Odyssey Essay Leadership Ross Johnson Throughout the Odyssey‚ the lead character‚ Odysseus‚ is presented as the ideal Greek leader. He demonstrates this through the treatment of his men and how he deals with problems that are presented to him. Because the Odyssey was first a spoken myth‚ it took on the shape of the society in which it was told. Including that society’s moral and ethical values‚ as well as its desires in the traits of a leader. A leader must first be defined‚ then set apart from
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Ideology is best defined as a system of ideas and beliefs that affect a person‚ group‚ or culture’s way of thinking. Ancient Greece was filled with different ideologies throughout the years; almost every polis with a different and unique set of values. Sparta had its strict militarism and aristocracy‚ suppressing people’s free thought. Athens had a mostly open‚ democratic‚ system‚ allowing more room for individual interpretations. And the empire of Alexander the Great that‚ despite having an absolute
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WORLD HISTORY AND GEOGRAPHY Early Humans Australopithecines1st to grow the opposable thumb Homo Habilis“Man of Skill”‚ Traits‚ 2.5-1.5 million BC‚ Brain size = 700 cubic cm Achievements Made tools from lava rock‚Use tools to cut meat and crack bones‚ Homo Erectus‚ “Upright Man” Traits‚1.6 - 30‚000 million BC‚ More intelligent and adaptable‚ Brain size 1‚000 Cubic cm Achievements Used intelligence to develop technology Neanderthal Traits‚ 200‚000 – 30‚000 BC‚ Brain size 1‚450 cubic cm Powerfully built
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Thames leading to the building of the Globe theatre * The Globe would have particularly attracted young people * Some plays performed at the theatre: Hamlet-1600-1601 Twelfth Night -1601 Richard II - 7 February 1601 Macbeth -1606 Pericles‚ Prince of Tyre- 1607 Henry VIII – 1613 and lots
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William Shakespeare’s Life By Paul Bleier William Shakespeare was a supreme English poet and playwright‚ universally recognized as the greatest of all the dramatists. A complete‚ authoritative account of Shakespeare’s life is lacking; much supposition surrounds relatively few facts. His day of birth is traditionally held on April 23‚ and he was baptized on April 24‚ 1564. He was the third of eight children‚ and was the eldest son of John Shakespeare. He was probably educated in a local
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government in their hands; democracy‚ the opposite‚ when the indigent‚ and not the men of property‚ are the rulers. Aristotle‚ Greek philosopher and Athenian‚ from The Athenian Constitution‚ c. 330 BCE about life before the reforms of Solon and Pericles in the 4th century BCE Not only was the constitution at this time oligarchical in every respect‚ but the poorer classes---men‚ women‚ and children---were in absolute slavery to the rich. They were known as pelatai and also as hectemori‚ because
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age shortly after defeating Persia in many wars. These Greco-Persian wars included the first clash of civilizations‚ and the struggle between the man-centered universe and the God-centered universe. The Greek Hoplite army‚ led by Themistocles and Pericles‚ was the main disparity between these two ambitious cultures. The Hoplites dominated the opposition by using the advantage of a mixed army‚ with the light infantry being used along with the hoplites and cavalry. After the first Persian expedition
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The Parthenon and the Pantheon are both considered awesome works of art representative of the ancient cultures of Greece and Rome. The Parthenon‚ built in Athens in 447 B.C by Pericles‚ is considered classic Greece. The Pantheon we know today was built in Rome in 125 C.E. and is thought of as a great example of ancient Roman culture. While there are some similarities to the buildings‚ there are also differences in them around the functions they were erected for. Starting with the similarities
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Systematic Rationalization of Thucydides ’ Peloponnesian War The Peloponnesian War‚ being one of the earliest wars with a good historical record‚ sets an important precedent for those interested in international relations. The information related by Thucydides in his writings on the war allows comparisons to be drawn with modern wars and conclusions to be drawn. One of the most important of these conclusions that may be drawn is that‚ like in modern times‚ the balance of power between states in
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Sohaliya Kumar How Did Socrates’ Life Affect The Morals of His Philosophies? In the fifth century‚ following the Peloponnesian war‚ in the golden age with Pericles ruling over Athens‚ Greece Socrates impacted and altered many lives in different ways. With his wits‚ bravery‚ courage‚ and audacious attitude Socrates added many philosophical beliefs that created a foundation for many other philosophical people to build upon. Socrates had his own method called the “Socratic method”
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