invasion” (1.14.3. P.12)‚ and the city fortifications – made it unconquerable to direct attack. This concept laid the basis for the Athenian strategy – defense at land and offense at sea. In the light of the preparation to the war the Athenian general Pericles “gave the citizens some advice on their present affairs… They were not to go out to battle‚ but to come into the city and guard it‚ and get ready their fleet‚ in which their real strength lay.” (2.13.2. P.98). Protected from the land attacks by long
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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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The Trojan War The Trojan War took place in approximately the 13th century. The ancient Greeks defeated the City of Troy. The Trojan War started after an incident at the wedding feast of Peleus‚ the king of Thessaly‚ and Thetis‚ a sea goddess. All the gods and goddesses of Mt. Olympus had been invited except Eris‚ the goddess of discord. Eris was offended and tried to stir up trouble among the guests at the feast. She sent a golden apple inscribed "For the most beautiful." Hera‚ Athena‚
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5:51 PM How did the Delian League become the Athenian Empire? Outline I. Thesis a. The Delian League‚ founded in 478 B.C.‚ started out as an early confederation of Greek city-states‚ with the common goal dealing with the Persian threat that had presented itself earlier. As time passed‚ the dominant member of this confederation became Athens‚ and soon after‚ the Delian League turned into an unofficial Athenian Empire after the Athenians defeated the Persians. II. Body- 1st paragraph a. Background
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Persepolis Regions: Arabia‚ Parthia‚ Bactria‚ Media‚ Phrygia‚ Syria‚ Phoenicia‚ Egypt‚ Cyrenaica‚ Illyria‚ Epirus‚ Thrace Islands: Rhodes‚ Cyprus‚ Cos‚ Chios Terms: Plataea ostracism Themistocles Pausanias Delian League Cimon Eurymedon Pericles Hegemon Athenian Classical art (tragedy‚ poetry‚ pottery‚ sculpture) Athenian Classical family life Athenian democracy Metics Causes of the Peloponnesian War (~435 BCE) Sophists Peloponnesian War (1st Phase 431-21—aka Archidamian War) Nicias
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HIEU 101 Final Exam Review Sheet Identifications Ionian Revolt Themistocles Pericles Cimon Peloponnesian League Herodotus Thucydides Ephialtes Sophists Satrap Areopagus The Council of the 500 Pisistratus Agoge Stasis Peloponnesian League Aristagoras The Sixth-Parters The Definition of the Word Tyrant The Peace of Callias The Battle of Marathon Megarian Decree Boards of Ten Parthenon Aristophanes Essays 1. The great Persian invasion under Xerxes was a crucial
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age is a period known as such because it was a time that Athens had great cultural and economic growth. Consistently is the same time in which athenian politics was at its peak. This period went from 449 to 431 B.C.‚ and is also known as the Age of Pericles. He was the leader general elected in 443 BCE‚ a title that he held until his death in 429 BCE (History.com‚ 2009). The Golden age of Athens came to live right after Athens defeated the Persians in the period of 480–479 BC‚ called the Greco-Persian
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The democratic reforms instituted in Athens from 463 to 451 BC by both Ephialtes and his ‘successor’ Pericles are wide ranging and unprecedented for their era. The political upheaval in the 5th century BC is often cited by modern historians as a ‘radical’ shift from conservative democracy to a liberal‚ direct democracy involving all citizens. The oligarchical institution known as the Areopagus‚ comprised of ex-archons from the two aristocratic classes‚ was the largest obstacle in the way of full
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History 121 Chapter 7 #1. As the Minoans civilizations we have limited records but we can say they were masters of seas and great shipbuilder‚ which allow them the trade by the seas‚ also they have a base religion using bull leaping not only as a sport‚ if not as a penitence on their religion practice‚ they constructed big cities and palaces for their ruler an example is the Palace of Knossos where the legendary Kind of Minos lived. After the end of the Minoans civilizations there are not
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Thucydide rightfully finds fault with Athen’s inability to represent facts and it’s tendency to act based on disillusioned ideology on an overarching political scale. He does not make claims of political corruption or voter fraud like scandals of the modern day do. He doesn’t view the notion of voting as flawed within itself; he does however attribute problems to the mindsets of Athenian citizens as well as on the athenian statesmen. From reading I would describe Athenian politics at this time as
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