War was a war fought in two different stages between Athens and Sparta. It follows the creation a truce in 451 BCE that stated 30 years of peace between the city states. The first stage of the battle lasted about a decade ending in about 423 BCE due to plague. Not too long after‚ about 420 BCE‚ war was on the horizon and this battle would end in 404 BCE with the downfall of Athens and the rise of Sparta. Although the war ravaged both sides Sparta‚ along with help from the Persians‚ managed to build
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office hit film the 300 is a fictionalized retelling of the accounts of the Battle of Thermopylae. Despite not having the blessings of Spartan Councilmen‚ King Leonidas gathers a group of 300. Set in ca.480 BCE Greece‚ the best worriers in all of Sparta try to defend Greece from Persian invaders. When the news reaches of the events taking place‚ Queen Gorgo tries to convince the Council to send the entire Spartan army to help her King and husband. In a moving speech Gorgo uses the Greek rhetorical
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Roman Success Athens and the early Roman Republic were small city-states that acquired empires through victories in war. The Delian League lasted less than a century and the de facto empire of provinces acquired through the Punic Wars lasted for centuries. Athens and their allies formed the Delian League which was under constant strain‚ while on the other hand‚ the Roman Republic was very successful in expanding their empire through a consistent united front politically‚ economically‚ and militarily
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It is even said that women were an economic burden because their lack of utility and the dowry system. Greece was also a divided civilization because of the geography. The economic contributions of women in ancient Greece evolved over time. The new Sparta‚ a Greek state‚ emerged between 800 and 600 BCE and conquered many bordering states‚ making them a military state. New ideologies from this warrior clan became to develop in Greece. The Spartans forced young boys at age seven to be exiled to live
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city-states: Athens and Sparta. The conflict arose due to excessive power. The Athenians were optimistic that they were the driving force that led Greece and all of its city-states. Specifically‚ the historian focuses on the funeral oration presented by Pericles. Pericles‚ ironically‚ doesn’t display sorrow but displays comfort and proud of what each individual has contributed to Athens. For Pericles‚ it wasn’t about the tragic fatalities but about courage and patriotism. Pericles believes in Athens and knows
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Unlike other nations that are unified under one ruler Ancient Greece was separated into a variety of governments that made it function poorly. In 900 B.C.E the Greeks ‘civilization began to emerge. The little towns slowly became cities‚ and the city prospered. Especially in 800 B.C.E when the Greeks created the Greek alphabet (O’Connell 20-21). Ancient Greece has multiple cities that each have its own government system. These cities are known as city-states or polis’ and each city-state acted as
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the Athenian Empire and ultimately what is now referred to as the Golden Age‚ was greatly affected‚ not only by Spartan’s Victory over Athens‚ but the multitude of things that allowed the victory of such a powerful empire to occur. This included‚ however was not limited to‚ the plague that swept through the population of Athens‚ the animosity caused by the power Athens had acquired over the local Greek polis and the wealth created by its greed‚ while in the Delian League. Although‚ I feel all of these
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that was least made public‚ was the growth of Athens’ power and the fear that this caused among the Spartans made war inevitable” “But the grounds of complaint (aitiai)‚ which where openly stated by each side and led them to break the peace and go to war were as follows.” 1.23 I.1.23 History of the Peloponnesian War Theories include: 1. Spartan jealousy and desire for more for itself‚ 2. Spartan unhappiness at no longer having all
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Unlike the early kings of England‚ Sparta left her Kings with limited power and restricted practise. However‚ they still had much of the honor and dignity traditionally associated with royalty. There were always two priests and came from the two royal families‚ Agaids and Eurypontids and headed the aristocracy The Kings were given the duties of priests and were given religious roles. The Kings were regarded as intermediaries between the gods and men. They were responsible for making sacrifices
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different system. Athens was run by democracy‚ whereas‚ Sparta‚ a military state‚ was governed by oligarchy. Athens’ democracy served its people better. Since all had a say in the government and everyone was included in a state was ruled by many. In Sparta‚ the state was controlled by a select few‚ kings and ephors‚ who had absolute power. In Athens plenty of time was spent on architecture‚ to ensure that Athens would forever leave behind a cultural legacy‚ whereas in Sparta it was believed that
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