Genazzano FCJ College Year 12 Literature Text: Lysistrata Aristophanes The Play Lysistrata was produced early in 411 BC. It is the third and last of Aristophanes’ ‘peace plays’. It is a dream about peace‚ conceived at a time when Athens was going through the most desperate crisis she had known since the Persian War. All that most Athenians could see was that the war was going on as usual and there seemed to be no way out of it other than the unthinkable option of capitulation. But comedy specializes
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displayed. In book 3‚ chapters 81-83‚ Thucydides writes of a revolt that took place in Corcyra‚ an ally of Athens. There was a vicious struggle between the commons and oligarchs. The commons were the allies of Athens and the Oligarchs were supporters of Sparta. He goes on to describe how Corcyra was
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he didn’t take the honor‚ during the battle‚ he became a Spartan soldier whether he hated them or not. Although Rooster wasn’t considered an official Spartan soldier‚ there was a bit in him that was. The Spartan army wasn’t just made up of men from Sparta exactly. It was full of men from all over Greece who wanted to fight to preserve their land. Rooster was exactly that‚ a man strong in his will‚ fighting to defend the land. If he hadn’t been in the story‚ there is no telling what would have happened
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feared a naval attack by Athens. c. they feared a naval attack by Persia. d. they feared an uprising by their helots. 8. The Lycurgan reforms resulted in a. the establishment of a permanent military state in Sparta. b. more constitutional rights for Spartans. c. outlawing religion in Sparta. d.
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invasion. | Miliades | | Xerxes | | Leonidas | | Themistocles | Question 7 of 60 Which of the following BEST describes the military history of the Persian Wars? | Greek unity was crucial in the military success over Persia. | | Sparta was solely responsible for the Greek victory. | | Spartan land forces and Athenian sea forces were superior to the much larger Persian armies and navies. | | Darius’ army was defeated by a plague‚ not by the Greeks. | Question 8 of 60 When
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and Phoenicians. This formation of society came into eminence and notability‚ as the ancient Greek associations were in dire need of structure and stability. This lead to development of many 1‚000 different polis‚ with city states of Athens‚ and Sparta being the most successful ones. These vastly superior polis were all similar in their success but also shared many distinct differences that all made them unique. For instance‚ while they all shared a common Greek culture and religion‚ they
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Sparta was a city-state completely based around military‚ so weaponry there had to be exceptional. Each warrior had to provide their own weaponry‚ so families would often pass down their weapons‚ armor and shields. It was a huge honour for a Spartan to go into battle with his father’s old weaponry‚ especially the family shield. This was also a reason as to why Spartans would never retreat‚ as to leave your ancestral weapons and run would be seen as a disgrace to Sparta and the warrior’s family. Spartan
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seen a lot of things like the Persian wars. These wars were between Greek city states including Athens‚ Sparta and a few others small cites. Along with the massive Persian Empire. This happened over two thousand years ago and we’ll notice; why this was a major turning point within the Greek society‚ cultural developments that happened within the "Golden Age"‚ and the fall between Athens and Sparta which led to the Peloponnesian wars. The society and culture of the Greeks has had an ever-lasting impact
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Sparta was a superior city-state in ancient greece. Military was considered important than politics. Losing a battle was not an option against their rival Athens. Both have been fighting non stop until peloponnesian war which Sparta claimed victory. It is never a good idea to face a militaristic opponent. The odds would not be in favor of Athens for any battle with Sparta‚ thus raising a question why does Sparta have a powerful military. The Polity of the Spartans was written by Xenophon which
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war between Athens and Sparta. The Peloponnesian War‚ one the largest conflicts in the Greek City State era. When Thucydides wrote about the war between Athens and Sparta he says: “beginning at the moment that it broke out‚ and believing that it would be a great war and more worthy of relation than any that had preceded it.” According to Thucydides‚ the Peloponnesian War of the end of the fifth century BCE arose when Sparta start afraid of the rising power of Athens. Sparta decided to wage a preventive
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