Sex and Politics in Lysistrata Aristophanes‚ whom is a comedic writer‚ wrote Lysistrata during the Greek civil war. This unstoppable combat was between Athenians and Spartans‚ whom believed that the only way to prove anything was through war. The theme of Lysistrata revolves around gender‚ sex‚ and also politics. Its reasons for development were that if men were not able to fix the problems occurring‚ women would then take the initiative and do so. The women then came together and decided to withhold
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Human habitation goes back as far as 500 B. C. E. Maybe even earlier than that. The Athenian haves a legend that gods did a competition to get the city named after him/her. It goes like this- the Acropolis‚ with Cecrops and the citizenry where determining which god would will earn the honor to be named after this beautiful city. Poseidon struck a rock with his trident and water gushed out. He did it so the people wouldn’t die or suffer from droughts. Another god Athena dropped a seed into the world
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Throughout history‚ monuments have been built to show power‚ wealth‚ and even conquest. Depending on a cultures value and tradition‚ the types of monuments can vary from era to era. However‚ the construction of sacred monuments has predated from the times of the start of civilization in Mesopotamia to even modern day. People have always created buildings to show their faith‚ and to honor their gods. In Ashokan India and ancient Greece‚ the creation of sacred spaces was very common. The creation of
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Delian League or confederation of Greek city-states under the leadership of Athens. The name is used to designate two distinct periods of alliance‚ the first 478–404 B.C.‚ the second 378–338 B.C. The first alliance was made between Athens and a number of Ionian states (chiefly maritime) for the purpose of prosecuting the war against Persia. All the members were given equal vote in a council established in the temple of Apollo at Delos‚ a politically neutral island‚ where the league’s treasury was
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Andrew Reyes Ancient Humanities Professor Hubbs July 22‚ 2010 Phidias The name Phidias will be remembered for the rest of time. Phidias was a sculptor born around 490 BC. Phidias is often recognized as a the most renown ancient Greek sculptors. While there are no originals of his work remaining‚ his reputation has been made well known through various writings. Most of the writings give praise to Phidias. His two greatest contributions came from sculptures; one of Athena‚ and the other
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Two of the earliest civilizations that developed in Greece were the Minoans and the Mycenaeans. The Minoans and the Mycenaeans had played huge roles in the development of Greece‚ though they were seen as night/day. The Minoans were said to be one of Greeks earliest civilization that lasted from 1700-1450 BCE(video). It is said that their name derived from “ a mythical ruler named Minos‚” (126). They lived on the the island of Crete‚ where they build the palace of Knossos. The Minoans were known for
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Many people forget or undermine the importance of the perioeci and the helots in their study of Sparta‚ dismissing both groups as only slaves or inferiors that later overthrew the Spartiates. In truth‚ the perioeci and the helots both played an important role in the economic and military aspects of Spartan society‚ and contributed much to Sparta’s fame and military prowess. For the Spartan citizens‚ the other aspects of their life were left to the perioeci and the helots. Plutarch describes the
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“To be or not to be? That is the Question” ( Shakespeare). Should Shakespeare be taught in school curriculums or not? There are numerous reasons to keep Shakespeare in the school curriculum and plenty of other reasons to give him the boot. Shakespeare was an English playwright‚ poet‚ and actor. He lived from 1564- 1616. His work is still well known today‚ even after 450 years. Shakespeare has written 38 plays‚ poems‚ and sonnets. His works have been translated into 75 different languages‚
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Herodotus in the The Histories‚ Book V claims“There is nothing in the whole world so unjust‚ nothing so bloody‚ as a tyranny” Greece‚ in 500BC was under the rule of one such tyrant‚ Pisistratus.In order to stay in power‚ tyrants of ancient greece created a prosperous society. Tyrants created a prosperous society by establishing worldly order‚ redistributing power to the middle class and creating a unified society. To start‚ Tyrants in Athens creating relations with other city states to maintain a
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The Parthenon in Athens Greece was built from 447 BCE- 438 BCE‚ the sculptures continuing to be worked on for an additional six years after. The building of the Parthenon was possible because of the embezzlement of Delos‚ a small city that allied with Athens during the war. After the war was ended‚ Athens had control of Delo’s treasury‚ and choose to use it to rebuild the temple that the Persians had burnt down. They had vowed to not rebuild the temple until after the Persians had been defeated
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