POLITICS AND SOCIETY OF ANCIENT SPARTA According to the sources‚ how important were the helots to the Spartan social structure? (45 marks) The Helots were enslaved Greeks‚ captured by the Spartans‚ who performed many important duties in Sparta‚ including working the land to produce food and crafting items that the Spartans wouldn’t make themselves . According to the sources‚ the Helots were particularly important in the social structure of Sparta. Although they were useful and important‚ they
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Evaluate Greek Unity as the main reason for Greek Victory against the Persians in the years 490BC-479BC. There is much discussion over whether it was Greek unity that caused the victory against the Persians in the years 490BC-479BC. The three main points of view on the matter is that they were not united at all‚ which can be seen from the accounts of Herodotus‚ that they were united‚ which can be seen in the Themistocles Decree and that it was Themistocles himself that made them unified. It
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�� PAGE * MERGEFORMAT �1��� In the study of International Relations‚ how does "idealism" differ from "realism."What are the proponents of each trying to achieve? � IN THE STUDY OF INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS‚ HOW DOES "IDEALISM" DIFFER FROM "REALISM." WHAT ARE THE PROPONENTS OF EACH TRYING TO ACHIEVE? In essence‚ the study of international relations primarily concerns the relations between different states and the sources of conflict states face among one another. John Herz would say that realism
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Gorgias • A Sophist who believed that nothing really exists. • He lived from 483-376 B.C. (Leontini‚ Italy). He went to Athens to fulfill his mission as an ambassador. He was a student of Empedocles. • In Greece‚ he was the mentor of Thucydides (author of the Peloponnesian War) and Isocrates. • His issue with regard to the philosophy of existence can be understood by having a full grip on the logical contradiction. • His whole idea of existence commences from the premise that
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toward the Greeks as Plutarch was (Dutton‚ Marchand‚ and Harkness‚ 37-39). Other ancient historians‚ such as Thucydides and Xenophon‚ wrote about events that occurred in their own time as opposed to the past. Like Herodotus‚ they did not have schooling or written historical records to study. Unlike Herdotus‚ they did not claim that gods had a hand in historical events (History.com‚ “Thucydides”). None of these ancient historians were educated in philosophy or rhetoric like Plutarch was. Plutarch
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Spending money on extravagance goes against the Athenian ideals Pericles claimed that they upheld during the funeral oration. “We cultivate refinement without extravagance and knowledge without effeminacy; wealth we employ more for use than for show” (Thucydides‚ 2.40). Money was supposed to be spent to advance the family and the community and not to fulfill a person’s selfish desire (Dover‚ 1984‚
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grew older‚ I began to see the world through more critical eyes and rejected the stories I once loved so much as foolishness. It was during these adolescent years that I came upon a manuscript by the great historian Thucydides who cut away any nonsense in his writing. To Thucydides‚ the past was something worthy of being seriously studied. His work the History of the Peloponnesian War is a masterpiece. Unfortunately‚ his account of the war‚ which began in 431‚ has only been completed up to the
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Pericles’ building program. Reasons and aims for building the program. - Pericles was able to use the Delian league funds however he saw fit. The allies didn’t have say because they didn’t turn up to the conference. - To beautify Athens by restoring the temples that had been destroyed during the Persian wars. - The large scale of the buildings were to reflect the greatness of Athens. “He recognized that the city by enabling the houses of her gods would enable herself and that she could express
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In the years 480-323 BCE‚ the Greek people lived in independently governed citystates around the Aegean Peninsula. This era‚ known as the Classical Period‚ was a time of much cultural development. The Greek value of balance — expressed in the forms of moderation‚ equality‚ and harmony — helped the Greek people become a more cohesive civilization while still realizing the benefits of individual strength. Ancient Greek drama and theater taught a sensible balance between confidence and conceit through
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Monologue- an Athenian Man Fed up of the dark‚ tossing sea I was keen to lay down our spoils at the foot of Apollo in dedication‚ already planning the arrangements of invitations‚ wine and Hetari for the feast I would give out in celebration of my homecoming. Wearied by the hills of Cerata‚ wetted with blood- a righteous token of the brute treachery of our Megarian allies‚ our trireme Aianteia‚ was pulled with steady shoulders‚ the eretai crying “rhup-pa-pai” as‚ skirting the moles‚ we made for
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