we now have to call—lamely‚ enviously—whole persons. If it did occur to the Greeks to distinguish between a person’s “inside” and “outside‚” they still expected that inner beauty would be matched by beauty of the other kind. The well-born young Athenians who gathered around Socrates found it quite paradoxical that their hero was so intelligent‚ so brave‚ so honorable‚ so seductive—and so ugly. One of Socrates’ main pedagogical acts was to be ugly—and teach those innocent‚ no doubt splendid-looking
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I believe the demise of the Athenian Empire and ultimately what is now referred to as the Golden Age‚ was greatly affected‚ not only by Spartan’s Victory over Athens‚ but the multitude of things that allowed the victory of such a powerful empire to occur. This included‚ however was not limited to‚ the plague that swept through the population of Athens‚ the animosity caused by the power Athens had acquired over the local Greek polis and the wealth created by its greed‚ while in the Delian League.
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standing‚ advancement in public life falls to reputation for capacity‚ class considerations not being allowed to interfere with merit; nor again does poverty bar the way‚ if a man is able to serve the state‚ he is not hindered by the obscurity of his condition.” (p. 58) Context: Pericles‚ a well-known political Athenian statesman‚ delivers a speech at the culmination of the first year of the Peloponnesian War (430 BC) as part of an annual ceremony in which all Athenians who had died in combat were honored
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Throughout the past and present‚ human beings have had a natural tendency to believe they are better than average. The people of Athens were certainly no exception. They wanted to believe that they were the best humanity had to offer. The Athenians valued freedom and for every man to fulfill his own life and desires in peace. They claimed their sense of independence was balanced out through the fact that everyone upheld fair and just laws. They prided themselves on not sacrificing their individual
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There were several reasons for the fall of the Roman Empire. Each one entwined with the other. In my opinion the biggest contributing factor to the fall of the Roman Empire was political. The Roman Republic government was replaced with emperors. It became a government run by a select few. Only the rich could become magistrates. Wealthy individuals could buy senate seats. Tax collectors were corrupt‚ extorting money from the poor and keeping it for themselves. The government needed these funds
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Fall Of Western Roman Empire The decline and fall of the Western Roman Empire occurred because their conquered lands were too large to manage by their incompetent government and increasing competition with the Eastern Roman Empire. Internally‚ economic problems lead to lower tax revenue and the spreading of Christianity changed traditional Roman values. These factors along with the fact that the Roman legions were made mostly mercenaries made the republic susceptible to attacks from the Germanic
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The Fall of the Western Roman Empire The Roman Empire was one of the greatest empires that ever existed. The Roman empire seemed as if it would never fall because of its advancement in technology. Sadly‚ like most great empires it did fall. This was due to four major issues which were; political‚ economic‚ deadly diseases and foreign invaders. One of the huge reasons why the Roman Empire fell was political problems. Most of leaders in Rome were unfit rulers‚ meaning they were either greedy‚ cruel
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There were many reasons for the decline and fall of the Roman Empire. Each document in this essay explains a different reason. Some causes were: political‚ economic‚ social‚ and military differences and problems. Basically‚ the problem was that the gap between the rich aristocrats and the poor serfs got bigger and bigger; the rich got richer as the poor got poorer. Also‚ when something grows‚ it always falls back down. In Document 1‚ an excerpt from a book was taken out. According to the authors
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Every empire reaches its peak and rises‚ but eventually faces issues that lead to its decline. Moreover‚ the Roman Empire did not fall overnight; in fact there are several leading events. Some of the events that led to the fall of the Roman Empire are the rise of Christianity. Overexpansion was also another factor that caused its split. Due to chaos‚ constant civil and internal war was occurring allowing invasion by foreigners. These three events are considered important factors that led to the fall
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dialogue in between the powerful Athenians and weak Melians is one such example. Melians were concerned with fairness‚ justice‚ impartiality‚ and honor. They were quite idealistic and proved to be uncompromising on that principle. On the other hand‚ Athenians were apprehensive towards the Melian’s reservations. They were concerned with their own security and interests‚ and felt reasonable in their engagements because it was the right of a strong nation to rule. Athenians wanted to complete their domination
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