Classical Athens

unique. For example, the Spartans which were located on the Peloponnesus in the southern part of Greece began in 600 B.C. and lasted till 371 B.C. Sparta was a militaristic state in which they provided limited state education. On the other hand, the Athens represented a democratic government and society in which education was offered and was essential for the boys so they can speak in public places and were able to take part of the government. The Oligarchy society provided by the Spartans had…

Could you imagine, if boys were running around at night stealing , and a civilization where there is only fighting? When there are four times as many slaves\ helots than there are Spartans. Well, that is Sparta. Sparta is a small city- state that was located in Greece. They were established around 500 B.C.E. Spartans were the most powerful army in Greece. A state- controlled education, or agoge occupied a central place in the Spartan system. Education in Sparta: Did the strengths outweigh the…

Ancient Athens Argumentative Essay Democracy is the government that everyone gets a say in everything. Ancient Athens was supposedly one of the few truly democratic societies. The question is, were they truly democratic. There are people on both sides of the issue. We can't go and ask them so we depend on historians to tell us more about them. The historians are the ones who can make a difference. Historians need to realize that ancient Athens was not truly democratic because of the percent of…

During the rise of Athens, Athenians established democracy, and their city-state was named after Athena, the goddess of wisdom. Although Athens was started by the Mycenaean’s, the foundation was built by four tyrants; Draco, Solon, Peisistratus, and Cleisthenes. The first tyrant Draco ruled with an iron fist and started the “Draco’s code”, and all citizens knew the laws. Draco ended aristocracy so that the rich could not decide what the poor has to do, and could not make laws. The second tyrant…

pro-democratic Athenians by amassing with them in Phyle, or joined along the way to Piraeus, should be granted citizenship for themselves and their offspring. Following this, the Athenians allowed these new citizens to diffuse into the ten tribes of Athens and become subject to the same laws that average citizens were to follow. The decree also insisted upon the allowance for those men that joined later, during the battle of Munichia which helped secure the Piraeus, to adopt the status of…

The Peloponnesian War featured social and political deterioration. Through power struggles, revolutions, land and sea battles, diplomacy, and rapid cultural change, Thucydides demonstrated his belief that human nature is inherently ambitious and ruthless. In his writing on the revolution in Corcyra, he illustrated the conflict between human law and man’s insatiable desires. He saw the revolution of Corcyra as an example of the general decline of Greece during the Peloponnesian War,…

The golden age in Greek mythology occurred in the lifespan of the first generation of human beings created by Zeus. The age is a period of very favorable living conditions and extremely content inhabitants. The people are extremely content in their existence and do not desire any sort of material gain. The Greek golden age ends very abruptly after the death of the first generation, which was known as the race of gold (90). Following the race of gold’s death, Zeus created a second generation…

In the narrative, The Histories, Xerxes Invades Greece, Herodotus, also known as the “father of history”, attempted to capture what a free society could achieve when they worked together in the form of the poleis. He did this by showing the differences between the Persian and Greek soldiers and their mindsets during the Persian War. Herodotus wrote this narrative after the Persian War was over and during the early years of the Peloponnesian War which was around 431 B.C.E. Herodotus believed…

throughout ancient times. The official spark of democracy had happened during the time of ancient Greeks. Which happened to be the root and basis of this democratic way of government. Democracy trails back to 500 BCE in the time of the ancient Athens. Yet, was ancient Athens truly considered, democratic? With the Athenian’s government being consisted of a civilian voted government, voted laws that give equal justice to all, and the ability to allow foreigners to become citizens, the Athenians…

Monarchy: In ancient Greece, hereditary monarchy was rare. Where a polis had a king, they were usually what we would call a ‘constitutional’ monarchy. That is, some assembly shared the power with the king. Sparta was notable in that they had 2 kings. In this way, 1 king could lead the Spartan army off to war, while the other remained at home keeping the state functioning. When not at war, a bureaucracy consisting of ephors, gerousia, and the citizen assembly check the kings from getting out…