Classical Athens

believer in democracy, H.L Mencken thought if the people are set to achieve a goal, democracy is the best option. Democracy in Athens was one of the first known democracies. “Demo” or “Dem” are greek roots meaning for people. The democratic structure from the Ancient Athenians have helped build the foundation for a government found by the people. In 507 B.C.E Greece, democracy in Athens is starting to arise. When other forms of government such as monarchy and oligarchy become flawed, the…

reader that, in 416 BCE, Athens’ foreign policy and actions were strongly informed by the Athenian belief and focus on realism, preserving the law of nature, and the natural order of events. In 416 BCE, Athens’ belief, policy, and ideal of realism is evident through their preference for knowledge-based spiritual faith and rejection of the metaphysical. The Melian Dialogue, recorded by Thucydides in 416 BCE, recounts the discussion between representatives from the empire of Athens and the small…

Athens and Sparta two very powerful Greek city states were allies in the Persian Wars. They fought against each other in the Peloponnesian War. The war lasted from 431 BC-404 BC. Athens lost the battle, which in turn ended the golden age in Greece. When the Persian war ended both Athens and Sparta came to terms and agreed on a Thirty year peace. Athens then became very powerful, thanks to the leadership of Pericles. Thucydides thought that the war broke out due to Sparta being on edge and how…

The Battle of Thermopylae The battle of Thermopylae was the first battle between the Greeks and the Persians during the Greek and Persian war of 480 BC and 479 BC. The Greek force was dwarfed in comparison to the massive Persian army but they were devoted to protecting their homeland. The Greeks were very afraid of the Persian and Thessalian armies. Greece fought amongst itself for a while because no one could decide what to do about the massive armies that were coming their way. Eventually,…

The Golden Age of Athens was a time of advancement in many areas of life such as architecture. Architecture during this period became more complex and unique with many different sculptures and columns. During this time Pericles was the leader, this is why this period is sometimes referred to as the ‘Age of Pericles’ (Cartwright). There were many things that affected architecture and how it developed during this time including the impact from the economy, and the wars. I believe one of the main…

During the Peloponnesian war, Athens and their rival, Sparta, competed against one another in an effort to establish their dominance of Greece, forming alliances and colonies with imperialistic motives. Large alliances that were formed before the Peloponnesian war were an important factor in what escalated it. Sparta formed the Peloponnesian League while Athens created what is now referred to as the Athenian Empire. The Spartans won the long Peloponnesian war against Athens in 405, after the…

government structures that were established in order to govern over the people. While some are very different with each other but others have similarities soon how their government function. Democracy is a government ruled by the people. The ancient Athens and Roman Empire consist of what they believe is the true democracy. The Athenian democracy is founded by Cleisthenes, a nobleman who stood for popular interest. This form of government is a direct democracy where every citizen could vote on…

may still have reviewed Tellus’ worldview with rose-colored glasses, but despite this lived in conditions that had changed that world in fundamental ways. As the executive midpoint of an Aegean empire and a trading system spanning the Mediterranean, Athens had become more prosperous and powerful than even Solon’s wildest dreams. Tellus’ final combat was a border clash with Eleusis, who lived in the next valley over from the Athenian plain. Contrarily, in the new age of empire, war was not…

better Sparta or Athens. Sparta and Athens both have their up’s and downs. Sparta is known for their training and their battles, Sparta mainly focused on their training and making there people stronger .Then we have Athens this city stood longer, gave their children a great education, and Greece in known for Athens because of all these reasons. For this debate Athens should be chosen as better and they have facts to prove it.Athens are similar to Sparta in some ways but Athens came to be led…

Ancient Greece, Athens and Sparta were rivals. Athens’ power relied mainly on its navy while Sparta relied mainly on land power. The warriors of Sparta were the most powerful land army of the time. This rivalry both on land and at sea led to the Peloponnesian Wars in 431 BC. This war lasted 27 years and was the cause of the fall of Athens. The two main factors that caused Athens to lose the war were the failure to capture Sicily in 415 BC and the mysterious plague that ravaged Athens in 430 BC.…