The common view in ancient societies was often that this was a world of men; that women were inferior. There is often debate on the role of women in society‚ but in reality‚ women play an important role in any type of society‚ whether it be good or bad. Women in ancient Greece‚ China‚ and the Roman Empire were able to exercise influence into their culture despite the discrimination toward them. Although each society was different‚ women shared similar influences in their power‚ and restrictions in
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Many modern historians have criticized Thucydides and his inconsistencies in his writings. The contradictions that Sparta acted out of fear yet had to be persuaded by Corinth to act against Athens and was slow about this. “Formally‚ Thucydides grievances are grievances on both sides‚ but they are in fact presented so as to show how the Peloponnesians came to war with Athens and the truest
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contributed to the conspirator’s motive to assassinate him. Antony was distraught with Caesar’s death and sought revenge first by speaking to the crowd in his speech. He showed how clever and cunning he could be when he convinced the crowd at Caesar’s funeral ceremony to side with him and not with the murderers. The people became excited and rowdy when he teased them about the will‚ waving it in the air and pretending as if he was not going to read it. Reverse psychology is used when he first pretends
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Athenians. Writing in real-time‚ Thucydides applied logic and reason when explaining the causes and reasons for the war‚ introducing at the same time the critical method of thinking. A wealthy Athenian active in Greek political life‚ Thucydides was an intellectual and military leader who served as a general in the Peloponnesian War; Surprisingly‚ he
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humanism A new concept of human individuality‚ originating in the citystates of fourteenth- and fifteenth-century Italy‚ that was based on desire for excellence in scholarship‚ creative work‚ and education. The humanist movement spread to northern Europe‚ France‚ England‚ and elsewhere‚ and continued to flourish until the mid-seventeenth century. Among its more familiar literary figures are‚ in Italy‚ Dante Alighieri‚ Francesco Petrarca (known as Petrarch)‚ Giovanni Boccaccio‚ Baldassare
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The Ideal and the Realty of Classical Athens Discovering the Western Past Introduction: Athens during the fifth century B.C. is often identified as one of the main sources of Western values and standards. Later Europeans and Americans regarded the Athenians as the originators of democracy‚ drama‚ representational or realistic art‚ history‚ philosophy‚ and science. At different times over the past 2‚500 years they have attempted to imitate this "Golden Age" of classical Athens in everything from
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world‚ because both Athens and Sparta had leagues‚ or alliances‚ which brought their allies into the wars as well. The Athenian Thucydides is the primary source of the wars‚ as he fought on the side of Athens. Thucydides was ostracized after the Spartans decisive victory at the Battle of Amphipolis in 422 BC‚ where Thucydides was one of the Athenian commanders. Thucydides wrote a book called The History of the Peloponnesian War. From 431 to 404 BC the conflict escalated into what is known as the "Great
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is the on Y person who knows what Caesar wants for for and the only one who hasn’t betrayed him. Antony become allies with the conspires because it will help with his plan to take over for Caesar. And finish what Caesar couldn’t. In Antony’s funeral oration‚ he makes an agreement with Brutus not to place blame on the conspirators. However‚ he manages to turn the mob against the conspirators. Antony persuades the people of Rome to follow him and Caesar instead of Brutus. Brutus is a respectable man
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the weak simply accept what they are told. According to him‚ international relations usually allows the individuals considered as mighty to do what they please‚ and force the weak individuals to suffer in turn. One of the attributes of Greek that Thucydides brings out in his description of the Peloponnesian war is that in the city state‚ the laws and customs usually existed with the aim of treating the powerful and the weak equally. In conclusion‚ it is evident that the civilization of Greece can
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