instrument). The most widely known Spartan musician was Tyrtaeus. He lived during the Second Messenian War and his music inspired many Spartan soldiers to new heights of bravery (Isaac Asimov‚ 1965‚ p. 53). But then something happened‚ a war with the Messinians. The First Messenian War broke out in 730 B.C‚ when the Spartans marched into Messenia eager for more land. After 20 long years of war the Messenians were forced to surrender. They were made into helots (slave/workers with no rights)
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Similarities between Sparta’s goals in the Peloponnesian War and Rome’s objectives in its expansion across Italy lie in the quest for dominance and control. Both city-states sought to establish rule over their respective regions‚ motivated by power‚ resources‚ and strategic advantage. In the Peloponnesian War‚ Sparta aimed to curb the rising influence of Athens‚ the leading naval power in the Greek world. The conflict arose from a struggle for dominance between two major city-states‚ each representing
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as Athenian citizens living in the city‚ and Athenian coins and democracy being distributed into these cities. Eventually‚ Athens overexerted itself‚ trying to expand its territory too far‚ while also taking on a war with Persia in Egypt. This proved to be too much and they lost the war in Egypt‚ as well as letting go of most of its territories‚ except for the Aegean empire. The positive that came from the Athenian empire was a development in art‚ architecture‚ and philosophy during this time‚ as
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Darius was the king of Persia and the first to attack Greece. The war was called The Battle Of Marathon it was the most famous. It was the very first battle to be recorded. After defeating the Persians the greek city states became more confident about themselves and how strong they are to defending their city states. The Persian armada of 600 ships an invasion force of of 20‚000 infantry and cavalry on just north of Athens in september 490 B.C. Their goal was to crush Greek states. The Athens had
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utilized these opening lines in his speech because he knew that this was something very significant for the Athenians. I believe he used this to emphasize the sacrifices made by their ancestors and to ensure that the people understood that the past wars and deaths led to the current democracy which has laws that benefit all citizens
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such as; the war‚ politics and the plague. Thucydides (c.460-395BC) was born in Athens into what is believed to be a royal family. After proving to be a bad general he was exiled and spent twenty years in Thrace. During his time in exile Thucydides took advantage of his time and wrote ‘The Peloponnesian War’‚ which is an account of the war between Athens and Sparta 431 – 404BC. His history is divided into eight books; books 1-4 deal with the first ten years of the Peloponnesian War and the peace
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The Persians were a brutish people‚ who wanted nothing more than to conquer and ruin the Greek way of life. The Persians played the Greek city-states against one another in order to inhibit success against their attacks. The Ionian Greeks were conquered by these barbarians‚ and their way of life was threatened. The Greek’s freedom was perishing‚ while the power of the Persian’s continued to expand. The Persians were a tolerant empire with strong leaders and some autonomy though they restricted
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As we know‚ the age of Ancient Greece had given to us many ideas‚ inventions and genial persons‚ and now days it is difficult to imagine our world without them. One of the most famous names of that age was Plato. He was philosopher‚ mathematic and teacher. Never the less‚ a few persons know why actually he was so famous. So‚ do you know where words “Academy” and «Benefit» came from or who created “Metaphysics” as field of science? Unfortunately‚ the extant data‚ which showed dates
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protect the smaller islands. * In my first paragraph: The original aims of the Delian League created by Aristides were to protect the already liberated Greek city-states from Persian attack and to attack and regain losses during the Persian wars. The Athenian long-term aim was to dominate the Aegean area. * The Athenians were interested in the Delian League helping safeguard the corn supply‚ protection against Sparta‚ obtaining precious metals from the Urals‚ securing timber for ship
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Greek War of Independence Persuasive Speech Hello‚ friends! Thank you for gathering. I - a member of the Filiki Eteria - have assembled you here to inform you about a future revolution. The Filiki Eteria is an organization‚ and our main purpose is to overthrow the Ottomans for the Independence of Greece. I have been part of this organization for over six years since it had been founded‚ and for six years‚ we have waited for the right time. Now is that ‘right time’ we have so patiently been
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