Acropolis of Athens

Advancements in technology or basic societal achievements in Athens were the succession of the irrigation where they had running water, and sewage pipes. This period cumulatively throughout the end of the Persian wars and the success of the Greek was called the rise of Athens. During this rise of Athens much of what was already seen as advanced had happened in Mathematics per say the with the Grecian advancements to the basics in…

political unit of Greece in this time period. The two major city-states in Greece were Sparta and Athens; they were sometimes united in order to defeat a common enemy. However, there was much tension between Sparta and Athens during this time period; these two cities were the main competitors in the Peloponnesian War. These two city-states were different in the way they ran their governments. Athens showed characteristics of early democracy that inspired the modern world’s form of democracy.…

just. Firstly, a background in ancient Greece’s politics was offered, speaking of the appeals and brutal regimes of government prior to democracy being restored. The major issue addressed in the podcast is the execution of Socrates by the majority of Athens for the corruption of youth in and the introduction of gods that the Greeks did not once believe in. The opposing view of justice in the podcast and Plato’s Republic is given by Thrasymachus, who claimed justice belonged to those with power…

Athens and Sparta, two of the largest city-states from Ancient Greece, carry a wide range of traditions and preferences as to how to run a government. Some of these rules have been long forgotten, some carry on today in certain countries around the world, and some are simply admired despite the negativity that they may carry. Athens and Sparta are known for their greatness, their unique qualities, and for their advancements. Some of their laws or ideals are common with each other, and some are…

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…

An oligarchy is a government run by a small group of people that have total control of the government. “Sparta and Athens differed drastically in how they viewed freedom” ("Western Civilization I”). In comparison to the Athenians, the Spartans had a less representative form of government partially because they believed freedom was a relative to Sparta itself, not it’s…

The Persian wars were battles between Greece and the Persian empire, this war started in 490 BCE and ended in 479 BCE. Greece is a country in the south eastern area of Europe and wasn’t united as a country but split into many different city-states. Athens and Sparta(who were great enemies) eventually combined forces to fight against Persia. At the time, the Persian empire was the biggest empire that conquered from southern Egypt to Eastern India. It was founded in 550 BCE by Cyrus the great.…

Unit 1 Assignment Greece was divided by the dominance of Sparta and Athens during the Peloponnesian War. “The Peloponnesian War pitted against each other two Greek states that were antithetical in nearly every respect.”(Hanson) Sparta was made of small settlements of and allies and became a military state. Athens had more citizens than Sparta whom had an army of about only 10,000 men. Both Athens and Sparta believed they had advantages over each other in the war between the two, which broke out…

The rise of democratic institutions in Athens with growing naturalism of sixth-century BCE sculptures reflected the important development in Greek spirit of innovation and accomplishments (Sayre 59). In Herms, Kouroi and the Political Anatomy of Athens (Apr., 2007), Josephine Crawley Quinn looks at both sculpture types, Herms and Kouroi, relationship between them, roles of representations of male body in promoting and reinforcing the political ideals, democracy, in archaic Greece (Quinn, p. 83)…

Sparta is known as one of the best military states, but Athens is known to be the greatest city state. I would like to live in Athens because they are more superior than Athens. To begin with, Athens is more superior than Sparta in naval power. They had a clear advantage through the seas by receiving resources and attacking against other city states. Athens or more of the leading city stayed in Sparta because of their economy. Does the union economy is a cesspool because of their trading and…