Jena Beaudoin Professor Paul Western Civilization II 12 December 2012 The Roman republic and Athenian polis were two great experiments in political philosophy in the ancient world. These two distinctly different methods of running a nation in both Athens and Rome have one similarity – that they were founded on the intent to give common law and justice to the people. That aside both of the nations‚ which will be discussed in this essay‚ was culturally‚ economically and historically quite different
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Fellow Athenians‚ Our beloved city has fallen to our greatest rival‚ Sparta. They have destroyed our great walls and warships. We are with no government. I am here to help with my money. You may be thinking how‚ but I am a young man with wealth. I am offering my wealth to Athens. You may be asking why or how can we trust you and the answer is I am willing to give all my wealth to Athens the city that will be. Even though‚ I will be helping to fund the city’s construction the rest
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the Delian League was formed and an exceptional leader emerged. Pericles was born into a wealthy aristocratic family in 495 B.C.E. Then around 462 B.C.E.‚ Pericles was deemed leader of the democratic faction in Athens. Around the same time‚ a Golden Age was dawning on 5th century Athens. With Greece shifting into its Classical Period of art and the Parthenon rising from the site of a previously destroyed temple in 447 B.C.E‚ Pericles shaped a sublime Greek democracy. The Golden Age of Pericles
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Sparta and Athens‚ two famous greek city-states in the ancient world have various similarities and differences according to their culture‚ government‚ education‚ political structure and more. However‚ if I was a wealthy woman and I had to choose one between the two I would choose to live in Sparta‚ because they would value me more than people in Athens would. The first reason why I would prefer Sparta is because of their education system. In Sparta I would be trained from a young age in arts and
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science and technology‚ history‚ and culture. Generally‚ I would not have recommended someone move to ancient Greece because the Peloponnesian War was just beginning. Athens was powerful and tension between Sparta and Athens was growing. If someone was Athenian‚ they would have been besieged by Sparta and forced inside the city walls of Athens‚ which were very crowded. Also‚ freedom of choice
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“The growth of the power of Athens‚ and the alarm which this inspired in [Sparta]‚ made war inevitable‚” (Thucydides). While trade is often associated with facilitating war‚ there exists an obvious link between the growth of power thereof and war. As can be seen in the Peloponnesian War‚ a nation becoming a master of trade creates hostility with nations which want to have that power. Also‚ powerful nations become potential military threats‚ resulting in a dilemma of national security‚ similar to
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Moses‚ a prophet and leader that appears in the Holy Bible‚ is a very prominent epic hero to God’s people‚ the Israelites. In Exodus‚ Moses was sent by the Lord to lead the Israelites to the land that God had promised to Abraham as well as Isaac and Jacob after having spent four decades enslaved to the Egyptians. Despite having proof that he spoke with God and had possessed powers such as turning his staff into a snake and being able to give his hand leprous and be able to make it healthy again‚
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was derived from ancient Athens. Ancient Athens was very important in history because it was the first government to run as a democracy. Without their ideas‚ many other countries would not have a democracy. In Athens‚ women did not have a lot of freedom and spent most of their days in the house as a housewife. They were considered only one class above slaves and were practically an object that their husband owned. The role of women has improved a lot from Ancient Athens to modern American society
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On balance‚ in the case of The People of Athens vs. Euphiletos of Oea the court should rule in the affirmative. On all three arguments (1.a‚ 1.b‚ 2.a) made in the case‚ the side of the defense has won. In the first argument‚ we can prove the Section 11 of the Law of Athens permits one to lawfully kill a seducer. In the second argument‚ the fact that one can lawfully kill a seducer will help to justify the death of Eratosthenes of Oea. In the final argument‚ the defense can prove that the Laws of
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The Golden Age of Athens was a time period when Athens reached its height of influential capacity and success. The Golden Age started around 480 BC to about 404 BC in the Polis of Athens. Just getting out of the Persian Wars‚ there was much advancement especially within architecture‚ literature‚ art‚ and philosophy which have been brought through time and which was highly important to Greeks. Two examples that show how important this period was and still influences life today are the Parthenon and
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