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    a far view of approaching enemies, as well as the opportunity to possible reach the ear of the patron god since it was the closest structure to the Heavens. The Parthenon is the most famous example of an acropolis, and it was built for the city of Athens that worshipped Athena. It doubled as the main temple and the treasury, a hub of funds gathered by neighboring Greek cities to pay for the many battles with barbarians. Its columns were built of white marble, transported from out of the…

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    Alexander took over greece because of the instability that war had caused. This is cause the country had been split up into city-states and was very multi-cultural. There were many different point of views within the culture which caused conflict. Greece for one had a lot of enemies like rome and macedonia. After ruler Epaminondas had fallen greek makes peace and created a short term league for safeguarding. Which actually brought more confusion to the country. Many rulers and officials formed…

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    On the twelfth of November, I had the delight to visit one of many beautiful buildings in New York City. The Olympic building located on fifth avenue between fifty first and fifty second street. Once you enter the building you will immediately notice the Parthenon marble cast collection against the wall. However, these marbles cast are copies of the originals, but these are so perfectly redone that you can probably mistake them for the originals. The design of the hallway, which the marble cast…

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    INTRODUCTION Sparta was one of the most influential warrior city-states in Greek society. They reached the height of power after defeating a rival city-state called the Athenians in the Peloponnesian war which was in 431-404 BC. On loyalty to the state, military service was essential in Sparta. Men were trained to be soldiers for life. Life in Sparta mainly revolved around being a warrior. GOVERNMENT The Spartan political system had two hereditary mighty monarch kings from two separate…

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    Peloponnesian War Analysis

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    Athenian War Strategy: Peloponnesian War Thucydides described the 21 years long history of the Peloponnesian War (431-411BC), between an alliance of Spartans and Athenian, the powerful city state of ancient Greece (war formally ended in 404 BC). This war was the result Athenian rising power because ‘the rise of new power always create uncertainty and anxieties' . Athenian and her alliance dramatically increased their power after thirty years’ peace treaty. Both alliances "refused to give up…

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    Herodotus Histories presents the large scale war between the ancient Greek and the ancient Persia. The book points out two main forms of governments, a democratic government like Athens, and a monarchical government like Persia. Even though, there are many pro and cons about the two forms of government systems in the book, Greek still won the war despite the huge military power disadvantage against the Persia. Clearly, the Greek’s way of life is more effective at war than Persia’s. In ancient…

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    streets or on forums, people have spoken to sway them; as long as social conditions have existed, people have agitated to change them, and as soon as writing was created, it was used to influence the actions of others. In the ostensibly democratic Athens (at least for free men born in the city to native parents) (Goldstein 88), Aristotle emphasized the role of rhetoric in persuading one’s fellow citizens who, in a democracy (again, a relative term), held the power. In ancient Rome, still…

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    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…

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    Essay On Athens Vs Sparta

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    The question of Athens v.s. Sparta has been debated for many years but the clear answer is and always will be Athens. Their advancements in art, science and government make them a far better polis than Sparta. Without Athens we would not be where we are today. Athens left an everlasting effect on the world, while Sparta did not. This essay will prove that Athens is the better polis. Athens and Sparta were very similar in many ways but they had one major difference that divided them in history,…

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    Beshwate HIST 103- Western Civilization I: Exam 1 28 September 2017 Section Two: Essay One The Greek city states of Athens and Sparta have many similarities and differences. Due to the geography of Greece each poleis developed differently. Athens became the center of intelligence and Sparta became the center of military might. Both greatly influenced western civilization. Athens brought science, math and art to the world while Sparta left great impact on military procedures and dedication…

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