Athens

Within Raphael’s masterpiece The School of Athens Aristotle is depicted with his hand flat out towards the horizon while Plato is pointing up towards the sky, but had Raphael added Stephen Wolfram to the painting, where would his hand be pointing? Although Wolfram does have some ideas that do align with Plato’s beliefs, his hand, like Aristotle’s, would be pointing out. It is necessary to understand why each of the two natural philosophers are pointing in the direction they are. Due to the…

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…

the Persian threat was gone, several Greek city-states formed the Delian League to protect the Greeks from any future foreign invasions. Persians had lost the war, and were weakened because of the lack of leadership. As for Athens, they needed to be rebuilt. After the war, Athens became one of the most powerful city-states.…

Pericles was the leader and General of Athens during the so called Golden Ages (A golden age is a period in a field of endeavour when great tasks were accomplished. ) He was born 495 B.C in Athens, Greece and died in 429 B.C. Pericles ruled during 461-429 B.C. after Ephialtes and was described as a brilliant general, orator, patron of the arts and politician—”the first citizen” of democratic Athens, according to the historian Thucydides. Pericles grew up in one of Athens leading families, his…

complicated work. Much of the work about Parthenon has been attributed to Pericles in the past. However, Pericles was simply one of the many officers involved in the construction of the Parthenon. The construction of major building in Athens involved many people since Athens was a democratic state. Parthenon construction involved negotiations and consultation with many agents (Neils). There has been misinformation that the Parthenon’s frieze was the first part to be designed and constructed by…

The Parthenon, an ancient Greek structure that stood atop a large hill above Athens, was a temple dedicated to the goddess Athena, the Athenians’ patron deity. Built after a period of success, the building was symbolic of the power held by the Athenians. Its intricate design adapted existing architectural styles into something new and unique, and it has inspired architectural designs around the world ever since. Believing that she contributed to their success in the Persian Wars, the Athenians…

between the two opposing nations. Early on, Dicaeopolis decided to establish a private peace treaty with Godson, an immortal child of Demeter and Triptolemus, who was able to grant the deed. Although the war was a continuing problem that corrupted Athens, Dicaeopolis’ motives of dealing with the war led him to create a private peace treaty with Sparta in hopes of fleeing the Athenian society, a society who strongly avoided settling peace with…

Eleutheria: Freedom “Hanson daringly brings the facts to life and unearths the often surprising ways in which the past informs the present.” Western Civilization’s basic social norms and values traced back to Ancient Greece, were ultimately threatened by the overwhelming numbers and wrath of the Persian army. The Persians were distinctly divergent from the Ancient Greeks in the sense that their culture did not agree with the concepts of Western Civilization. An interesting fact talked about by…

government in which the citizens have say in the rulings, was discovered in Ancient Athens. However, when we study Athenian history, we focus on the democratic system of government and tend to overlook the Athenian citizen’s points of view. Through close examination of the writings of Sophocles and Plato, one can discover that the Athenian’s respect towards the governing power, changed during the Classical Athens period. Although the Ancient Athenian government seemed to have control over its…

If I lived in Ancient Athens I would want to be a Citizen.Firstly, I would be able to have a say in all matters big or small.Secondly, I would be quite fit an example of this I would spend six to seven hours every day in the gymnasium.Finally, I would be quite rich as I’d have to own land because it is one of the requirements to become an Athenian citizen.But there would be cons to being a citizen of Ancient Athens.The first one being I would have to spend most of my time away from my…