Athens

The lowest class was the slave women, who did the menial domestic chores and helped to raise the children of the wife. Male slaves worked in the trade arts, including pottery making, glass working, and wood working, or educating the sons of a house. The second class of women was the Athenian citizen woman, who could pass the right of citizenship to her sons. The third class was known as the Hetaerae. Unlike the slaves and the citizens, they were given an education in reading, writing, and music,…

The Parthenon situated in Athens, Greece was built in 447 BCE and was built as a monument to the goddess Athena, to whom the ancient Greeks attributed their success in the Persian wars. The building was meant to stand as a symbol of Athens’ wealth and power with the outer, larger temple housing a statue of Athena and the smaller, inner room used as a treasury. While the Parthenon was built in celebration of a single god[dess], the Pantheon in Rome was built to honor all the Roman gods. Built…

Error is inevitable in sports. False starts, missed open shots, dropped passes, bad calls: error today greatly intertwines with sports that the two are rarely seen separated. But error does not only exist in the sport itself: it reaches a larger audience, as its effects can extend across a global scale. The Olympics has long called for “a halt to all conflicts … [and to] strive towards a more peaceful world” (The Modern Olympic Games), but multifaceted issues soon spoiled its biennial message.…

Greece during the 5th and 6th centuries BC. Various attempts were made to revive the games during the early 1700’s and 1800’s in France and England but were only on a small, local scale. The first Olympic games as we know them today were held in Athens in 1896 as a tribute to their origin. The games brought together 14 nations and 241 athletes to compete in 43 events.…

Greeting his sister Electra, he reveals that the oracle of Apollo require that he avenge his father. He kills his mother and her lover similarly to how she killed Agamemnon, and afterwards seeks Delphic council to purify himself. Later departing to Athens, his mother Clytemnestra’s ghost spurs the Furies to seek revenge against Orestes. These Furies, as they exist in the Athenian mythological culture, represent the human urge to punish those who have done wrong. In effect, their vengeful fury…

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…

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 Games were held every four years in Olympia, from the 8th century BC to the 4th century AD. Olympia is located in the western Peloponnese peninsula. These games were held to honour the God Zeus. The first modern Olympics took place in 1896 in Athens, and featured 280 participants from 13 nations, competing in 43 events. Since 1994, the Summer and Winter Olympic Games have been held separately and have alternated every two years. The Olympics in Ancient Greece It was in 776 BC that the first…

Ancient Greece Periods that Affected People and Philosophical Views In Ancient Greece, there were two completely different periods, the Hellenic and the Hellenistic periods. There was also the evolution from monarchy to democracy in Athens and a military focus in Sparta. Athens may have been considered better off because they were seen as valuing democracy, having wisdom, beauty, and physical excellence. But the Spartans man and women had to be tough and a defender. They valued courageousness.…

Throughout, philosophy has been challenged by various intellectuals and philosophers who argued about life, specifically on the origin of the universe. They each had their own ideas and personal beliefs and stuck with it even if their counterparts were against them. Each had their own perspective of cognizance but all got to the same question. What are is the origin of the universe? Where does everything come from? Why is what is? They all try to answer these questions and it formulates still…