“Thucydides: Method of Historical Inquiry” Thucydides‚ one of the great historians‚ recorded several years of war between Sparta and Athens. “History of the Peloponnesian War‚” in which he was the writer‚ used different methods of investigating and writing his history. He combined several sources into one fascinating voice that is his own. Thucydides methods included balance‚ accuracy and objectivity‚ and how he reached his findings that makes it an historical classification. One method would
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Peloponnesian War‚ Pericles delivers an oration speech in which he explains what he believes the nature of Athens to be. In the following years‚ Thucydides gives a report of the Plague of 430‚ regarding the state of Athens. With a significant comprehension of both accounts‚ we can generate a accurate depiction of the condition of Athens. In order to produce this understanding‚ I will first delve into the rhetoric of Pericles speech‚ then turn my attention to Thucydides account of of the plague that ravished
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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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Exam 3‚ response to question 2 ‚ Aristophanes and Thucydides. Briahna Miner 3704138 December 13th 2011 Aristophanes and Thucydides both wrote during the Peloponnesian War‚ the former wrote comic plays and the latter wrote a more serious account of what was happening. Although they were authors of two very different forms of literature they had the common tie of being critical of democracy and blamed it’s downfalls for the Athenian loss of the war. They looked at the same facts about the same events
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A Comparison of Herodotus and Thucydides The Persian and Peloponnesian wars were both significant conflicts that tested independence. Documenting these wars was obviously hard at this point of civilization‚ but two men did‚ and are now known as the great writers of their time. When analyzing the writings of Herodotus and Thucydides‚ the authors must be compared and contrasted. Though it is almost impossible to know the complete accuracy of their accounts‚ analyzing the writing style will give
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The Classical Greek Political Thought deeply focused on structuralizing the political institutions and perfected the allocation of functions among them. Whereas‚ Thucydides and Aristotle are two distinct personas who dedicated time to craft what is for them the relative best and grasping the truth for the early city-states. Providing a comparison between two identities requires a thorough research with regard to philosophy in life‚ technique in constructing arguments‚ and their contributions to the
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Bobby J. Alexander Given the context of the speech‚ do you believe everything Pericles say’s about Athens in the Funeral Oration? Why or Why not. I feel that given the context of the speech‚ I would have to agree with what Pericles said in it to be true. First of all‚ I think that the way Pericles gives praise to his fallen comrades‚ couldn’t have been said any better. Of course maybe they were over exaggerated a little by the writer‚ but the way he spoke of them was as if he knew every
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Introduction A funeral is a ceremony for celebrating‚ respecting‚ sanctifying‚ or remembering the life of a person who has died. Funerary customs comprise the complex of beliefs and practices used by a culture to remember the dead‚ from interment itself‚ to various monuments‚ prayers‚ and rituals undertaken in their honor. Customs vary widely among cultures‚ as well as‚ religious affiliations within cultures. Funeral services in LA TERESITA in Gapan City are the most common funeral homes that offers
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In Thucydides’ On Justice‚ Power‚ and Human Nature‚ Alcibiades proves himself to be a persuasive orator. He capitalizes on his mastery of Athenian rhetoric by using his oration skills to sway the Athenian masses in favor of embarking on the Sicilian expedition. Additionally‚ he utilizes his skills to persuade the Spartans to accept and trust him even though he had just betrayed Athens. Alcibiades is able to manipulate both the Athenians and Spartans; two different cultures with opposing stances on
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