surrender to Athens although Melians wanted to remain neutral and join neither the Spartans nor the Athenians. But the Athenian army simply dismisses the Melians request to remain independent and neutral and instead forcefully drives them out of their territory. This egotistical act of Athenians towards Melians obliterates Pericles claims of liberality. And even further the main argument that Athenians use in conquering Melians is in irony with Pericles speech which reads as such‚ “ And it is not as
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seemed a reversal of the proper‚ rational order of society” (Athenian Democracy). They did not see this as equal rights but rather as the poor and uneducated having control over the rich and powerful. The people of those times saw it as sort of a modern stock company: “democracy is like a company where all shareholders have an equal say regardless of the scale of their holding; one share or ten thousand‚ it makes no difference. (Athenian Democracy)” Although there was a large controversy on who deserved
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the Athenian assembly met in order to discuss whether or not to fight at Marathon or remain in the city in order to protect it. Considering what had happen at Eretria‚ Miltiades had convinced the polemarch‚ Calimachus and the Athenians to march out of the city to fight the Persians at Marathon. He had approximately 10 000 Athenians and 1000 Plataeans. The Athenians had requested aid from Sparta which they agreed‚ but unfortunately were not able to due to a religious festival. The Athenians marched
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first paragraph: The original aims of the Delian League created by Aristides were to protect the already liberated Greek city-states from Persian attack and to attack and regain losses during the Persian wars. The Athenian long-term aim was to dominate the Aegean area. * The Athenians were interested in the Delian League helping safeguard the corn supply‚ protection against Sparta‚ obtaining precious metals from the Urals‚ securing timber for ship building and major economic aims. * In
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Due to experiencing the volatile state of the Athenian government‚ it is not surprising that Socrates had much to say on the topic of political philosophy. Central to his political theory was his position on how citizens ought to approach ethics and politics. In the Apology‚ Socrates’ conduct demonstrates his belief that citizens must not be complacent when it comes to political virtue. In order to push citizens out of complacency‚ Socrates used a method called the “elecnhus” to prod citizens
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The History of the Greeks: Hellenic and Hellenistic The Hellenic Age and the Hellenistic Age are the two main periods in Greek history. The Hellenic Age is significantly different from the Hellenistic Age. The Hellenic period saw the rising and falling of the polis while Hellenistic period was plagued by warfare among the remaining dynasties. Despite the differences between the Hellenic and Hellenistic periods‚ the one thing that remained consistent in both periods was the Greeks’ ability to not
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discussion seeks to suggest that for Ghana (a transitional democracy) to successfully make it to the promised land of advanced democracy‚ she must revisit this ancient Athenian model of what democracy actually is. This paper therefore seeks to evaluate Ghana’s current democratic standing in juxtaposition to the ancient Athenian democracy in order to determine if there is indeed a “need” for this strategic move. For this purpose‚ there is then a need to understand exactly what has become the accepted
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In contrast‚ Kleon was opposed by Diodotus and eventually lost the debate (3.40)‚ showing he was not as powerful an orator as his predecessor. Thucydides is also able to get across his view on the Athenian democracy‚ arguing that while Pericles was the leader‚ it was “in name a democracy [and] became in actuality rule by the first man” (2.65). However‚ after Pericles‚ it became more of a fight for a leadership position‚ each man trying to gain the
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considered ideal for an Athenian. However‚ in the latter part of the sixth century‚ Attic paintings on vases showed a sudden change in the iconography of the hero 2. Furthermore‚ Theseus began to be shown as a national hero in Athenian tragedies in the fifth-century 3. In this essay the links between Theseus and Athens will be explored in depth to provide the proposal that Theseus is more of an appropriate hero figure for the Athenians in comparison to Herakles. The Athenians had their ideas about
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reason the Greeks could be known as the Athenians or the Spartans. The Athenian’s political system was based on the belief of democracy. The meaning of democracy comes from the Greek word‚ demos‚ a word meaning neighborhood or affinity group. An Athenian leader Pericles stated‚ “We practice a politics that does not emulate the customs of our neighbors . . . Because we are governed for the many and not for the few‚ we go by the name of democracy.” Athenian democracy was built on the foundation that
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