I will be writing of political laws that took places under Solon’s era and how he secured those laws against alteration for a hundred years that gave powers to common people in Athens. The Two sources I will be using to write this paper are The Athenian Constitution (The document given in class by Prof. Trumbach) and Plutarch: The Rise and fall of Athens (Textbook assigned for class). Aristocrats vs. Peasants Before I write about the conflict between the aristocrats and the common people‚ you
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the people and give them control over their government and allow their voice to be heard. The democracy in Greece was incredibly direct‚ citizens could vote on each individual thing‚ however to be qualified as a citizen you had to be a male born of Athenian parents‚ all citizens could hold positions of power and their roles were chosen based on chance. As a citizen you were able to participate in votes and your voice was heard giving you a great impact on the government‚ however the requirements for
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Ancient Athenians are known for many things such as religion‚ character traits‚ beliefs‚ dramatic structure‚ and government‚ intelligence and‚ philosophy. Their ways have a big influence on the way modern day Athenians act and how they way people views them. I chose this topic because I find Greek life interesting with the way they use myths to dictate their values. Ancient Athenians’ way of life and culture dictate their identity because how they see themselves. Athenians uses Homer’s Odyssey
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Sparta went through a reign being known as the strongest polis‚ but before then‚ when Sparta was at it’s worst‚ Lykurgos came into the life of the Spartans and created laws and ideas that saved their city. Because he prevented the destruction of Sparta‚ he was honored and greatly respected by the Spartans. The laws and ideas created by him are greatly studied today. Lykurgos saved his city by reforming the political‚ social‚ and economic aspects of Spartan rule and the rules and focuses of Spartans
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schooling started at the age of seven. All Athenians valued education. Even though schools have tuition fees‚ many poor people paid the money (McAllister). Students from ages seven to fourteen learned three main subjects. They learned grammar‚ which consisted of reading‚ writing and math. Music was an important subject to the Athenians and so was gymnastics (Dunkle). Reading and writing that was taught was useful for trade and business (Dunkle). Athenians
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create‚ while Sparta would sacrifice stature and power to maintain the restrictive government and institutional forms needed to prop up their warrior culture. Athenian citizens were counted as all free‚ native-born males over the age of 20. Women‚ foreigners‚ and slaves were excluded from political power and input. The main body of Athenian government was the Assembly‚ which consisted of all of the citizens of Athens. The Assembly would elect 500 councilors each year to the Boule‚ or legislative council
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took place between Socrates and Euthyphro concerning the meaning of piety‚ or one’s duty to both gods and to humanity. Socrates has recently been charged with impiety and is about to be tried before the Athenian court while Euthyphro is on trial for murder. Because Socrates knew that the Athenian people did not understand the meaning of piety‚ Socrates asks Euthyphro to answer the question "What is piety?" He wants to see if Euthyphro is as wise as he claims to be‚ and if he is not‚ Socrates will
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had reformed the government of Athens in 507BC. Cleisthenes goal was to further democratize the Athenian system of government. Pericles used Cleisthenes knowledge of democracy and formed in into his own understanding and ideas. At a young age Pericles had a good education and was taught by sophists and philosophers to perfect his public speaking ability. Pericles music teacher Damon who was an Athenian sophist reasoner trained him for political contests. But it is known by many that this was a cover
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regarded as pessimism‚ but he considered to be realism. Generally people want to maintain a positive self-concept of themselves which causes them to agree with the overly idealistic views of human nature‚ such as that presented by Gandhi. The Athenians held the belief that the three motives for human nature are security‚ honor‚ and self-interest‚ and these cause people to be inherently violent. When there is a breakdown of law and order‚ a state of unprecedented lawlessness occurs and during the
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was spent on architecture‚ to ensure that Athens would forever leave behind a cultural legacy‚ whereas in Sparta it was believed that there was no need to build extravagant buildings‚ therefore leaving very little of a cultural legacy. Finally‚ Athenian slaves were treated very well‚ often paid‚ and had a chance to buy their freedom‚ unlike Sparta‚ where slaves were treated as though they were not people‚ and could be killed for any reason at all. In Sparta slaves lead cruel lives. The number
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