Aristophanes’ comedic anti-war play‚ Lysistrata‚ manipulates gender politics in order to ultimately promote the notion of peace. It is not through feminist ideals‚ but rather the the exploitation of gender and exploration of gender politics in which the comedy is able to present a political argument against war. In order to demonstrate the politically resonating stance that Aristophanes retains‚ this paper will outline the facets of the play which clearly validate such stance through the manipulation
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pursue any trade they liked. They also built and manned most of Lacedaemonia’s ships‚ therefore they contributed to Sparta’s political and economic side of things. They also contributed to the military by providing troops to the army and supported Sparta in the time of war. They weren’t restricted by the Spartan laws and traditions to a strict lifestyle but could rather enjoy there life. The Spartiates needed to produce two things‚ they had to maintain the household and to make contribution to
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In Athens’ quest for a great empire‚ they planned to dominate their lesser foes‚ add to their empire‚ and show their strength; these pursuits brought them to the city of Melos. Melos was a small island in the Aegean Sea and a colony of Sparta‚ but they where a neutral state; they were not allied with either side. They had not been involved in the Peloponnesian war as of yet‚ and did not plan on getting involved. Then‚ Athens came‚ demanding surrender and tribute‚ but Melos chose to resist‚ rather
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Athens is the most famous and most powerful city in Ancient Greece with many types of law and rulers. The first thing that comes to mind when you hear the word ATHENS is democracy‚ and it’s actually true‚ Athenians did invent the democracy and it’s still been using in many countries today‚ including Australia‚ America‚ the United Kingdom and Germany. Athens was founded a long way back‚ in 800 BC when the dark age ended in 860BC‚ and was ended when Alexander the Great in 360BC. The Athenian government
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Greek- city-states By looking at oligarchy‚ democracy and military governments developed from overrule of tyrants from the Archaic to the Classical periods‚ it is apparent that Greece was in need of political unification. It was certain that Greece was in need of political alliance; however it was an impossible goal to achieve for many eras. The first clue to the non-political union was the explosion of population during the archaic period. Once‚ the city-states‚ polis‚ were established‚ many
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"Let us‚ therefore‚ reflect; let us consider our situation and see how we stand…. May your desire to educate yourself be crowned with success”. The part which struck me most is where Rizal made mention of a situation to one of the mothers of Sparta‚ handed the shield to her son who said nothing but to return triumph or return dead. I find the scenario a bit heartbreaking and ironic when the other Spartan mother was told by a soldier that her three sons had died and replied that she was not asking
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When they got their the barbarians were attacked by the athenians and lost. Also the Battle of Thermopylae was fought against the city states. Was the most symbolic struggles in history. The battle began Iran 480 B.C. All of the defenders of sparta were killed because they were outnumber. The Greeks met the persian army in small road between Thessaly and Central Greece. The spartan king Leonidas
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Xerxes lived from 520 to 465BC. He was the grandson of Cyrus and son of Darius. Xerxes was put into succession according to the ancient Greek historian Herodotus‚ as Xerxes was the first son of Darius’s wife Atossa. Xerxes father Darius 1 died in 486BC‚ and this is where Xerxes took over for his father and became king. Xerxes continued his father strategy of consolidating and tightening control of the empire‚ particularly in Egypt‚ Babylon and Asiatic Greece. Xerxes felt he needed to invade Greece
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Abdulaziz Alrediny History (Core 102) 06 – 05 – 2012 Professor: M. Swanson Funeral Oration by Pericles In the Aftermath of the Peloponnesian war between Athens and Sparta‚ Pericles‚ Athens’ general and statesmen‚ delivered a powerfully comforting eulogy to the polis of Athens‚ assuring the people that their city state is in good hands‚ and easing the pain of all the families and relatives of the deceased. He uses several rhetorical devices throughout his speech to gain a positive
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Lysistrata The Peloponnesian war has been going on for eighteen long years and the beautiful Lysistrata in common with the other wives of Athens‚ is tired of the absence of their warrior husbands. She decides that it is time to bring an end to this situation by boycotting their husbands from their wives love. Lysistrata gathered the women of Athens and told them about her plan of how she’s going to end this situation and some of the women argued over and over‚ but the beautiful Lysistrata managed
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