or honor. The choices that the Roman empire made forged one of the greatest empires ever‚ but ultimately led to their demise. The longevity and power of Roman empire is
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decline of the Byzantine Empire and its ultimate destruction. Loss of territory‚ internal discord‚ and defeats by the crusaders were blows from which the empire could not recover. The decline of the Western Roman Empire refers to the societal collapse encompassing both the gradual disintegration of the political‚ economic‚ military‚ and other social institutions of Rome and the barbarian invasions that were its final doom. The Byzantine Empire‚ much like the Roman Empire‚ faced a formidable array
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confederacy of the Athenians‚ or the elite Spartan military. The combat supremacy of Athens and Sparta was not the only factor. Athens was a mighty empire and wished to expand its control. The Spartans feared Athenian power‚ and they entered hostilities with Athens under the pretext of freeing the Panhellenic people. In a display of strength‚ Athens decided to take Melos. Melos was a mostly neutral city-state‚ but the Athenians believed
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Why did empires of the ancient world rise and fall? According to the statement of Ian Morris and Walter Scheidel in their book The Dynamics of Ancient Empires‚ the first empire we have known in the world “took shape in Mesopotamia between the eastern shores of the Mediterranean Sea and the Persian Gulf‚ beginning around 2350 B.C.E” (Ian Morris‚ Walter Scheidel. 2009). From then on‚ a large number of imperial powers with a growing share of humanity sprung up in the next 2500 years. Among these‚ there
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regarded as pessimism‚ but he considered to be realism. Generally people want to maintain a positive self-concept of themselves which causes them to agree with the overly idealistic views of human nature‚ such as that presented by Gandhi. The Athenians held the belief that the three motives for human nature are security‚ honor‚ and self-interest‚ and these cause people to be inherently violent. When there is a breakdown of law and order‚ a state of unprecedented lawlessness occurs and during the
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Betty Huang Professor R. Trumbach HIS 1001 Outline: The Athenian Constitution I. Before Solon A. Loans were made on the security of the person and failure to repay by the due date would result in the borrowers and their family to be liable for seizure. Land was owned by few. B. Officials (aristocrats) were decided based on wealth and “basis of good birth” (family entitlement). 1. Types of Officials: a. The polemarch and the archon
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World generally agree that democracy is the best form of government. As a result‚ their outlook upon the first great democratic system in Western civilization is largely affected by their own predilection. Others‚ however‚ can see major flaws in Athenian democracy. These opposing stances are no recent development. The positives and negatives of this form of government have been argued and deliberated ever since it first transpired‚ nearly 25 centuries ago. Indeed‚ most of the criticism made of democracy
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The Athenian Golden age refers to a period in which there was great prosperity in the City if Athens. And the events that marked this age were characterized by Athens becoming master of the Greek city-states‚ thereby attracting the best architects‚ scientists‚ and philosophers. In that regard‚ Athens became a nation of people‚ of thinkers that were lovers of the arts‚ makers of some of the finest music‚ plays‚ and philosophical ideas to date. Athens attained such power following the victories it
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likely to result in a hung jury than a six person jury (ARONSON). In addition‚ there are frequently several people on each twelve person jury who are mostly silent‚ while there are another several who do over fifty percent of the speaking (ARONSON). Athenian democracy had jury trials as well‚ and their juries had up to 2‚500 people on them (FREEMAN‚ pg. 255). The implications are obvious: if twelve people can’t come to an agreement‚ then it’s likely that over two thousand won’t either‚ in addition‚ the
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Drama 88 Day 4 How does Thucydides’ representation of the Athenians compare with the representation of the Athenians on the Parthenon Frieze? Thucydides describes the Athens as being superior to the other states while the Parthenon Frieze describes them as a whole and united and the figures they respected. Thucydides mainly talks about the warriors and the men of Athens while the Parthenon Frieze depicts people of all status. Thucydides makes the Athens seem arrogant and has the Athens believe that
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