1. Art (Parthenon‚ sculptures of Phidias‚ etc.‚ source of inspiration for Roman and all sorts of sub. art) The Greeks excelled in sculpture. Their works are impressive for their handling of human anatomy‚ and details like hair and clothing. They are also impressive for their handling of motion (cf. "Discobolus)‚ and for capturing a wide range of human emotions and moods. Some sculptures are comic‚ others very serious. The Greeks sculptors could inspire patriotism and the love of liberty--and
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mentioned previously the sources available to researchers on ancient Greek women are relatively scarce. They are not completely unavailable however‚ and have been provided to researchers by ancient authors such as Aristotle‚ Plutarch‚ Xenophon‚ and Thucydides‚ just to name a few. Unfortunately‚ all of these sources do come with their own set of biases. Authors only write to serve a purpose or convey some message‚ thus their writings -intentionally or unintentionally- are tilted to fulfill their own goals
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A social history: women in europe One can think of European history and the mind tends to wander back to Greece and the days of Homer‚ Aristotle‚ and the Greek tragedies. But it is Herodotus and Thucydides that really started writing history‚ the history that was bestowed upon them to record without regard to whether it was true or not. The only women that are recorded in these ancient times are those of the gods. Women’s place in ancient society was that of wife and mother. They were property
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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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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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