Pericles further weakened the Areopagus and grew the city’s naval power. Pericles was the first man to reward jury service‚ to counter Cimon‚ who was as wealthy as a tyrant. During the rule of Pericles‚ the constitution was relatively healthy‚ but following his death‚ it took a turn for the worse. The champions of the people following him were Nicias
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almost no liberal action but those allowed by her father. Although she unintentionally falls in love with Ferdinand‚ she has no choice until her father makes the final decision. The property-viewed quality is also depicted in Pericles (1606-1608) by Shakespeare on Marina‚ Pericles ’ daughter‚ when she is carried off by pirates and sold in Mytilene to a brothel. There she is treated like an object belonging to the brothel owner; however through chastity and purity‚ she makes her way out. III. Submissive
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People often refer to the United States as a democracy‚ yet if one were to ask a citizen of Athens in XXX bc how they would classify the American government structure‚ I seriously doubt that they would agree. Athens on the other hand was a democracy‚ and a successful one for a short time. However‚ no country or state wants to be successful for just a short time‚ the longing is to rule sovereign for centuries upon centuries as a great and powerful nation. Unfortunately for Athens democratic state
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has had a very profound impact on the way people live nowadays. One way that ancient Greece affected western civilization is politics. Greece had the first known democracy. The Greek states man Pericles had three goals‚ to Strengthen Democracy‚ Hold strength in the empire‚ and to glorify Athens. Pericles stated that he wanted all citizens to have an equal opportunity to serve the public. The Greeks affected many of our constitutional rights. In both the US democracy
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In the study of Greek plays‚ one tries to recreate for an experience‚ to recapture something of what is meant to those for whom it was written. We know more about the life of Sophocles than we know do about the lives of any other Greek playwright‚ but this still is not a lot. Sophocles’ work has been said to be the pinnacle of Greek tragedy. Oedipus the King is something like the literary Mona Lisa of ancient Greece. It presents a nightmare vision of a world turned upside down; a decent man‚
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This section will consist of a list of people‚ places‚ etc.‚ on the left‚ and possible identifications on the right. You will be asked to match the list on the left with items from the list on the right. Here is a sample of the format: 1. _____ Pericles a. Legendary Mesopotamian ruler 2. _____ Gilgamesh b. Father of History 3. _____ Oedipus the King c. Ruler of Athens in its Golden Age d. Statue by Praxiteles e. Play by Sophocles Multiple Choice These questions‚ as on our
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another theory that Western civilization has widely adopted. Many ideas of government also originated in ancient Greece. This is the theory of government that‚ "favors the many instead of the few."(Pericles‚ 430 B.C.) [Document 3]. In his Funeral Oration‚ given to the Athenians in about 430 B.C.‚ Pericles describes a democratic government‚ with the expectation that his citizens will have equal opportunity to serve the public‚ and will ask their most distinguished citizens to make their political decisions
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its overall sculptural decoration. It is said of Phidias that he alone had seen the exact image of the gods and that he revealed it to man. He established forever general conceptions of Zeus and Athena. Little is known about Phidias’ life. When Pericles rose to power in 449‚ he initiated a great building program in Athens and placed Phidias in charge of all artistic undertakings. Among works for which Phidias is famous are three monuments to Athena on the Athenian Acropolis (the Athena Promachos
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states which call themselves “Democratic”. For example‚ Pericles Funeral Oration gave the greatest contribution to our today’s society. In .(Doc. 2) Pericles stated “Our plan of government favors the many instead of the few”. Because of this quote it has contributed the society tremendously due to the fact that the democratic society is a direct democracy. Yet in a way‚ people have the power to overthrow other powerful representatives; Pericles Funeral Oration‚ gave us the idea of keeping the civilization
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individual more than the city and this made their imperialism possible. This freedom will create en energy in the city but will lead to problems and decline for Athens. Athens will have troubles with factions and the internal conflicts that come with. Pericles will be able to prolong the problems for Athens. He was able to do this by appealing to the passion and love for glory and the need for ultimate devotion. These more individualistic people will be able to connect with something other than themselves
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