states primarily Athens and Sparta united for a common cause to expel the invaders. The main defeat of the Persian forces came at the battle of Salamis where the Athenian navy heavily outnumbered‚
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was required to read two texts: One was of a Corinthian speaking about the Athenians to the Spartans; the other was a speech of the Athenians describing themselves to the Spartans. Let’s begin with the first text. The Corinthian that described the Athenians had a strong favor for them over the Spartans. My understanding of this text is that the speaker didn’t care much for the Spartan culture. He claimed‚ “The Athenians are innovators‚ quick to make plans and quick to put what they have planned
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Athenian artistic performances were they a form of propaganda? The “glory that was Greece” reached its height in 5th century BCE in Athens‚ under the leadership of Pericles. He opened Athenian democracy to the ordinary citizen‚ was responsible for the construction of magnificent temples and statues on the Acropolis and he‚ in effect created the Athenian empire. The definition of propaganda is “the planned use of any form of public or mass-produced communication designed to affect the minds of
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the people. Democracy => The people rule themselves. It was easy for the Athenians to see who the people are due to the population number at the time. Therefore‚ they could easily make decisions. The council of 500 - was preparing the agenda‚ representing some of the tribes from Athens. It tries to rationalize the activities. The Tribunals – They have various types of magistrates Equality for the Athenians: 1. Equality before the law (isonomia) 2. Equality to speak (isegoria)
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In the old days‚ the Roman empire was the greatest empire in the whole Eurasia. It was strong both economically and politically; however‚ it fell like many empires that existed before. In my opinion‚ the causes of the fall of the Roman empire appeared as early as the third century. The first cause was the threat of the barbarians‚ afterwards the maintenance of the court‚ then the administration which led to the increase of the expenses of the Roman Empire. The civil wars‚ and anarchy‚ made the
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inferences about the reasons of the fall of the Western Roman Empire. After reading selections from a number of writings on this topic‚ it is somewhat clear what the main reasons for the fall of the Roman Empire were. The vast majority of the people in those times believed that the old civilization was not worth saving‚ and that contributed to the fall of the empire‚ according to Gatzke from what he wrote in a textbook. Another more arguable reason for the fall of the empire is that it was simply too big
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The Fall of the Western Roman Empire The Roman Empire was one of the most advanced and largest civilizations with their amazing architecture‚ astonishing inventions and many more. But Nothing can last forever. The fall of the roman empire was caused by four main reasons. Political issues or an unstable government‚ Economic problems‚ Diseases could have played a part and lastly‚ foreign invaders. There were many possible reasons for the fall of the Western Roman Empire‚ But many people theorize that
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Reasons for the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire The Roman Empire was the most powerful empire prior to the middle ages. It is considered to have fallen in 476‚ when Rome’s last emperor was disposed of. Many Theories have been presented as to why it fell‚ from decline in morals and social policies to a mass lead poisoning. The real cause of the fall of the Roman Empire though‚ is political corruption and a failing economy due to over spending and over expansion on the military. The political
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English Literature Social Studies Biblical Studies Title of Essay: Describe and accout for the decline and fall of the Roman Empire in the West from AD 198 to AD 476 Supervisor’s grade: A B C D Supervisor’s comments: In this paper I have chosen to describe and account for the decline and fall of the Roman Empire in the West from A.D. 198 to A.D. 476. I will present some of the most significant
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How did power and trade lead to rise and fall of empires? For a long period of time‚ there were a lot of empires in the world. While they were in the rise and fall‚ their legacies were remained and influenced other countries‚ even other continents as well. The most effective factors of rise and fall of empires are power and trade. They can be both internal and external. The empires that I chose as examples are Han dynasty and Mongol empire. Han dynasty‚ which started in 206 BCE and ended in 220
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