Greek people‚ especially those of the city state of Athens‚ would often conflate monarchy with tyranny. The Athenians were subjected to the invasions of Darius and Xerxes of Persia‚ so it would make sense that they would hold animosity against these tyrants and their type of rule. Athens did have a monarchy at one point in history‚ however‚ before the democracy that they were so famous for. This monarchy was short lived‚ however‚ and soon after Athens was developed it evolved into an oligarchy. (Athenian
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"I doubt seriously whether a man can think with full wisdom and deep convictions regarding certain of the basic international issues today who has not at least reviewed in his mind the period of the Peloponnesian War and the Fall of Athens." George C. Marshall. The Peloponnesian War that took place from 431 B.C. to 404 B.C.‚ as George C. Marshall said‚ is one of the most important wars in the last 2‚500 years of history. The war changed the expansion of democracy for the rest of history and forced
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one of them. The Greek army consisted of the 300 spartan warriors who were highly trained throughout their whole childhood. In the battle they‚ Greece combined with other Greek states to ultimately hold off the persian army to save their city of (sparta). Onced they combined it gave the greek army around 7‚000 men to hold off the persian fleet. On the other hand‚ the
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characteristics. Things have changed from ancient Sparta where parents would be enthusiastic about their children going to war‚ and even more elated upon learning that they died valiantly in battle. These days‚ most parents are a little more reserved when it comes to their children going to war‚ but the same support and values are still present; the desire for their children to fight with the utmost honor‚ and if necessary‚ die valiantly. In ancient Sparta‚ young boys were taken away from their mothers
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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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