his predecessors after their people have fallen in battle. The Oration was to talk about why their very own were fighting in battle and as a result died for their lands and ways of life. This particular Oration was from the early days of the Peloponnesian War. The speech was intended for every Athenian and any others that wished to attend. Prior to the speech‚ the dead are honored in a similar fashion as we do today with our high ranking public officials or famous people. The honored dead
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Lysistrata “There is no beast as shameless as a woman” Aristophanes was a craft comedy poet in the fourth century B.C. during the time of the Peloponnesian War. Aristophanes’ usual style was to be satirical‚ and suggesting the eccentric. The most absurd and humorous of Aristophanes’ comedies are those in which the main characters‚ the heroes of the story‚ are women. Smart women. One of the most famous of Aristophanes’ comedies portraying powerfully capable
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morals‚ beliefs. Athens and Sparta had distinct differences in every aspect of society. Both city-states felt the they were the strongest and the best‚ because of this conflict a war broke out in 431 BC between them. The war was known as Peloponnesian War. After the‚ these two City-States were never the same. Peloponnesian war lasted around 28 years and resulted in Sparta winning. Athens had a population of roughly
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on a Peloponnesian peninsula‚ in a land locked valley. This society was based on conquest‚ which meant discipline and subordination where demanded. These people emphasized physical perfection; no one was to be weak and lazy‚ which helped their army in the long run. Having strong men equals a strong army no doubt‚ but they had to do something with that strength. They invented many tactical strategies of defense‚ making them strong and smart army. And they got to show it off in the Peloponnesian wars
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the Spartan authorities‚ and the Athenian Aristides‚ who may have been behind the rumors‚ took over the command of the Greek army. Although Pausanias was cleared of all accusations‚ the Spartans now decided to remain outside the war against Persia. For Sparta‚ the main war aims had been reached now that a cordon sanitaire had been created in Asia Minor. If the Persians wanted to return to Europe‚ they first had to occupy the towns of the liberated Ionian Greeks. The Athenians had a different perspective
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History 121 Chapter 7 #1. As the Minoans civilizations we have limited records but we can say they were masters of seas and great shipbuilder‚ which allow them the trade by the seas‚ also they have a base religion using bull leaping not only as a sport‚ if not as a penitence on their religion practice‚ they constructed big cities and palaces for their ruler an example is the Palace of Knossos where the legendary Kind of Minos lived. After the end of the Minoans civilizations there are not
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stronger‚ the more the Spartans were trying to break them down; therefore‚ it is possible to say that they were fighting for power. The cities belonging to the Delian League were supporting the Athens whereas; the Peloponnesian League supported the Spartans. Finally‚ the Peloponnesian war took place in 431 BC which lasted for 27 years. The Spartans attacked the Attica which caused the Attican people to move to Athens and Athens became over-crowded. There were existing diseases in the city killing
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Roman Success Athens and the early Roman Republic were small city-states that acquired empires through victories in war. The Delian League lasted less than a century and the de facto empire of provinces acquired through the Punic Wars lasted for centuries. Athens and their allies formed the Delian League which was under constant strain‚ while on the other hand‚ the Roman Republic was very successful in expanding their empire through a consistent united front politically‚ economically‚ and militarily
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Unlike other nations that are unified under one ruler Ancient Greece was separated into a variety of governments that made it function poorly. In 900 B.C.E the Greeks ‘civilization began to emerge. The little towns slowly became cities‚ and the city prospered. Especially in 800 B.C.E when the Greeks created the Greek alphabet (O’Connell 20-21). Ancient Greece has multiple cities that each have its own government system. These cities are known as city-states or polis’ and each city-state acted as
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How and why did Athens become an Empire? During the Persian wars‚ Athens became the most dominant naval power in the world. The Ionians sought a powerful ally like Athens for protection from the Persians. At the beginning the Delian League was to be beneficial for both Athens and her allies‚ however because of radical democracy‚ the leadership of Aristides‚ Cimon and in particular Pericles and his aggressive imperial policy Athens had transformed the Delian League into the Athenian Empire. This essay
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