council and assembly. “The council of Areopagus” was the Anthenian council. This council served as an important legal institution under the the Athenian democracy. This council existed long before democracy and its power and composition changed many times over the centuries. The Athens conducted an assembly it was the regular gathering of male Athenian citizens to listen to‚ discuss‚ and vote on decrees such as‚ finical and religious matters‚ public festivals and wars‚ and treaties with foreign
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How and why did the values of Athenians differ from that of the Spartans? Ancient Greece provided the rudiments of Western civilisation; it has had a colossal influence on language‚ politics‚ educational systems‚ philosophy‚ science‚ and arts. In the following several pages I hope to demonstrate explicitly‚ the bold differences between the two provinces‚ and to suggest the relativity‚ of Ancient Greece conventions‚ to modern times. In doing this I will bring upon wars‚ economic stances‚ and most
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himself first began to develop into a powerful figure through deception. He was offended when the Spartans overlooked him due to his youth and settled on a treaty agreement with Nicias and Laches instead. Alcibiades seized the chance to go behind the Athenian Assembly’s back by taking ambassadors under his wing and turning them against the Assembly as well. Soon after‚ Alcibiades was appointed General and began to threaten Sparta’s authority by grouping with other nearby states in the Peloponnese. However
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PERSIAN EMPIRE Similar to the Roman Empire the Persian Empire stretched across vast lands without any serious rivalry. At the height of the empire it stretched across‚ not only‚ Asia‚ from the Aegean to the Indus River‚ but also included part of the continent of Africa. We get the word‚ Persia‚ from the Greek word Parsa meaning‚ “Above reproach”. The Persians unlike most other Empires would be ruled under a benevolent ruler. This would bring a large amount of cultural diffusion to the Empire. The
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Athenian democracy originated and formed from the three definitions of "Demos". First of all‚ Demos is the Greek word for "village"‚ but the Greeks also used this word to translate as "People" and "Assembly". Initially‚ Demos means "Village" because it refers to the first step of democracy. The Athenians had a voting district‚ it was referred to as the "deme" and administrated the Assembly List. In order to qualify for the Assembly list‚ 18 year old males would have to prove to a political official
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an extremely active democracy‚ the Athenians were under various forms of government‚ including monarchy‚ oligarchy and tyranny. Monarchy The city-states in Greece were established some time around the 9th century BC. From around the 9th into the 8th centuries‚ a king‚ or “basileus‚” ruled the city-state with a group of nobles under him. However‚ the Athenian monarchy did not last very long. Government develops from many impulses and threads and the Athenians saw a landed
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Council. (Acropolis). The Assembly was responsible for policy making. (Acropolis) The Council was responsible for administration and implementing the Assembly’s policies. Not everyone could participate in Athenian politics. Slaves‚ resident aliens‚ and women were excluded. The main architect of Athenian law was Solon. It is unknown when Solon was born. He died in 559 BC. (Plutarch). Solon allowed everyone to participate in court (Stockton 19). He created a code of laws based on justice‚ balance‚ and
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My fellow Athenians‚ allow me to refresh your memory on the horrific events of the last thirty years. First‚ war with the Spartans‚ who razed our fields of grapes and olives‚ who killed anyone outside of our walls. Next a disease that crawled its way past our protective barrier and into our people. Relatives and friends laid dead in the streets‚ piled on top of each other‚ unburied because of the fear of the contagious plague. Another 30‚000 people no longer with us. After that we had a short period
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This ancient Athenian murder trial centralizes around the expectations of marriage‚ the role of women in ancient Greece‚ and the dangers a husband faces after failing to properly supervise his wife. Euphiletus stands accused of the murder of Eratosthenes‚ his wife’s lover. According to Athenian law‚ if a husband finds his wife in bed with another man‚ it is the husband’s right to determine what penalty the male adulterer will face. The Husband could demand he pay a fine‚ or even justifiably kill
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The Fall of British Empire and Its Reflections on British Society in terms of Class Conflicts in John Osborne’s Look Back in Anger. The British Empire was no longer the greatest empire on earth after the Second World War. She had started to lose all her colonies one by one. Thus‚ she lost her former dignity as the greatest power in the world. The capitalist power‚ America and the socialist opponent‚ Russia had already started to play an important role in world politics. Therefore‚ Britain had
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