Is it to underestimate Xenophon to see him essentially as a continuator of Thucydides? Born in approximately 460 BC and 430 BC‚ Thucydides and Xenophon lived during The Peloponnesian War – a hugely significant and tragic event in Greek history. It is not surprising‚ therefore‚ the influence that it had on their works. The majority of ancient historians would claim that Xenophon’s Hellenica is a undoubtedly a continuation of Thucydides’ The History of The Pelopponesian Wars -“The Hellenica is divided
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Parthenon‚ Erechtheum‚ Apollo Didyma‚ and the Temple of Athena Nike. The decision to build Athena Nike was an expression of Athens’ ambitions to defeat Sparta and become a world power. The ancient Greek goddess Nike was the personification of the ideal of victory. One of the most common epithets for the goddess was Athena Nike. A temple to Athena was built on the Acropolis of Athens‚ Acropolis meaning “The Sacred Rock‚ the high city” (Ancient Greece). Bronze akroteria (added decoration) on the corners
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Explain the Social Structure of Sparta and its Significance in Spartan Society Good morning According to historical accounts‚ the Spartan constitution was created around the 750th C BC‚ by the great lawgiver‚ Lycurgus. The new system established a social structure that maintained a military power of Sparta and kept the conquered Messenians in cheque. Xenophon‚ writing 4th Century BC‚ recognised Lycurgus as the Spartan lawgiver. At the bottom of the social ladder were the helots. The Helots were
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The Battle of Thermopylae is shrouded in fluctuating estimations and conflicting historic accounts. There is as much myth‚ legend and mystery surrounding the actual battle as we have historical records for it. Historians from ancient Greece were very biased and so we must find a middle ground between accounts to have an educated opinion of what really happened. The most speculation involves the actual numbers and count of each side; the Greek forces and the Persian forces. Greek accounts say the
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Sparta is a city-state located on a peninsula called Peloponnese in Greece. Sparta was very abusive to their people especially their slaves‚ I believe that when Sparta fell apart that it was a good thing. Sparta abused their slaves and would kill them whenever something didn’t go their way. Sparta’s society revolves around war/military battles and fighting each other. The boys were forced to play war games and some ended in death. Sparta’s weaknesses outweigh the strengths because the Spartan boys
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shipwrecked on a mission to the king of Sparta‚ meets and falls for Queen Helen before he knows who she is. Rudely received by the royal Greeks‚ he must flee...but fate and their mutual passions lead him to take Helen along. This gives the Greeks just the excuse they need for much-desired war. The Greeks are plotting to invade Troy to steal the treasures of the Trojans. Meanwhile Prince Paris is assigned by his wise father and King of Troy to travel to Sparta and shows the peaceful intentions of his
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Ancient Grecian city-states. This idea is represented through the examination of civilizations such as ancient Athens‚ Greece in which a polytheistic religion was seen to have dictated much the civilization’s citizens’ lives; religion affected the culture of ancient Athens in regards to art‚ ceremony and rituals‚ politics‚ civil rights‚ and daily practices. The classical period of Ancient Athens Greece encompasses the fifth and fourth centuries BC; this is the period between the Persian and Peloponnesian
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Gianna Simonetti December 2‚ 2012 Ms. Foiles At its height‚ Greece set ongoing values in arts and architecture‚ literature‚ politics‚ philosophy‚ and sports that are still prominent today. Greece’s golden age lasted from 461-429 B.C. Democratic philosophies and classical culture thrived during Greece’s golden age. The Greeks were known for their masterpieces sculptures and in architecture. The Greek arts and architecture was glorious. Pericles encouraged the advancements in art and even bought
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rebels. The reasons of these rebels might be a cause of economic depression in Athens. Although the Athens declared a war against the Macedonians‚ they could not even fight well‚ and it ended up with the Peace of Philocrates in 346. Overall‚ Greece fell because they had economic depression or struggles‚ and the Social Wars.
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and freedom that these women possessed began at birth. The unwritten laws of Sparta state that female infants and children must be given the same care and food as their brothers. Unlike girls in other parts of Greece‚ Spartan girls were not brought up to perform such duties as weaving and spinning. Nor did they do the work of a man on the estate while their husbands and fathers were away fighting at war. Such duties in Sparta were fit only for helots or slaves. Instead of performing menial tasks‚ the
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