University of the People HIST 1421– Greek and Roman Civilization How did people in Athens and Sparta acquire the right to partake in public life and create decisions affecting the community? When we talk about Spartan citizens‚ a distinction must be created between the true citizens of Sparta and those belonging to the peoples and annexed poleis. The latter were called Helots and had no rights but were deemed slaves and‚ therefore‚ could not partake in political life. If‚ on the other hand‚ you
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Arkesilaus (315 - 241 B.C.) [Pitane‚ Athens]. As leader of the academy‚ Arkesilaus emphasised Plato’s contention that there is no final truth in sense perception. He opposed the Stoic doctrine of the "irresistible impression" with the contention that even an "irresistible impression" sometimes proves to be false. Therefore‚ he concluded that the wise thing to do is to suspend judgement and not to commit oneself to any belief as final. The best one can do is to calculate probabilities and follow
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Sparta’s government is better than Athens government because sparta had better leadership and organization of government. Sparta had an oligarchy government. Sparta had a system of leadership. Sparta was a strong military state and Athens . Sparta has an oligarchy government. An oligarchy government means that only a small group of people are leading the group and making decisions. Athens has a democracy. Democracy means that the people rule the country. Democracies are bad because then everybody
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Prodicus (fl. 430 B.C.) [Ceos‚ Athens]. Correct terminology was the specialist subject of our final Sophist Prodicus; in this way he influenced science. He taught ethics and civic affairs and served frequently as ambassador to Athens‚ where he made a favourable impression. He claimed that Sophists combined the virtues of the statesman and the philosopher. He gave instruction in rhetoric and oratory to many wealthy young men‚ whom he charged large sums. Socrates said he had studied with Prodicus
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POLITICAL DIFFERENCES OF SPARTA AND ATHENS Athens and Sparta were two of the most powerful and well known cities among all the Greek nations. Most would find it easier to find more similarities among these two groups of mighty people. But there are some differences between these two power houses. For instance the way that these cities were governed and their political procedures and functions were quite different from each other. One major difference between the two cities was
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Ancient Athens was the first civilization to use democracy. They had a direct democracy which means all citizens voted on laws. There was no leadership position but there was a council‚ Citizens Assembly and courts. The council was made up of five hundred people‚ chosen randomly‚ who proposed laws and served for one year. The citizens assembly was made up of all citizens who voted on laws. The courts were five hundred to two thousand five hundred citizen jurors. To be a citizen in ancient Athens you
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size and duration. The Greece that Poe praised was primarily Athens during its golden age in the 5th century BC. The English poet John Milton called Athens "the eye of Greece‚ mother of arts and eloquence." Athens was the city-state in which the arts‚ philosophy‚ and democracy flourished. At least it was the city that attracted those who wanted to work‚ speak‚ and think in an environment of freedom. In the rarefied atmosphere of Athens were born ideas about human nature and political society that
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religion is the “belief in and worship of a superhuman controlling power‚ especially a personal God or gods.” Most of the time the religions of one culture are based on the beliefs of another or an earlier culture. The religious beliefs and practices of Athens‚ Greece can be quite thoroughly compared and contrasted to those of the Gupta Empire‚ because while they vastly differ‚ however there are remarkable similarities between the two. Ancient Greece was comprised of an abundant mountainous terrain‚ which
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• Moses and God’s people. Moses was a man of a perfect faith and obedience. He loved God and he expressed it by loving His people unconditionally. Accordingly‚ Moses’ mind‚ words‚ and actions were coordinately working together to put to life God’s word and instructions for God’s people to understand and strictly follow the way he was modeling it. The Bible states that Moses was educated in all the wisdom of the Egyptians and was powerful in speech and action (Acts 7:22); nonetheless‚ he honored God’s
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500 BCE: Rome or Athens? Who had more citizenship? In 500 BCE Rome and Athens invented citizenship. However‚ Rome was a little more generous with giving citizenship than Athens. Rome handed out citizenship more often than Athens‚ Rome also had more order in the Senate because they had about 300 people in the senate while Athens had about 40‚000 people taking part in the assembly. Rome also had more allies than Athens because they gave out citizenship to their conquered empires. In Rome‚ officials
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