the first year of the Peloponnesian war provides an excellent vision of the things that made the warriors and citizens of Athens strive to achieve honor or Arete. Pericles speaks of valor‚ ancestry‚ parenthood and many more honorable facets of the Athenian society and it’s implication within it’s society and societies beyond‚ “ [F]or Athens alone of her contemporaries is found when tested to be greater than her reputation…[R]ather the admiration of the present and succeeding ages will be ours”. (Thucydides
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Pericles Notes - Introduction - More than 30 years of leadership marked Pericles as one of the most important figures in Athenian and Greek History. From 461BC to 430BC‚ he oversaw the expansion of Athenian democracy‚ the consolidation of the empire‚ the growing prosperity of Athens‚ the creation of social welfare‚ and the blossoming of Athenian culture. Background - Family Connections - Pericles was born about 494BC into a wealthy‚ noble family. His mother‚ Agariste‚ was an Alcmaeonid
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Is Socrates Guilty? In the case of Socrates and the ancient Athenian government‚ it is difficult to determine whether or not he was actually guilty. We have to keep in mind that the Athenian Law is much different than laws today. Even though Athenian laws may have been unjust‚ they were still laws and Socrates’ trial would have to assessed accordingly. In other words‚ the laws in Athens back then may be immoral today‚ but they were still enforced and absolute. Also‚ there may be some information
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Medea: Insider vs. Outsider In the Epic Myth of Medea‚ Insiders and Outsiders are treated differently. The outsiders are the people who aren’t legal citizens of the given town‚ while the insiders are the actual citizens of the town. There are many insiders and outsiders in Medea and there are ways to gain and lose citizenship. Insiders and Outsider’s Social Status in the community is shown by how they are treated. Many people in the myth‚ Medea‚ are outsiders; the most common one is Medea. Various
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as a city we are the school of Hellas; while I doubt if the world can produce a man‚ who where he has only himself to depend upon‚ is equal to so many emergencies‚ and graced by so happy a versatility as the Athenian."[16] Finally‚ Pericles links his praise of the city to the dead Athenians for whom he is speaking‚ "...for the Athens that I have celebrated is only what the heroism of these and their like have made her...none of these men allowed either wealth with its prospect of future enjoyment
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Pericles Quotes Relative to the Greek Salon Questions 1) Roles and duty of an Athenian Citizen: • • • “Just because you do not take an interest in politics doesn’t mean politics won’t take an interest in you.” “An Athenian Citizen does not neglect the state because he takes care of his own household; and even those of us who are engaged in business have a very fair idea of politics.” “Having knowledge but lacking the power to express it clearly is no better than never having any ideas
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is in the hands‚ not of a few‚ but of the whole peoples [Doc. 4]”. Any citizen of Athens was allowed into the Athenian Assembly‚ in which members may speak of anything they wish (provided they could handle and control a crowd). But‚ when they say ‘citizens’‚ they mean free men at least 18 years of age whose parents were also citizens [Doc. 8]. These citizens made up a sixth of the Athenian population‚ well around 50‚000 people (who were mainly landowning farmers) [Doc. 2]. I digress. Back to the subject
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major forms of government existed‚ democracy and oligarchy. The city-states of Athens and Sparta are the best representatives of democracy and oligarchy‚ respectively. The focus of the times was directed towards military capabilities‚ while the Athenians were more interested in comfort and culture. It was the oligarchy in Sparta that put a war-like attitude as its first priority and best met the needs of Ancient Greece. These factors empowered Sparta and led to Sparta Vs Athens In Ancient Greece
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of governance was soon to be changed into a more democratic one‚ by a man whom they would come to respect in time. Solon was the son Execestides‚ a charitable man with great social influence and one who was believed to be descended from an ancient Athenian king named Codrus. Solon grew up to be a virtuous and thoughtful man‚ his values and a sense of justice greatly influenced the way he crafted the laws of Athens and in the way he ruled. At the beginning of his rule Solon came under great pressure
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explains why Athens must continue to support the war‚ and tells why Athens must live up to the fallen soldiers of the Peloponnesian war. Pericles’ Funeral Oration tells us multiple things‚ the Funeral Oration gives historians a glimpse into what Athenians might have been feeling at the time. In a time of war a country’s moral‚ and spirits are down. In the text Pericles’ says “ What I want to do is‚ in the first place‚ to discuss the spirit in which we faced our trails and also our constitution and
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