conflict. When looking for a single cause of the peloponnesian war none can be found. Over time many events contributed to the eventual war between Sparta and Athens. I believe the peloponnesian war evolved because of Athenian support for Spartan enemies‚ Spartan alarm at a rise in Athenian power‚ and the drastic differences between the two cultures. In 435 B.C.‚ Corcyra‚ a Corinthian colony declared itself independent of Corinth. Corinth responded by sending a fleet to reduce the rebelling
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magistrates. The Gerousia‚ was an elite elder council of 30 men and was the Spartan equivalent of the senate. The Gerousia was made up of the wealthier and more conservative men. When one of the 30 seats became available in the Gerousia‚ it was the assembly who chose the man to fill the Gerousia vacancy. The Ephors were elected each year for one‚ one-year term by the members of the assembly. The assembly consisted of all male Spartan citizens. Becoming an Ephor was the only way to for non-aristocratic citizens
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successes in the Persian Wars enabled Athens to slowly transition into an empire. According to Thucydides‚ “[the Lacedaemonians] feared the growth of the power of the Athenians‚ seeing most of Hellas already subject to them”. In particular‚ the Spartans were wary of Athens’ naval aptitude‚ public and private wealth‚ population numbers‚ and tributary allies. The Athenians‚ on the other hand‚ wanted to establish its empire as an equal‚ if not a superior‚ to Sparta. When Pericles rallied for Athenian
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of aristocracy. In fact‚ Sparta’s asset was its powerful military‚ and it is the protector of Greece. Spartans oppressed the Messenian slaves after their revolt against the Spartans. In order to appease the non- nobles‚ who demanded equal rights‚ as they assisted the Spartans in the war‚ the aristocrats later‚ reformed the state system to “Lycurgan regimen.” According to this reform‚ all Spartans were given equal rights‚ and the state was ruled by two kings with the assistance from the nobles. Taking
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Computational Chemistry: Conformational Analysis of Ethane and Butane Objectives: To visualize molecules in 3-dimensions. To learn how to use the Spartan ES software. To compute and graph the relative conformational energies of ethane and butane. Background: One of the most successful theories of the 20th century is quantum mechanics‚ also called wave mechanics. The idea that energy in atoms occurs in discrete bundles is contrary to our everyday notion that energy flows smoothly into or
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military and the training of its warriors. They started this process at birth‚ where they picked the healthiest and strongest babies they could find. If the officers did not think the baby was healthy or strong enough to endure the training of a Spartan warrior they would leave it for death
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On the day‚ when the battle of Mycale (479 BC) was concluded‚ and the joint Athenian and Spartan forces were about to celebrate its victory over the Persian armies; Athens found itself in the position to dominate the Greek world. The Athens will dominate this period not only because it was the Athenian leadership and vision that saved the Greece from Persian tyrrany; but because the Athens won the allegiance‚ and eventually the contributions of most Aegean Cities. (Durant 1966:474) When the war was
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had power over and led the Spartan army and Sparta as whole. Behind them was the Gerousia which was the Spartan council of
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Question Set # 1. 1) Why was Egypt so rarely invaded? How did that contribute to their stability? Unlike many other civilizations Egypt remained intact for thousands of years. There are three main reasons for Egypt’s enduring security and stability. First‚ was the topography prevented invades from entering Egypt easily and without notice. The Nile river is another significant contributor to Egypt’s permanency‚ the Nile provided transportation and made the soil fertile‚ ensuring there was a continuous
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