is an attempt to amuse while putting across an anti-war message. In fact even the naming of the play is an anti-war message of sorts. The word "lysistrata" means‚ "disband the army" (Jacobus 162). Aristophanes was a crafty writer; he creates a work of art that causes his audience to think about the current state of affairs in their city. He points out that there is a major threat to Athens when all the good‚ young fighters are sent off to war. Aristophanes achieves this aim by using stereotypical
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Lysistrata The Peloponnesian war has been going on for eighteen long years and the beautiful Lysistrata in common with the other wives of Athens‚ is tired of the absence of their warrior husbands. She decides that it is time to bring an end to this situation by boycotting their husbands from their wives love. Lysistrata gathered the women of Athens and told them about her plan of how she’s going to end this situation and some of the women argued over and over‚ but the beautiful Lysistrata managed
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were jealous of Athens’s great achievements in literature and art‚ and started the Peloponnesian War‚ ending the Golden Age of Greece. In other words‚ jealousy marked the destruction of a flourishing culture and civilisation‚ and a torn nation. In the 1910’s‚ countries fought for colonies and rival-armed camps were formed. Jealousy arose between many countries in their bitter armament races. The outcome? World War One‚ in which 10 million men lost their lives in a horrific 5 years of bloodshed
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Nature of Athenian Imperialism Changing Relations with Allies Lars Hoogvliet After the conclusion of the Persian Wars (492-479BC) with Athens being the true victor‚ and before the Peloponnesian War‚ a period of prosperity covered Athens‚ and they needed to devise new ways to protect themselves and expand their wealth‚ and how this would affect their relations with allies. ’The Athenians and their Allies’ was an organisation led by the Athenians in the 5th century‚ but is now referred to as the
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three-thousand Athenians ready their bows and release them all simultaneously while the string whips in the hard rain? The Peloponnesian War was one of the most fierce wars in Greece because many people fell in battle. From the South were the Spartans. Their forces had never been stronger with a reformed‚ military-based government. From the North was the Athenians who had just been through a war that had been won‚ and were still armed and battle ready‚ holding fortresses across Greece. The interactions that
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Melos Both Athenian and Empire engaged in hard positional bargaining – no tradeoff and mutual interest/agreement Effect: DISASTER the destruction of Melos Analysis: Who are they? Athenian Empire | Isle of Melos | Involved in Peloponnesian War (Athenian vs. Spartans) | Independent‚ neutral island | Interest: expanding empire‚ conquer Melos due to economic and strategic location (had to get Melos no matter what cost) | Interest: remain independent | Athenians sent representatives
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Lysistrata essay The book takes place in Athens (Greece) during the Peloponnesian Wars between Athens and Sparta. All of the scenes take place on the Acropolis and shrine on a rough hill 500 feet above sea level–accessible through a marble gateway (the Propylaea). The acropolis had a gigantic ivory-and-gold statue of the. Athena‚ the goddess of wisdom and war and the patron goddess of Athens‚ was honored in the temple as Athena Parthenos. The characters come from various parts of Greece such as
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Thucydides? Born in approximately 460 BC and 430 BC‚ Thucydides and Xenophon lived during The Peloponnesian War – a hugely significant and tragic event in Greek history. It is not surprising‚ therefore‚ the influence that it had on their works. The majority of ancient historians would claim that Xenophon’s Hellenica is a undoubtedly a continuation of Thucydides’ The History of The Pelopponesian Wars -“The Hellenica is divided into seven books‚ and covers the forty-eight years from the time when
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ruled over the Spartans during the “Second Persian War.” He led in the battle between the Spartans and the Persians‚ which was called the Battle of Thermopylae. Leonidas’ contributions to Greek society helped many people continue fighting for what they believed in. Leonidas was the king of Sparta‚ after his brothers Dorieus and Cleomenes died‚ for 10 years from 490-480 BCE. He was born in 540 BCE in the Sparta area‚ which was in the Peloponnesian Peninsula‚ located in southern Greece. Leonidas
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popular superstitions‚ he was a humanist and a realist Achievements can be measured against aims Pericles wanted to make Athens powerful‚ prosperous‚ fully democratic‚ and the centre of Greek Culture. He succeeded on all fronts until the Peloponnesian War brought Athens a
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