Ancient Greece

As introduced by, Suresht Bald: “Without openly attacking the other, each used persuasion, coercion, und subversion to strengthen itself and weaken its rival. This struggle for hegemony by Athens and Sparta…” or the Worlds currently developing, East/West Hegemonic dilemma; which “is felt most acutely by small, hitherto “independent” states that were now being forced to take side in the bipolar World… One such State was Melos… After strategically positioning their powerful fleet… [Envoys were…

Cyrus the Great was born in 580 BC and lived until the year of 529 BC. He was the first Achaemenid Emperor; he was the founder of Persia one of the largest empires of that time. He created this empire by uniting the two original Iranian tribes – the Medes and the Persians. Even though he was known as a great conquer he was mainly known for his tolerance and magnanimous attitude towards those whom he had conquered. He was one of the first to use not only Persian governors to control the places…

Our City of Athens has been struggling for some time now to become a stronger city. At this time we are facing a battle just as difficult as the recent battles we have faced. As an assembly, we granted the metics who fought with Thrasybulus the right to citizenship. Those metics showed loyalty, strength, and passion to give Athens a chance to get back to the city we once were. Those characteristics shown by the metics are similar characteristics the slaves who also fought showed as well. I…

The Peloponnesian War started when Sparta the leader of the Peloponnesian league and the largest land power in the region started to become concerned with the rise of Athens powers. Athens was a power in their own right; they were the largest sea power and was the leader of the Delian league. Neither Sparta nor Athens could afford to accept supremacy from the other country. Power can be a dangerous thing, those who have it don’t like letting it go, and those who don’t have it will do anything…

CONSCLUSION A skillful warrior can achieve his own invulnerability, but he can never bring about the enemy’s vulnerability. (Sun Tzu) This campaign exposed numerous operational, tactical and strategic mistakes that the Athenians made; which ultimately lead to them losing this war. One of the main reasons the Athenians failed, was because they did not have the right resources nor executed the right strategy; this was mainly due to lack of planning and a lack of willingness to adjust. Maybe if…

of society, not useless as others who were subject to infanticide. I grew up, maintaining my strength and learned to become the great warrior I am today. My training started at 7, but in 500 BC, Persia started to become a growing threat to all of Greece – the strong Sparta included.…

The Parthenon Greek for "maiden" built in 447 BC is the most preserved and highly influential building of the Roman era. This structure really captures the Greek's idea of humanism because it is a physical embodiment of their values and beliefs. The Parthenon, unlike the Egyptians who built pyramids for the dead, celebrated life on earth rather than the afterlife. As a result of the architecture being served as a sacred shrine dedicated to Athena the goddess of wisdom and war, treasury, and a…

The statue of Aphrodite and the statues in the Parastaseis Syntomoi Chronikai are similar in that these works of art seem to have the ability to react in a sort of way to their admirers. For example, the statue of Aphrodite had the ability to seduce and drive a man to madness to the point where he “hurled himself over a cliff or down into the waves of the sea and to have vanished utterly.” Similarly, when Theodoris from Himerius the chartularius, says the words “Maximian was the builder and…

Through trial and error and over many decades different forms of government were tried in Greece. In my opinion, Democracy was the best form of government because it is something that is still used today even in our own country. Cleisthenes an aristocrat that came to power after the death of Pisistratus the Tyrant was responsible for instituting his vision of democracy to the Athenian people (59). First developed by Solon and solidified by Cleisthenes himself during his tenure. The people of…

Neo classic art was a style of art that was related to the Ancient Greek and Roman Empires. In consideration to the French, neoclassicist looked up to the French artist Nicolas Poussin who exemplified the 17th century French classical arts. The artist behind the famous painting Oath of the Horatii was Jacques-Louis David. David was a French painter during the era of neoclassical, who was also known later as an active supporter of the French revolution just like his friend Maximilien Robespierre.…