question through the assessment of values that the ancient Athenians attributed to their concept of democracy. ‘Mean’ is a very general word‚ and in this question could allow for all manner of possible answers‚ those focused on the practice of democracy‚ on the legal meaning‚ etc. But ‘mean’ implies interpretation and a certain degree of subjectivity by those trying to derive meaning. In this case‚ the term will refer to how the Athenians‚ as a people‚ perceived their democracy‚ in terms of both the
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The Athenian Acropolis stands as a engineering and design marvel of the Classical Era of Greek civilization‚ constructed between 447 and 432 BCE. Contained within the mount‚ is the complex of temples dedicated to Athena-Nike and Athena-Parthenon‚ the Parthenon‚ as it is typically referred to‚ is the most well known structures in this temple complex. All made of marble‚ the Doric structure is a masterpiece of construction‚ created in the wake of the destruction of the previous structures during the
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interconnected parts of one greater whole. The Ancient Greeks and the Ancient Persians viewed the role of the individual within society very differently. By studying the art of the Ancient Greeks and the Ancient Persians‚ such as the Bust of Pericles in Athenian art and the depiction of Xerxes in Persian art‚ it is possible to gain an understanding of how the members of each society viewed themselves in relation to the other members of society and their respective leaders. It also provides an understanding
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Democracy: Then‚ Now & Tomorrow POLI 341(Ancient & Medieval Political Thought) 15/10/2014 The on-going debate about how transitional democracies (especially in Africa) can progress to advanced liberal democracies has received inputs from various scholars and thinkers of diverse backgrounds. While some have called for changes in the political economic institutions of these states‚ others have suggested alterations in the socio-cultural superstructure. One thing
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The polis some important characteristics A polis is a Greek city-state. Instead of having a united country‚ the Greeks were divided into large‚ independent cities with their own governments and people. Some of the more famous poleis are Athens‚ Sparta‚ Corinth‚ Thebes‚ and Argos. Poleis were originally ruled by heredity kings. As these kings became unpopular‚ they were often overthrown by tyrants. Although usurpers to the throne that were considered illegitimate‚ they were often very popular
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Lives of Athenian Women Childbirth in Athens took place in the home‚ with all the women of the house‚ including mothers‚ sisters and servants. In some cases there was a servant called omphalotomos (the cutter of the naval chord) who was also present. Various ancient sources refer to lullabies being sung to babies although the words and melodies are not known. Aristotle tells us that the child’s first toy was a rattle‚ and we understand that most ancient Greek children toys are similar to use that
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Sparta and Athens were two of the most advanced‚ strongest‚ and popular polis’ of the 800-500 B.C.E. period. Although Sparta lasted longer and was stronger‚ Athens was more smarter. Both were great and known city states‚ but Sparta and Athens were mostly different with some notable similarities. One difference is education because Spartan education was more strict. Another difference is social classes as women were treated fairer in Sparta. Finally‚ A similarity is religion because religion was the
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Why do people protest? Give as many reasons as you can but make sure you are thinking about “reasons” in a general sense (i.e. excluding specific reasons for a certain social protest in a certain place). In your view‚ are social protests constructive or destructive to a nation’s politics and society? A protest is an expression or declaration whereby a person expresses a personal objection or disapproval of an act (Lehman & Phelps‚ 2005). It is a one-off incident and is a form of collective action
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their leaders. The free adult male citizens of Athens were directly involved not only in government matters but also in matters of justice‚ as there was no separation of powers in ancient Athens. <br> <br>Unlike the Athenian government the Spartans didn’t use tyranny or any form Athenian democracy. Sparta did not like the way tyranny worked so they produced a different form of government. The Spartans formed a very complex government mixing democracy and oligarchy‚ and this form of government was a
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it behaves in history History is the way to understand human nature Why did he turn to history and not poetry?? Medical science? Error that the Athenians made in the past because they fail to see the tyranny of their ancestor Ignorance of their own pasts Their democrats was founded on a mistake Misunderstanding past… Athenians robbed some knowledge that would have helped them When planning against Cicily in military world For Thucydides for we are conditioned by the past
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