Athens County

most distinguishable and substantial pupil cultural event (Roche, 1998). What is recognisable today as the Modern Olympics first began in Athens, 1896, attracting 311 athletes from 13 countries (Kitroeff, 2005). Throughout this period the Olympics was a combination of athletic games that sustained religious rituals (Koulouri, 2006). At the forefront of the Athens games was the opportunity to showcase nationalism, success, and pride but above all present the modernised Western model of Greece…

surviving construction of all of Classical Greece, and still dominates the city of Athens today while continuing to remain as their international symbol. Despite its massive size the structure was built in only a 15 year time period ; 447-432 BC, costing 469 silver talents. The structure was originally designed to repair the previous temple that was destroyed by the Persians in 480 BC. The Parthenon sits on the Acropolis of Athens which is an elevated ground typically on a hillside for either…

the courts of ancient Athens and ancient Rome to make a litigant seem immoral or moral for the jury to side in a particular direction, and how it was very…

Artwork from Greece, especially Athens was depicted as the significance and achievements of humans. Furthermore, much of the Greek art was to honor the gods, in which the gods were created in the persona of humans. In similar contrast, the artwork from the period of the Panathenaic games, illustrated Athena and some sort of athletic event. Between the beginning of the sixth and by the end of the fourth centuries B.C., new techniques were starting to be used to decorate the fine pottery.…

In this present democratic society, political debates over policy are at the forefront of the collective conscious of the American people, particularly at this stage in the election cycle. Those of us living in the postmodern age, however, tend to fall into the highly fallacious mindset wherein democracy is thought of as being an invention of the recent age, and an idea about which we can learn very little by appealing to the ancient world which is so rife with stories of empires and conquests.…

Nicias and the Importance of Persuasive Leadership How did Nicias fail to convince the Athenian assembly that the Sicilian Expedition was a strategic error? His arguments, while valid and logical, are not sufficient to win over the assembly to undo their vote of war. Not only does Thucydides have incomplete information about these events, but Thucydides’ prior knowledge of Nicias’s failure colors the way he reconstructs Nicias’s ineffective arguments against war. Nicias attempts to dissuade the…

the Persian wars Athens cultivated a sense of pride, euphoria, and chauvinism among the community. In fact, the largest polis was Athens. The well-known pride of the Greek citizens flourished into achievements such as drama, democracy, art, architecture, music, mathematics, philosophy, poetry, sports, and sciences. For example, the Olympic…

There have been many changes in the Olympic Games ranging from the diversity to women and men competing to the security of the athletes. The Olympics made its first start in a small part of the world named Olympia Greece dated back in 1896 marking it the first summer Olympic Games to be held. Only a few participated and there were little games to be played. Men were the limited ones to attend the games while women sat and watched. As the years went on they finally started participating. No one…

The Apology, a trial is depicted to convict Socrates, a man who simply wanted to seek and define the truth, for corrupting the youth of Athens, and harming the relations among citizens by causing disrespect through his practice of philosophy. The trial seeks to uncover the truth of Socrates’ actions, or rather, if his actions were a harm to the society of Athens. In regards to the city, the prosecution had some strong arguments, and many weak ones that Socrates goes on to discredit time and time…

The two fantastic movies, Shine and Swimming Upstream have many similarities and differences. These movies are both true stories about young boys, despite all of the challenges, being successful in the field that they are passionate about. Russell Mulcahy’s 2003 film, Swimming Upstream is focussed on Tony Fingleton’s swimming career and how he got to be a silver medallist at the British Empire and Commonwealth Games in 1962. Whereas, Scott Hicks 1996 movie, Shine is based on David Helfgott’s…