Hetaera’s‚ one of a class of professional independent courtesans (prostitutes) of ancient Greece who‚ besides developing physical beauty‚ cultivated their minds and talents to a degree far beyond that allowed to by the average woman. Usually living fashionably alone‚ or sometimes two or three together‚ the hetairai enjoyed an enviable and respected position of wealth and were protected and taxed by the state. Though they were generally foreigners‚ slaves‚ or freedwomen‚ their freedom was greater
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been the reason for their goals‚ experiences‚ and problems in life‚ but they both have also been unique culturally‚ politically‚ and socially. Athens‚ one of the most powerful city-states in Greece‚ had three major goals defined by its ruler‚ Pericles. His three major goals were to
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document 4‚ Pericles describes the Athenian form of democracy and a few of their laws. Pericles showed the importance for all men who are able to participate in government and politics. Document 6 shows a conversation between two Chinese philosophers named Wan Chang and Mencius about how an emperor of Han China was “appointed” to office. Mencius indicated that the emperor himself was not appointed by peasants‚ but by “Heaven”. Documents 2 and 3 show the population differences and document 1 compared the
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‘The Greek culture had ruptured upon the scene in the 5th century BC producing impressive concepts such as democracy‚ and extraordinary infrastructure such as the Parthenon’ . While ‘for close to 200 years it has been common to support the concept of democracy from which evolved from classical Athens‚ to which has shaped our understanding of the political system which we use today. ’ The involvement of the Delian League sets forth the ideas of the Athens Empire‚ which slowly advances into Athens
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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 roots of the famous phrase "equal justice under law." The liberality of which Pericles spoke also extended to Athens’ foreign policy: "We throw open our city to the world‚ and never by alien acts exclude foreigners from any opportunity of learning or observing‚ although the eyes of an enemy may occasionally profit by our liberality..."[14] Yet Athens’ values of equality and openness do not‚ according to Pericles‚ hinder Athens’ greatness‚ indeed‚ they enhance it‚ "...advancement in public life
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our own civilization. But it was one person by the name Pericles who changed it all. Nobody dominated Athenian political life during the Golden Age more than the statesman Pericles (495-429BCE)‚ who served nearly 30 years on the board of Ten Generals which was elected annually rather than the chosen by lot‚ and was the representative of the people. A privileged person by birth‚ he was still democracy’s strongest advocate. Later in Pericles career‚ he conveyed an intriguing speech honoring soldiers
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on the other hand‚ was deeply critical and questioning of the power struggle between the people‚ the church‚ and the king. In the early years of the Augustan era of Rome‚ Augustus’s advisor Maecenas had several poets craft epics to depict Rome and Augustus in a favorable
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Spartans besiege city of Athens. Plague kills many Athenians Pericles the great ruler died Spartans win in 404B.C. Never again was Greek unity bonded like that again. After all this happened Greeks were never the same they didn’t think that Sparta was going to set a plague on Athens. After they just helped them try to win a war against the Peloponnesians. His contemporary historian‚ acclaimed him as "the first citizen of Athens". Pericles turned the Dalian League into an Athenian empire and led his
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the Peloponnesian War; however‚ this paper will focus only on the failure of Athens to execute Pericles’s strategy. Athens lost the Peloponnesian War because of a failure to follow the strategy of Pericles‚ which ultimately led to reckless expeditions‚ ill-advised war decisions and loss of allies. Pericles was an Athenian politician and general during the time when tensions between Sparta and Athens were rapidly escalating. The two city-states were constantly feuding over interests and were unable
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