foreigners‚ citizens participation in government‚ and organization of citizens in social class‚ which Rome comes superior in. Foreigners
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Democracy in Athens What does the Classical Greece’s heritage consist in? In 431 B.C‚ war erupted in Greece as two very different Greek city-states‚ Athens and Sparta‚ fought for domination of the Greek world. In the first winter of the war held a public funeral to honor those who had died in battle. As was the custom in Athens‚ one leading citizen was asked to address the crowd‚ and on this day it was Pericles who spoke to the people. In this famous Funeral Oration‚ Pericles gave voice to
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700-800 getting out of the dark ages. 750/700-480 Archaiac period (ends with persion destruction of athens) 480-323 Classical period (great bldgs in athens/plays/comdies/tradgeies 323-30 Hellenistic period (period after the death of alexander the great) hellous became greek 776 first olypimcs (about the time emerging from the dark ages) 480 persians destroy athens 404 sparta defeats athens (near end of
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century‚ the capital city of Greece‚ Athens‚ when through a period of transformation in which it took a major shift forwards in its change in political structure‚ upwards economic prosperity‚ and cultural and artistic blooming. This period was called the Golden Age of Athens. This golden age would later be eponymously called The Age of Pericles‚ after the politician and general who rose to power during that time. It was during this century in Ancient Greece where Athens is the centre of attention. This
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polis sometimes controlled very small territories. However‚ among all of the “Polies” in Greece‚ there were two poweful city states named Athens and Sparta. These two city states were powerful and influential among other Greek city states or poleis1. This written assignment will address these questions about Athens and Sparta: How did people in Athens and Sparta obtain the right to participate in public life and make decisions affecting the community? Who held public office? What rules governed the
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