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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What does the Athenian adultery law state? Why is adultery such a serious offense in Athenian law? In classical Athens there were certain offences in which homicide was justified and allowed. The act which is usually rendered in English as "adultery" was called moicheia (μοιχεία) in Greek. Catching a woman of your family committing adultery was one of those times. The reason that this speech exists is because there must have been some doubt as to whether the husband actually caught his wife in the
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507 B.C.‚ the Athenian leader Cleisthenes introduced a system of political reforms that he called demokratia‚ or rule by the people. Which is modern day Democracy meaning the rule of the people. That is where each person votes about what they would like to happen. Whatever has the most votes wins‚ obviously. There is no king or dictator to say no to one’s vote. One problem that immediately comes up in a democracy is who is going to be able to vote. Can anyone vote? Should there be an age limit? Do
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accused of living in marriage with Stephanos‚ an Athenian citizen. The law prohibiting this states: If an alien lives in marriage with an Athenian woman by any manner or means‚ any Athenian at will who possesses the right is to indict him before the Thesmothetai. If he is convicted‚ both he and his property are to be sold‚ and one-third is to go to the successful prosecutor. The same is to apply if an alien woman lives in marriage with an Athenian man‚ and the man who lives in marriage with the
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influential politician and general in Athens. He is said to have brought about a very important time in Athenian history known as ‘The Golden Age of Athens’ where he brought about or placed focus on certain things like art‚ which gave Athens the reputation as the cultural and educational centre of Ancient Greece‚ architecture‚ where he created a project to beautify the city and provide work for Athenians with most of its products like the Parthenon still surviving and giving us an idea of the glory of
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Ideal and the Realty of Classical Athens Discovering the Western Past Introduction: Athens during the fifth century B.C. is often identified as one of the main sources of Western values and standards. Later Europeans and Americans regarded the Athenians as the originators of democracy‚ drama‚ representational or realistic art‚ history‚ philosophy‚ and science. At different times over the past 2‚500 years they have attempted to imitate this "Golden Age" of classical Athens in everything from buildings
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“The Restoration of the Athenian Empire” Our walls are crumbling and our fleet is minute. We here in Athens are unable to collect tribute from other city-states and are often in threat of being attacked. Our fleet is defenseless and weak. The Democratic fraction‚ propose that we spend our time and hard earned money on the rebuilding of our walls and fleet. That way Athens can dangerously collect tributes from other Greek city-states. The Democrats also would like to commence in hazardous military
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Thucydides‚ a known historian during the time‚ described and analyzed the motives of the infamous Peloponnesian War. The war was between two powerful city-states: Athens and Sparta. The conflict arose due to excessive power. The Athenians were optimistic that they were the driving force that led Greece and all of its city-states. Specifically‚ the historian focuses on the funeral oration presented by Pericles. Pericles‚ ironically‚ doesn’t display sorrow but displays comfort and proud of what each
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Delian League was to be beneficial for both Athens and her allies‚ however because of radical democracy‚ the leadership of Aristides‚ Cimon and in particular Pericles and his aggressive imperial policy Athens had transformed the Delian League into the Athenian Empire. This essay will discuss how Athens became not only a member but leader of the Delian League; it will also examine Aristides‚ Cimon and Pericles fight for the right to set the direction of the League‚ Pericles’ foreign policy and finally Sparta’s
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the period of roughly 480 BC-404 BC. This was a period of Athenian political hegemony‚ economic growth and cultural flourishing formerly known as the Golden Age of Athens or The Age of Pericles. The period began in 480 BC when an Athenian-led coalition of city-states‚ known as the Delian League‚ defeated the Persians at Salamis. As the fifth century wore on‚ what started as an alliance of independent city-states gradually became an Athenian empire. Eventually‚ Athens abandoned the pretense of parity
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