of power leans towards Sparta and her allies. Sparta already feared Athens ’ growing power. Therefore‚ Sparta needed to check Athens ’ control of the region. The need to keep a balance of power is the main reason of the Peloponnesian War. Thucydides attains that Sparta ’s fear of Athenian rule provided an unavoidable path to war. Athens controlled about half of the city-states; dominated much of the trade; and maintained a strong navy. Sparta kept a strong army and retained equal allies
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drafted during the Peloponnesian War‚ Thucydides brings into question the role of power in relation to statecraft and international relations. As the Athenians continue to expand their Aegean Empire‚ they come into contact with the island of Melos‚ an isolated colony of Sparta. The Athenian generals send representatives to negotiate with the Melians rather than immediately using sheer military force to conquer them. In the resulting dialogue‚ Thucydides manages to articulate the complexity of
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traditions: The “Clouds” and the “History of Peloponnesian War” Undeniably‚ the ancient Greek society places a heavy emphasis on values and traditions. The two texts of the “Clouds” by Aristophanes and “History of the Peloponnesian war” by Thucydides‚ although contextually divergent‚ are actually conceptually convergent. Both texts are built around the central theme of the collapse of conventional values. While the breakdown of traditional values in the “History of the Peloponnesian war” is
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thought realist ideas can be fond in the writings of a number of authors‚ both in western and oriental political thought‚ most notably the Greek historian Thucydides‚ the Chinese military general Sun Tzu and Kautylia (also know as Chanakya)‚ the adviser of the first Maurya emperor. The Melian dialogue is arguably the most relevant passage of Thucydides’ History of the Peloponnesian war for understanding realist international politics. The powerful city of Athens attacks the small colony of Melos that
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The Trial & Death of Socrates‚ Four Dialogues‚ by Plato | Greek Philosophy | Greek Reason/P-olytheism | Proper use of Gov’t/Emerging reason | Athens-EmpireGolden Age of Greece | 427-347 BC Democracy defeated | The World in Literature(Vol 1) Chp- Thucydides | Biography | Polytheism | Life/Funeral Speech of Pericles/ Melian
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to the questions should be at least one page but no more than two pages. You will submit the answers via SafeAssign on Blackboard in the form of a word document. I will provide further details about submission as the exam nears. 1. Plato and Thucydides are both critical of democracy. Describe each thinker’s criticism of democracy. What are the similarities and/or differences between these two lines of critique? Who in your judgment is more persuasive or convincing? Why? 2. Plato draws a distinction
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Personal Heroes In order to answer the question of how the “hero cults” enrich the religious lives of the Greeks‚ it is important to identify what a hero cult meant to the Greeks. These cults were thought to have originated with the works of Homer due to the nature of his tales portraying humans committing great acts so as to set themselves apart from the ordinary. Now even though they may have been worshiped they were not gods‚ they were said to have descended to the underworld and their rituals
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International system level – explanation rests with the anarchic characteristics of the international system or with international and regional organizations’ strengths and weaknesses Realism Product of long historical and philosophical tradition; Thucydides‚ Hobbes‚ Individuals are fearful‚ selfish‚ and power seeking; organized in states States act in unitary ways in pursuit of national interest‚ defined in terms of power Power: having resources necessary to fight and win wars (“physically coerce
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Ext. History Revision History- What historians chose to interpret from the surviving evidence of the past Source + Historians = Histories All historians have their own views and interests due to their upbringing hence that the process of selection and interpretation distorts our ‘knowledge’ further. Issues in historiography Training of historians Objectivity in history Oral societies and history Problems of historical research Universal history Evidence- selection Source- How? Truth-
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The Melian Dialogue This is the debate between two Athenians councils regarding the fate of Melians: Diomedes and Nikolaos whose perspectives are somewhat represented all Athenians’ thinking. While Diomedes is aggressive and pro-war‚ Nikolaos remains caution and in favor of the Melians proposal. Here is the debate: Diomedes: We need to prepare our ships. Melian needs to be taught a lesson! Nikolaos: Why do we to attack Melian? They have always been neutral city. They are not our enemy
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