WOMEN IN CLASSICAL ATHENS IN THE SHADOW OF NORTH-WEST EUROPE OR IN THE LIGHT FROM ISTANBUL Being a woman in classical Athens cannot have been much fun‚ if one can rely on the majority of the accounts of women’s position in the Greek city-state. The Athenian democracy‚ traditionally held in high esteem in many other ways‚ was a democracy of the minority. Women‚ foreigners and slaves had no influence or true civil rights. They lived in the shadow of the Parthenon and the Acropolis. Sarah
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How was Sparta governed? The Spartan Government Ancient Spartan government was a complex system of intertwined elements‚ which affected the power control. In many ways‚ ancient Sparta was a communist state‚ with the lack of luxuries‚ other Grecian states enjoyed and the strict control for equality but was complicated with the almost religious need for a democratic vote. Sparta had three levels of government; the Kings’‚ the Gerousia‚ the Ephors and the Ekklesia‚ each having their own requirements
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reference to Source Q and other sources‚ explain the role of writing and literature in Spartan society during this period Pre-Lycurgan Sparta has evidence of being a thriving centre for writing and literature but with the introduction of the great Rhetra the focus shifted to a utilitarian militaristic view although writing and literature did not disappear totally. Sparta contains evidence of being a literate society through Greek writers documentations and inscriptions found in temples even after the
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treated women like the lesser of the two sexes. Why was Sparta the first to give women rights? In this article‚ we will compare Athens to Sparta. Sparta‚ however‚ was the first to give women a sufficient amount of their own rights. But why did Sparta finally decide to give women rights? Researchers say that it was their giant win over their rival city-state Messenia. Athens did not have a giant slave population 3 times the size of them‚ but with Sparta having that big of a slave population‚ it caused them
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The Philosophy (School Of Athens) is a fresco located in the Stanza della Segnatura of the Vatican Palace in Rome‚ Italy‚ that dates back to sometime between 1509 and 1511‚ created by Raphael. Within the fresco‚ there are various classical elements that can be noted‚ such as the coffered ceilings. All of the philosophers or otherwise influential thinkers of the Classical Era are all congregated within a classical lyceum. A lyceum‚ or gymnasium‚ can otherwise be described as a school. For example
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importance as Athens. In an age of conflict between the giant Persian empire and Greeks‚ the commercial giant of Athens was the focus of the struggle in the lengthy‚ violent Persian War. In these times‚ effective and ambitious political figures were the key to the defense and success of a state. Themistocles‚ a young‚ bright individual of Athens devoted his life to the success of the state and proved himself to be a worthy leader by developing a fortified naval fleet that made Athens the dominant
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millennia in the western world‚ all the way back to ancient Greece‚ and specifically back to the city-state of Athens. Though very different from the modern‚ western concept of democracy‚ Athens’ democratic system was revolutionary for it’s time and often stirred conflict between democratic and oligarchic forces‚ not only within Athenian society‚ but also among it and other city-states such as Sparta‚ and Greece as a whole. Before beginning‚ the terms oligarchy and democracy should be defined. For sake
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He turned and walked off briskly. I tried to call him and apologize but he ignored me. I had called my friend unloyal to Sparta‚ and that was a large insult. As I turned around‚ I almost walked right into someone. I almost told them to watch where they were going‚ but then I caught myself. It was Leonidas. King of Sparta. “Acacius‚” He said‚ “I would like you to accompany me‚ as a captain‚ on our march to The Hot Gates.” He stood tall and broad‚ an intimidating man.
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In its early days‚ Sparta was social‚ and had contact with other city-states. Until‚ they made some drastic changes. They became warlike‚ and were almost undefeatable in land battle. Eventually‚ they built a fleet as well. Today‚ Sparta is well known for being the strongest‚ and most warlike of the ancient Greek city-states. Founded in the 10th century B.C.‚ Sparta was originally a social city-state‚ its people traded with other city-states‚ and craftsmen produced fine vases and metal workings. “The
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Hi‚ today I’m here to argue about the strengths of Sparta. I’m going to tell you about how they started training at the age of 7 and how great of an army they were and how strong they had to be. In order to be known as the great Sparta. When a child is born‚ they take it to see if it’s strong or weak. If it’s strong‚ they take the baby back home‚ if it’s weak they put the baby on a mountain to die. So the parents raise their child till they’re 7 then he goes to the military till he’s 60. They do
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