Classical Athens

decreed, that Athens should make no concessions to the Spartans except as provided by the treaty, and that a firm refusal of demands would result in treatment as equals. He drew attention to Sparta’s weaknesses such as limited resources, inexperience…

RUNNING CULTURE WHY ADOPT………….BECAUSE IT IS AN AXIOM FOR A GREATER HEALTH…………… Defining ‘culture’ often correlates with the term ‘society’ and while in general perspective there is no much difference in both terms, in sociological analysis this create a slight distinction. A culture represents the beliefs, practices and artefacts of a group, while society represents the social structures and organization of the people who share those beliefs and practices. A part of…

A little less than than a decade ago Beijing held the Olympic games. This large event that was commonly known as Beijing 2008, took place from 8 to 24 of August. Beijing was elected to be the host city in 2001, defeating bids from Toronto, Paris, Istanbul, and Osaka. After the first round of voting it was crystal clear that Beijing would be the host of the 2008 Olympics; leaving the other potential hosts far behind, Beijing had a significant lead. Being the most watched Olympic games in history,…

For this upcoming History Museum Project, My partner Sunday and I decided to do the Greek Amphitheater with the statue of the goddess Athena. The project took about three weeks to do. We chose to make this because we wanted to learn more about Greek culture and we both really admire the Greek Architecture, so we decided to make one of the most known ancient Greek Architecture, The Amphitheatre. The Amphitheatre was a theater, which provided many forms of entertainment such as politics, religion…

The believed origin date for the first Olympiad is 776 BC however it is has been the subject of intense debates for historians for a long time (Spivey 2004, 206). When trying to come to a date for the first Olympiad a decision was made by fixing a list of victors at Olympia, after which they counted backward in quadrennial units (Miller 2004, 20). The main concern with trying to figure out the origin date is if it is accuracy for the emergence of Greek athletics. Scholars have looked for the…

CONSCLUSION A skillful warrior can achieve his own invulnerability, but he can never bring about the enemy’s vulnerability. (Sun Tzu) This campaign exposed numerous operational, tactical and strategic mistakes that the Athenians made; which ultimately lead to them losing this war. One of the main reasons the Athenians failed, was because they did not have the right resources nor executed the right strategy; this was mainly due to lack of planning and a lack of willingness to adjust. Maybe if…

Erechtheion, on the Acropolis, Athens, 421-05 BC I have chosen to do my essay on the Erechtheion, on the Acropolis. The reason I had chosen the Acropolis temple is because of the beautiful statues represented on the south side of the temple. I also enjoyed reading the history and what the temple represents to the Greeks. Doing some research throughout the module 4 pages 14 and 15 there is a lot of information located on the web. I found that the temple was built in honor of Athena and also…

Greece and Athens have achieved vast amounts of wonder and fame today. The opulent structures, the detailed sculptures, or the compact cites that convey a busy urban living. All of these contribute to the awe-inspiring city. Athens is the site of multiple historical buildings such as The Agora, which originally served as a marketplace, subsequently contained temples and civic buildings. Another notable structure constructed in that time is the Akropolis; an ancient citadel which was composed of…

Greece and Athens are well known for many reasons. The opulent structures, the detailed sculptures, or the compact cites that convey a busy urban living. All of these contribute to the awe-inspiring city. Athens is the site of many historical buildings such as The Agora, which was, in the beginning, a marketplace, but later on also contained temples and civic buildings. Another notable structure constructed in that time is the Akropolis; an ancient citadel which was composed of multiple…

Body Paragraph #2 (Author): • Xenophon was an Athenian citizen (Gish and Ambler 2009, 181). Given the tension between Sparta and Athens, and the Athenian preference for Democracy, one would expect the bias to tilt towards Xenophon’s native polis of Athens. On the contrary, Xenophon writes quite a favourable account of Spartan daily and political life. • Xenophon also wrote about Sparta in his accounts of the Peloponnesian Wars, through which…