middle wall was supposed to be in the same proportion as the wall that was built in Piraeus. It was built so that in the case of sea invasion‚ it would buy them enough time to retreat to the more narrow walls of the Piraeus-Athens wall‚ where the Athenians would make their stand. These were not only used for military purposes but also the economic use. Over time the port of Piraeus became more of a use of trade rather than a military base. These walls provided a safe route from the sea port all the
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Sparta. Spartan women were seen as the ones to make the citizens’ lives better by taking care of the home‚ family‚ and city-states power. The Spartan females certainly had the best lives and most power out of all the other ancient civilizations. Athenian women never had a say in whom they were going to marry‚ or what age they wanted to wed at. Although Spartan women still did not get to choose who they married‚ they
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solitary people that were simple but strong. Also‚ they were very protective‚ and fearful of other city-states trying to weaken the government through new ideas. On the other hand‚ Athenians were cultured and artistic people. They had creative minds‚ and loved to socialize with other city-states to spread new ideas. Athenians and Spartans had many diversities and differences‚ thus causing the Peloponnesian War that had tragic effects which impacted Greece for many years. In the beginning‚ Athens and
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democracy used in Athenian society is derived from the word Demos-Kratos‚ which translates to ‘power to the people’ they achieved this by‚ for example‚ giving people the power to vote on the operation and execution of legislations. This system is well known for its stability and strength which have allowed an outline for modern western politics. Powerful Athenian statesmen‚ Kleisthenes‚ who reigned from 508BC‚ and Pericles‚ who reigned from 461-429 BC‚ significantly developed Athenian democracy through
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fate of Athenian democracy in war‚ of why the Athenians went to war‚ and of how and why they failed. The Peloponnesian War was the turning point in Athenian hegemony in Ancient Greece. It was fought in 431 B.C. between the Delian League‚ led by Athens‚ and the Peloponnesian League led by Sparta. According to Thucydides‚ Athens’ imposing hegemonic status and its overwhelming quest for more power made the Peloponnesian War and Athens’s eventual fall from power inevitable. Despite the Athenians having
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flawed within itself; he does however attribute problems to the mindsets of Athenian citizens as well as on the athenian statesmen. From reading I would describe Athenian politics at this time as an spiraling back and forth between politicians acting as performers and an audience who continuously suspends their disbeliefs for the sake of a self assuring message. Thucydides make specific criticisms in regards to how many Athenian citizens accept rhetoric without an ounce of scrutiny. He then aims his
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Conviction Was Socrates guilty of the charges brought against him? Does his trial and execution represent the effective functioning of the Athenian democracy‚ or a failure of it? Why‚ in a society relishing freedom and democracy‚ would a seventy-year-old philosopher be executed for what he was teaching? What could Socrates have done to prompt a jury of 500 Athenians send him to his death just a few years before he would have died naturally? He was charged with not believing in the gods worshipped by
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Slaves played an important role in Athenian society during the 5th Century BC. They performed tasks which allowed male Athenian citizens to have time to themselves and so they were able to participate actively in the Democracy aspect of society‚ they helped out the wife with domestic chores. Without slaves Athenian males struggled to keep up with the daily duties they were required to participate in during the day which caused them stress and put them under huge amounts of pressure. The institution
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Justice‚ according to Thrasymachus‚ "is nothing but the interest of the stronger" (in other words‚ "Might is right!"). (a) Why does Plato reject this? (b) What is Plato’s alternative definition of justice for the state (in other words‚ what is his explanation of political justice)? (c) Give two reasons why you agree or disagree with his definition. “Might is Right” by Thrasymachus Thrasymachus recommends that we regard justice as the advantage of the stronger; those in positions of power simply
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Ezra Hochman Wednesday/Friday 12:25-2:05 Diogenes vs. Socrates: What is a life of worth? One can either write the story of their own life‚ or let other people and circumstances write it for him. Too often do citizens of the world follow the assumptions of society‚ as personal independence can seem frightening or uncomfortable. Both Socrates and Diogenes were of the mind that the purpose of human life is to constantly better one’s self by way of personal and spiritual growth. We are unable to
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