Peloponessian War Ancient Greece during the 4th century B.C. was home to the city-states of Sparta and Athens. These two communities were the superpowers of the region during that time. The peloponnesian war between these two states evolved out of a string of events that would lead to years of conflict. When looking for a single cause of the peloponnesian war none can be found. Over time many events contributed to the eventual war between Sparta and Athens. I believe the peloponnesian war evolved
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What was it like to grow up in ancient Sparta? Growing Up Spartan Growing up in Sparta was not easy. The first thing you had to do was to survive the beginning of your life. The most important thing for all Spartan children was to grow up to be a good soldier‚ so the city’s leaders inspected every baby soon after birth. If a baby wasn’t healthy and strong‚ they would take it up into the mountains‚ and they would leave it there to die. Both boys and girls trained as soldiers. Their
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In the first chapter we talked about the first early humans and how they went from underdeveloped civilizations or communities to becoming the first early civilizations. While in the second chapter a new age begins as the Bronze Age begins to transition into the Iron Age as the Middle Eastern culture and values became widely shared Amongst the Egyptians and the Mesopotamians which was known as the cosmopolitan era. Which meant that lifestyle and cultures were shared in these civilizations where
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From 447-432 B.C.‚ one of the most amazing buildings was built. This building was called the Parthenon‚ and is a stepping stone for some modern archeology. The Parthenon and its excavation helps us learn about the culture in Athens‚ the city where the Parthenon was constructed. Without the brilliant minds of the Athenians‚ one of the most beautiful buildings wouldn’t exist. To fully understand how such an amazing structure could have been built so long ago and its significance in history‚ it
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Herodotus was a Greek historian whose work encompassed Western civilization involving conflicts between Greece and the Persian Empire. There were many differences between the Greeks and the Persians. For instance‚ the Greeks struggled to find freedom during 480 B.C – 400 B.C. They were determined to train their soldiers‚ especially Spartan warriors‚ to be brave‚ courageous‚ and strong for defensive purposes from Persian invasion. On the other hand‚ the Persians differed from the Greeks because
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Plutarch’s account of Alcibiades and the Hermae This incident has been recorded in many historical documents such as the works‚ biographer Plutarch and‚ historian Thucydides. From analysis of these their accounts is can be deduced that Plutarch’s account is unreliable and presents a biased point of view. Plutarch was a biographer in ancient times; he was born in Greece and is best known for his ‘immortal’ text Parallel lives. The idea of this text was to pair a philosophical biography of a famous
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Pericles’ Funeral Oration influenced the United States Bill Of Rights through the Principles of Personal Freedom‚Equality before the law‚and rule by majority.The speech was given to empower the Athenians after the death of many warriors by Spartians. Pericles’ funeral oration influenced the United States Bill Of Rights in Regard to personal freedom.One of the principles of democracy in Pericles’ Funeral Oration is personal freedom. Pericles said‚"The freedom which we enjoy in our government also
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Cited: Dickerson‚ Mark and Flanagan‚ Thomas "Government and Politics" Scarbourough‚ Ontario: ITP Nelson‚ 1998 Outka‚ Gene and Reeeder‚ John "Religion and Morality" New York: Anchor Books ‚1973 Thucydides "History of the Peloponnesian War" Toronto: Penguin Books‚ 1972
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Aristotle believed that tragedy served a higher purpose than comedy because of its cathartic effect. Therefore‚ comedy is delegitimized. But comedy does serve a social purpose that can be considered cathartic. It can be an outlet for social angst. At the time Lysistrata was written‚ Athens‚ a superpower of their time‚ had just lost a battle with Sparta. This probably shattered the conceptions of Athenians. And as a result‚ Aristophanes used a ribald comedy about the less-than-citizen women of Sparta
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A scathing attack on all levels of Athenian society and its political leaders or just light- hearted fun? What is your opinion of “The Knights”? The knights is a scathing attack on Athenian society. Aristophanes makes the play this way through the constant attacks on the Pathlagonian‚ the many negative comments on the people and how he uses comedic techniques to attack Athenian society. Although the play is a heavy attack on Athenian society‚ Aristophanes does also include comedic value in some
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