Conflicts in Ancient Athens Throughout the history of ancient Athens‚ many conflicts existed amongst its citizens. Most tension occurred between those in the two different social classes while they also emerged between those of the same social class. The first section of this paper will deal with the conflicts between the peasants and the aristocrats while explaining the conflicts between aristocrats over political power. The third section of this paper will cover the
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city before country. Contrast is often a good way to compare two things of similar nature but with different feature. Comparing the benefits and drawbacks of two polis‚ both of which powerful and impactful throughout their history is Athens and Sparta. In Athens there was political participation as there was an open forum where people spoke about issues and discussed problems. It was a democracy but at times it can get unruly and sometimes mob rule would ensue. However in Sparta there was a counsel
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481) The Sicilian military campaign of Athens proved to be one of the most disastrous military campaigns in ancient times. The loss of thousands of soldiers and sailors‚ hundreds of vessels and vast amounts of money from the treasury reduced tremendously the Athenian ability to wage war; however‚ even in spite of such a loss‚ Athens was still able to prolong the war for nine more years until the Spartans defeated Athens in 404 B.C. The downfall of Athens came as a result of Spartan military operations
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The plague from 1347 to 1350 in Europe was one of the miserable events in European history. Merchants brought the plague from Constantinople to Europe in 1347 and the plague began to spread quickly throughout Europe. During these 3 years were the peak of the plague in Europe and huge percentages of people died. Siena was also one of the central commercial city-states in Italy that suffered from the plague. When the plague arrived to Siena in 1348‚ fifty percentage or probably more of the population
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is a type of plague called the Bubonic plague. Encyclopedia Britannica defines the Bubonic plague as‚ “an infectious disease caused by the bacterium Yersinia pestis. Bubonic plague is the most commonly occurring type of plague and is characterized by the appearance of buboes—swollen‚ tender lymph nodes‚ typically found in the armpits and groin.” The Bubonic plague has surfaced nine times in human history: the Plague of Justinian (541-542)‚ the Black Death (1346-1353)‚ the Great Plague of Milan (1629-1631)
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Athens vs. Sparta The Greek city-states of Athens and Sparta were similar in that they both denied women basic rights‚ but they are more different because of their culture and political structures. In both city-states‚ their social structures featured women as minorities. However‚ their customs and concepts differ tremendously. Generally‚ Sparta had a very strict military-based state‚ while Athens focused on the fine arts. Politically‚ the two city states differed in that Athens had a democracy
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were the effects of the black plague on Medieval Europe? The black plague was a very deathly plague that killed many. Effects of the black plague on Medieval Europe were that it killed millions of people‚ it made the land even filthier than it already was‚ and it had lots of effects on the people. To begin with‚ the black plague killed millions. This plague infected most of Africa and it took less than a decade to kill less than one percent of the population. This plague killed about twenty five million
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In 594 B.C.E. an Athenian Statesman named Solon enabled political reform which affected the roles of men‚ women‚ and slaves in Athens. He divided the population into four political groups based on wealth. Men from the three wealthiest groups were allowed to hold political office. The higher offices‚ however‚ were reserved for the two wealthiest of the groups. The office of Archon was one such position. Although the fourth group‚ known as “thetes‚” could not participate in politics‚ they were
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reasons for the decline of feudalism because it killed many people in the system and didn’t matter what social class you were in. The Black Plague was one of the major issues that led to the decline of feudalism. The Plague started from rats and started to spread quickly in the 1300s. The disease spread very quickly back then and it was very easy to catch the plague. Since people did not know any medical ingredients or cures
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Spartans had militaristic values‚ Athenian were democratic.” States Mr. Duckworth in the passage‚ “Athens and Sparta.” People argue based on which place which would have been the better place to be in the past‚ most people choose Sparta; but a majority have chosen Athens‚ the better place. Both Athens and Sparta had their own inequalities to make them unique‚ and wanting people to choose there to live. Athens would have been a better place to live because the families there relied on each other and the
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