Their more lenient rule lead to more trust established between the government and the people, which lead to greater achievements. On the other hand, Athens only lasted from about 500 BC to 300 AD.…
1. Does Pericles claim that Athens is a generous city? Pericles suggests that Athens is a generous city. In his speech he tells of how much grander Athens is because of its generosity.…
The ancient Greek civilization had two memorable and influential achievements, one of which was architectural and the other political. As seen in the Parthenon, the Greeks were unbelievable architects, and one of the most important inventions, if not the most important invention, was the column (document 2). The column can be seen on many Greek structures including manors, government buildings and other buildings. Columns augmented the Greeks capability of building structures. Another achievement of the ancient Greeks was the ideology of a democracy.…
So new leaders decided the government would by one-hundred percent run by the citizens. First were archons. These citizens where elected officials who served as the Chief Magistrates of Athens. Then the Council of Areopagus controlled legislation. This was a smaller group.…
The Athenians prove to be “a model to others” (62). In many ways, firstly they are for the people, unlike sparta which “was as close as the ancient greeks came to a modern totalitarian society”(62), they are a democratic government and followed only their written laws. “We are free and tolerant in our private lives; but in public affairs we keep to the law”(63). Athens was not ruled by a single king, but a council of high ranking officials and scholars. The Athenians also shared their goods with other powers instead of having others share with them.…
Athens was an incredibly strong military power. For example, Athens successfully defended against Persian…
Fifth century Athens was a time of cultural, intellectual and commercial advancement for Greece, earning this time period the worthy title of a ‘Golden Age’. Pericles’ power helped Athens progress and become Greece’s leading city-state. Pericles was ultimately accountable for the construction of the Acropolis which is one of Greece’s eminent architectural…
Since knowledge is power we know that because of Athenian philosophers Athens was the most powerful and important…
Pericles says that in speaking of the greatness of the city, he the greatness of the soldiers. Another topic was that Athens is superior to the other city states in military, government, and education. Athens was the ideal model of Greece in the age of Pericles. This is greatly important to scholars as it gives an understanding of life in Athens.…
Although Athens had a geographical advantage with mountains acting as a natural barrier and easy access to the sea, they were battle tested by the Persians. The Persian Wars tested Greek poleis’ on their ability to preserve their independence over other city-states. After the battle of Platea, Athens decided to form the Delian League of cities to continue to resist the Persians, ultimately liberating Ionia and its Greek settlements from Persian control. Athens was in desperate need of leader who could guide this powerful city-state, which is why Pericles the right piece for the puzzle, but after his death, Athens had no chance of retaining all of its power.…
Ancient Greece is considered by many to be the foundation of Western society. It was the birthplace of democracy, Olympic sports, and also many of the styles of art we know and celebrate today. In fact, the Greeks were able to develop a mastery of their art that is still admired and sought after to this day. The Aphrodite of Melos, is an astounding sculpture that exemplifies this skill while carrying a powerful message along with it.…
Athena’s birth is unique. Zeus had a premonition that Metis would give birth to a son who would overpower him. In knowing this he decided to swallow Metis while she was pregnant. She gave birth to Athena in Zeus’s belly, and pushed her out of his head. She came out wearing armor with a spear.…
Sparta and Athens were both successful City States in Ancient Greece. Although they both were located in the same country, they both had conflicting views on several issues and they were different in the way they operated. The Athenians cared more about learning and the arts, while the Spartans were focused on military training and following orders. The two city states had different governments and social make-ups. Although the challenging city-states of Sparta and Athens were individually different as well as governmentally diverse, they both managed to become dominating powers in Ancient Greece.…
The Parthenon was a temple built to the goddess of wisdom, Athena, and was served as a place of worship for the Greeks. It was placed in the highest point on Acropolis of Athens so that it could be seen from far away and close to the gods. Athena was a daughter of Zeus and the Titan Metis. Zeus fell in love with Metis and she became pregnant. An oracle predicted that Metis would have a girl first and later a boy, and the boy would be powerful enough to overthrow Zeus when he grew up.…
Monarchies and tyrants ran a lot of these cities. There was also a select few that used oligarchies. But the main form of politics was democracy. It was a widely regarded as the Greek’s greatest contribution to civilization. Then there was Egypt and their evolution throughout time.…