Sparta Essay

Thucydides, an Athenian historian and philosopher, is known for his contributions to the topic of political realism. One of his most notable works on this subject tells the history of the Peloponnesian War. Halfway through this war, Athens decided that they wanted to take over the last island that was not theirs. The conflict that arose between the Athenians and the people of the island Melos gave life to the quote “the strong do what they can and the weak suffer what they must.” I agree with…

In John Grishams The Bleachers, Eddie Rake was king. If he wanted something to happen, it happened. Football was at the top of Rakes priorities, “football was king and that would never change” (Grisham 103). Everyone seeks Rake’s approval. He has been a very successful coach, “almost anyone on the streets of Messina could rattle off from memory—thirty-four years as Coach of the Spartans, 418 wins, 62 losses, 13 state titles, and from 1964 to 1970 an undefeated streak that ended at 84” (Grisham…

Section 1: Identification and Evaluation of Sources This investigation will be done in order to find what the similarities and differences between the role of women of Athens and Sparta were, using the research question: How did the roles of women of Sparta and Athens compare and contrast to each other? The amount of action women can take in a society reflects the culture’s values and beliefs. Therefore, researching to answer this question will lead to a deeper understanding of the Greek’s…

military, and they force all men to commit to the military until the age of 60. With this focus, the city-state only lasted 300 years. The weakness of Sparta did outweigh the strengths. There were more weaknesses in the way that they lacked education, boys are taken away from their families at a young age, and they are abusive. To begin with, Sparta lacked education. It stated in Document D, “They learned to read and write for purely practical reasons: but all other forms of education they…

The forms of government in Ancient Thebes and Ancient Athens were antithetical, with Thebes having an absolute dictatorship and Athens having a pure, direct democracy. Nevertheless, both of these forms of government ultimately failed, as Sophocles demonstrates in his play, Antigone, and Thucydides demonstrates in his book, History of the Peloponnesian War. Together, these two works teach modern society that neither a pure democracy nor a pure dictatorship can be a successful political system due…

Ancient Greece is an interesting case study on the roots of the concept of democracy. Ancient Greece was radically different than all other forms of government known at the time. It represents an interesting microcosm of unique historical factors and it produces some of the greatest and most time-honored thinkers of all time. Two of these philosophers were Plato (427 B.C.E- 347 B.C.E) and Aristotle (384 B.C.E- 322 B.C.E). Both of these theorists were among the greatest political thinkers of…

At a time Bharatavarsha was largely fragmented with Greek invaders still lurking around (left by Alexander), a brahmin scholar masterminded their expulsion and reinstated a powerful Indian empire using the military strength of Chandragupta Maurya. Mired in myths, the name Chanakya, invokes to this day, the image of a scheming strategist who used realpolitik as a necessary means to common good. Two millenniums later, the modern nation-state of India found itself in more dire conditions. Four…

Roman and Greek are one of the most important and the best civilizations in the history. Greek temples are much bigger than Romans temple. The two civilizations look like each other, so that the people got confused to differentiate between them, although they have some difference between, because of the influences of the Romans on the Greek. But also the Romans have a unique style. Greek temples are much bigger than Romans temple. Roman people used to build their temple to worship…

In 490 BC, 10,000 Greek warriors charged against the opposing Persian army, composed of 25,000 soldiers. These soldiers were fighting for everything they loved, their land, country, family, even the world. King Darius had to destroy the Greeks to continue his Western expansion, but the Athenians wouldn't let that happen. Most Greek city states surrendered when Persian messengers asked them to, except for the opposing Athenians and Spartans, who killed the messengers. This meant war against the…

MMA started at the Olympic Games in 648 BCE. it was called “pankration” which was the training of greek armies. Pankration was one of the most popular sports in ancient greece. In pankration you could punch and kick and you had no gloves. The winner of the fight was deemed complete power over his foes. It was a very deadly sport that consisted of punching , kicking and grappling your opponent. There was no mat or octagon. You fought outside in the dirt. It took months of practice to be able to…