“tyrants” in Greece weren’t the malicious leaders like the future tyrants such as Joseph Stalin and Adolf Hitler. One of the tyrants during the reign of tyranny was a man named Solon. Solon once said‚ “Society is well governed when its people obey magistrates‚ and the magistrates obey the law.” This quote shows that Solon‚ unlike other tyrants‚ did not believe that he was above the law. This is extremely essential for a leader to realize he is held at the same standard as his people. It is like a
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higher class and lower class. People who were affluent and had power could vote‚ had rights to access to the laws and participate important ceremonies. People who were in poverty and did not have power were not able to access to these. The Law of Solon was very essential throughout the Greece that underlined “that and adulterer may be put to death by the man who catches him. As and example‚ Euphiletus was put on trial after killing his wife’s lover. You might ask a question‚ “Why he was on trial
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English 101 Section 125 11 December 2012 Atlantis: The Lost Civilization The legend of the Lost Civilization of Atlantis has intrigued people from all walks of life for centuries… over two millennia actually. From Plato’s writings the story may have actually been written in stone being as the story was passed on from ancient Egyptians. Atlantis is probably one of the most inspirational “lost civilizations” in recorded history. It doesn’t matter which story you’ve read or what documentary
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war are more important than those of peace; but this opinion needs to be corrected.” He supports his point that peace is more important and the work done to get peace will last longer than the outcome of war with the accomplishments of Solon and Themistocles. Solon created the Areopagus and laws that stayed in place for a long time and Themistocles does not have anything memorable about him. Cicero talks about how one should conduct themselves in times of peril and how to be
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Atlantis is the subject of a legend about an advanced island civilization that was destroyed or lost. Stories about Atlantis are first mentioned in Plato’s dialogues Timaeus and Critias‚ in which characters say it was destroyed by an earthquake or a tsunami about 9‚000 years before the time in which Plato wrote. The story claims Atlantis was somewhere outside the Pillars of Hercules. According to Plato‚ the story originated with Ancient Egyptian priests. Some people believe that the stories are
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Exam 1 review sheet History 1100 ANCIENT CIVILIZATIONS: Prehistory- first civilized people started migrating out of Africa‚ into the Near East‚ Europe and Asia. The migration set the period known as the Stone Age. The Stone Age is where people drastically made a change. They started using tools made out of stone‚ agriculture and domesticated animals. Paleolithic Age (old stone)- 200‚000 b.c.-10‚000 b.c. Neolithic Age (new stone) – 10‚000 b.c.-4‚000 b.c. PALEOLITHIC AGE: Hunter-gatherers-
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he told the story. This can easily be explained by the human tendency to exaggerate when telling a story‚ much like the “whopper story” - a caught fish‚ really eight inches long‚ becomes two or three feet long. Plato may have exaggerated (or maybe Solon did) to make the story sound better. In addition‚ there is a scientific premise called Occam’s Razor‚ which states that for any problem‚ the simplest solution is usually correct. Based on the evidence found in Crete‚ the Minoan civilization would
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In 594 B.C.E. an Athenian Statesman named Solon enabled political reform which affected the roles of men‚ women‚ and slaves in Athens. He divided the population into four political groups based on wealth. Men from the three wealthiest groups were allowed to hold political office. The higher offices‚ however‚ were reserved for the two wealthiest of the groups. The office of Archon was one such position. Although the fourth group‚ known as “thetes‚” could not participate in politics‚ they were
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today. The reformations towards the government truly began with Solon the Athenian‚ who placed the first stepping stones of democracy in 594 BC. Solon leveled the debt amongst the people and essentially started the official ranking of the Athenians according to wealth. With this‚ he created a new social hierarchy along with laws giving more people an opportunity for citizenship and justice within their community. After the death of Solon the Athenian‚ Cleisthenes enriched form of government by establishing
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Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets ---------Scene 1: In a cage. ---------LOCATION: Little Whinging‚ Surrey – night ---------LOCATION: No. Four Privet Drive – Harry’s room - night HARRY: I can’t let you out‚ Hedwig. I’m not allowed to use magic outside of school. Besides‚ if Uncle VernonUNCLE VERNON: Harry Potter! HARRY: Now you’ve done it. AUNT PETUNIA: He’s in there. Vernon... UNCLE VERNON: I’m warning you‚ if you can’t control that bloody bird it’ll have to go. HARRY: But she’s bored
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