Political Thinking POL200Y1 September-17-2008 Thucydides as historian and theorist Athens and Sparta were the superpower of Greece Athens and Sparta led victory for Greece against Persian Athens are sea power and Sparta is on land After that Athens began to take power/empire over Greece He didn’t record exactly what happened but recreated them - moments He included his large/general judgements about human nature About human nature Democracy as a form of political regime
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three most distinguished philosophers of ancient Greece were Socrates‚ Plato‚ and Aristotle. Aristotle believed that reason and the ability to think logically was he distinguishing characteristic of human beings and that a life guided by reason is superior to any other [Document 2]‚ a theory widely accepted in today’s culture. Socrates‚ the most prominent of the Greek philosophers‚ suggested that‚ "The unexamined life is not worth living." [Document 1]. This quote suggests that a life lived without
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In book II of the Aeneid‚ Virgil depicts the fall of Troy as Aeneas tells his tale. Aeneas begins his story as the Greeks have constructed a giant horse. This was clearly an indication for the end of the war as there were no sign of the Greeks. However‚ this was a malicious trick by the Greeks as soldiers were in the hollow belly of the horse. At night‚ when the Trojans had fallen asleep‚ the Greek soldiers hidden in the horse came out‚ opened the gates‚ and gave the signal to the main army. Consequently
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were forced to work for their conquerors. * Ephor- One of the five men elected each year in ancient Sparta who were responsible for the education of youth and the conduct of all citizens. Section 3 Terms * Age of Pericles- The period between 461 and 429 B.C. when Pericles dominated Athenian politics and Athens reached the height of its powers. * Direct Democracy- A system of government in which the people participate directly in government decision making through mass meeting. * Ostracism-
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<b>ORIGINS OF ANCIENT GREEK DRAMA</b><br>Theater was born in Attica‚ an Ionic region of Greece. It originated from the ceremonial orgies of Dionysos but soon enough its fields of interest spread to various myths along with historic facts. As ancient drama was an institution of Democracy‚ the great tragic poets Aeschylus‚ Sophocles‚ Euripides as well as the comedian Aristophanes elevated public debate and political criticism to a level of aesthetic achievement. Euripides and the ethologist Menandros
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victory over the Persians in 490 to 480/479 BC. Make a judgement based on outcome‚ results and values. The reasons for the Greek victory against the Persians in 490 to 480/479 BC was a mixture of exceptional leadership‚ skilful tactics and strategy‚ superior weapons and soldiers‚ and Greek unity. Strong leadership was the most important aspect of the Greek defence‚ as without the intelligence and bravery of the leaders‚ the Greeks would have been easily defeated. As a result of the excellent leadership;
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‘lawgiver’ was a god like figure who was constantly recreated why things were as they were -Anything associated with his name become holy -To Spartans Lycurgus was a god who gave them a way of life which was divinely inspired and divinity sanctioned -Herodotus tells us that the oracle of Apollo at Delphi was believed to have recognised Lycurgus divinity and notes that after Lycurgus death a temple was built in his
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Giza. Could this be the prefect example of nationalistic views? It could be argued that as a result of the continual spread of Egyptian hearsay‚ the Egyptians obtained the understanding that the entire civilisation - past and present - is somehow superior in status to that of the average mortal man. Undoubtedly‚ in modern times‚ the world has gained an increased awareness of the uncertainties that surround investigations into such a distant past. Despite several emerging historical puzzles and
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Could this be the perfect example of nationalistic views? It could be argued that as a result of the continual spread of Egyptian hearsay‚ the Egyptians obtained the understanding that the entire civilization – past and present – is somehow superior in status to that of the average mortal man.
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definition of what it means to be a hero varies. Greek culture shared many values and ideals throughout all of its cities. However‚ some differences can be seen in cities such as Athens and Sparta. The readings from Homer‚ Xenophon‚ Aristophanes‚ and Thucydides explain the Greek ideals about heroism. While the religious groups of Christians‚ Muslims‚ and Jews shared some basic concepts they differed greatly from the Greek vision. The Christian Sermon on the Mount‚ the Jewish Hebrew Scriptures‚ and the
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