After the Persian wars between Greek city-states and Persia(499- 449 BC)‚ although the Greek states resisted the Persian attacks‚ it was clear that they needed to defend themselves better against future attacks from Persia. The Greek states realised that they would be able to defend themselves better if they had support and cooperation from other states. Thus‚ they came together and formed an alliance in order to secure their future safety and have loyalty amongst the states. On the island of Delos
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e. Socrates‚ Plato‚ and Aristotle. 2. What can be considered the symbol of Athenian naval success? a. The gunboat b. The trireme c. The astrolabe d. The rowers e. The lateen sail Spar 3.Sparta became a highly militarized society primarily because a. they feared an uprising by the helots. b. they sought to recreate the far-flung empire of the Assyrians. c. repeated raids by Athens forced Spartans to adopt defensive measures. d. significant
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Plutarch’s account of Alcibiades and the Hermae This incident has been recorded in many historical documents such as the works‚ biographer Plutarch and‚ historian Thucydides. From analysis of these their accounts is can be deduced that Plutarch’s account is unreliable and presents a biased point of view. Plutarch was a biographer in ancient times; he was born in Greece and is best known for his ‘immortal’ text Parallel lives. The idea of this text was to pair a philosophical biography of a famous
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periods. Each period signifies special events and important advancements‚ which provided the basis for how we live today. Greece was not always one united country‚ Instead it was made up of Hundreds of city-states including as Athens‚ Corinth and Sparta. Each city-state was ruled by a single leader called a tyrant. During the fifth century BC‚ Athens became the first city-state to introduce democracy. Religion played a big part in everyday life in Ancient Greece. The Greeks worshipped many gods
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decisions‚ the spirit which gives courage‚ and the body which are the pleasures regulated by the rational mind. The Greek Historian‚ Thucydides‚ showed his imperialistic approach when recounting the history of the Peloponnesian war between Athens and Sparta. He was a realist who had strict standards for evidence or
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OWN VIEWS Go tell the Spartans Stranger passing by‚ That here obedient to their laws …….we lie. Thus reads an ancient stone at Thermopylae in northern Greece‚ the site of one of the world’s greatest battles for freedom. The book is told in a circuitous way; I found the jumping back and forth in time a bit distracting‚ but more off-putting was the way Xeones forecasts an event or subplot before narrating it in detail later. Already knowing how Thermopylae turned out‚ I was hoping for some suspense
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for war are made in preparation after the rebel of the Greeks. Aristagoras ignores advice from an oracle‚ and instead asks help from the Spartan army‚ which is known to be a great army. The reader is taught by the author of Aristagoras’ visit to Sparta. Herodotus goes in to great detail about the host of the trip‚ and tells story from his early childhood‚ and we even learn how Cleomenes is not all there in the head. Herodotus still does not seem too biased in his writing‚ but he does seem to realize
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Clas 2215 | Assignment 1 | How does the portrayal of the Spartans in Herodotus’ account of the Battle of Thermopylae relate to the ‘Spartan Mirage’? | | Mohammed Hasan B00524306 | 2/14/2013 | To fully understand how Herodotus portrays the Spartans in the battle of Thermopylae with relation to the ‘Spartan Mirage’‚ we must first completely understand what the ‘Spartan Mirage’ means. Spartans were known to be the military power of Greece; their sole purpose was towards military strength
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300‚ which was based on the graphic novel by Frank Miller’s‚ is a film that still has many anxious people awaiting to see it. It was directed by Zack Snynder and is considered by many a spin off of Dawn of the Dead. This movie contains nonstop action with so much blood that it may be to much for someone to view in one sitting. 300 can be characterized through a suffering plot‚ unrealistically portrayed strength of warriors in battle‚ jaded dialect‚ and it’s mind-blowing graphical images. The only
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Pericles Funeral Speech: Hype or Truth Several philosophers and thinkers have graced Athens but none probably have described Athens as vividly as Pericles did with his funeral speech delivered in honor of the martyrs of the Peloponnesian War. This speech was given almost a year after the Peloponnesian War started and its purpose was to inspire both the citizens and the army of Athens. In his speech Pericles describes Athens as a flawless state when compared with its contemporaries. Pericles highlighted
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