The Greek historian Thucydides differed from Herodotus in that Heredotus was unconcerned with spiritual forces as a factor in history. P77 34. The Greek dramatist who was a realist and known for his portrayal of realistic characters in real life situations was Euripedes P78 35
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ART HUMANITIES: MASTERPIECES OF WESTERN ART Dr. Martina Mims W-1121‚ Section 029 mm783@columbia.edu Spring 2015 Office hours: Th 2:30 to 3:30 Tues./Th.: 1:10 – 2:25 p.m. Schermerhorn 915 Schermerhorn 604 This course‚ a part of the Core Curriculum at Columbia University‚ introduces selected works central to the Western tradition
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The Role of the Spartazn Army Sparta‚ a city in Southern Greece‚ was a militarist state‚ whose territory included all Laconia and Messenia‚ and was the most powerful state in Peloponnesus. Having the army to conquer and then command such a vast range of land must be put down to the high skill and tactical minds of the army. If it were not for their formidable attacking and defensive capabilities‚ which they had trained for so many years to perfect‚ Sparta would not have been the power we know
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Leonidas and his 300 soldiers accompanied by approximately 7000 Greeks held out for three days against hundreds of thousands of Persian soldiers‚ under the command of King Xerxes. This was no easy feat to accomplish by the Spartans‚ without their superior combat skills and warlike mentality‚ they would have easily been demolished by the Persian army. After two days of fighting‚ they were eventually betrayed by a man named Ephialtes of Trachis‚ which led to their demise. It was an end to the valiant
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The Peloponnesian WARRRRRRRRRR! Importance of the Peloponnesian War • The Peloponnesian War paved the way for the Macedonian takeover of Greece and Alexander the Great’s empire. Thucydides on the Causes of the Peloponnesian War “I think that the truest explanation (prophasis)‚ but the one that was least made public‚ was the growth of Athens’ power and the fear that this caused among the Spartans made war inevitable” “But the grounds of complaint (aitiai)‚ which where openly stated
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people who lived there. The leader of Athens‚ Nicias argued that conquering Sicily would be difficult and even more difficult to control if conquered. The Athenian people however want the benefits of victory and without a strong leader such as Pericles the benefits of victory clouded their judgment. The expedition turned out to be a grave mistake and Athens had miserably
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Spartan masters. The Helots were believed to have outnumbered their Spartan masters by at least 10 to 1. This placed great fear on the Spartans who controlled the Helots under a strict regime. Relations between the helots and Spartans were hostile. Thucydides remarked that "Spartan policy is always mainly governed by the necessity of taking precautions against the helots.” According to Myron of Priene of the middle 3rd century BC‚ They “receive a stipulated number of beatings every year regardless
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Greek Literature GREEK LITERATURE. The great British philosopher-mathematician Alfred North Whitehead once commented that all philosophy is but a footnote to Plato . A similar point can be made regarding Greek literature as a whole. Over a period of more than ten centuries‚ the ancient Greeks created a literature of such brilliance that it has rarely been equaled and never surpassed. In poetry‚ tragedy‚ comedy‚ and history‚ Greek writers created masterpieces that have inspired‚ influenced
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members as interconnected parts of one greater whole. The Ancient Greeks and the Ancient Persians viewed the role of the individual within society very differently. By studying the art of the Ancient Greeks and the Ancient Persians‚ such as the Bust of Pericles in Athenian art and the depiction of Xerxes in Persian art‚ it is possible to gain an understanding of how the members of each society viewed themselves in relation to the other members of society and their respective leaders. It also provides an
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corrupting the cities of its youth and was later sentenced to death. Another Greek philosopher was Aristotle. He was taught by Plato‚ one more famous Greek philosopher and former student of Socrates. Aristotle believed that human nature is most superior when guided by reason because reason is what makes human beings so unique (Document 2). He taught Alexander the Great‚ who later conquered Persia and established the Hellenistic civilization. This civilization created a new philosophy stating people
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