History of the Peloponnesian War

of government between Aristocracy and Democracy. I believed that human nature lied somewhere in between Athens and Sparta, and they were the two inhumane extremes of human nature. But after careful consideration of the entirety of the History of the Peloponnesian War, I have found quotations to support a different claim. Additionally, this careful consideration has helped me determine how this affects what Thucydides says about human nature. The same careful consideration has helped me…

material required provides fundamental concepts that will benefit you for your future career in the business world. Three works in particular that I think you will benefit most from are Hamlet by Shakespeare, Antigone by Sophocles and The History of the Peloponnesian War by Thucydides. Three characters in particular that would be of most importance…

He claims to favour the interests of the city over all but then shows his true colours by both acting and ranting like a tyrant. Antigone is steadfast and determined in her aim - she fully believes that the rule of god must take precedence in this matter regarding death, as well as revealing her belief that it is the family that is more important than the state. In contrast, it is Oedipus’ desire to serve his adopted city, and to release it from its’ suffering, that propels him toward the awful…

more motivated compared to the Persians because if they lost, they would lose their independence as well. Although they were still one of the biggest nations of the time, the Persian Empire slowly lost their power and influence after the Greco-Persian war. After their defeat, the Persians were unable to expand their nation any further. They were not able to conquer Greece and weren’t even allowed to continue ruling Ionia and the Aegean…

The podcast deals with the dialogue “Plato’s Republic” written around 400 BC, which discusses the meaning of justice and what it truly means to be 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…

The idea of right and wrong have been something of question throughout the span of time. If I do this am I a bad person? What if no one saw me? Ethics gives us codes in which we use to give morality to our lives. In reading about Thucydides and Plato we see that, while both highly regarded philosophers, the methods they use to teach are vastly different. Thucydides preferred an empirical style in the way that he chose to approach his studies of human nature and believes that justice is…

willing to give it up because they wanted to self rule. The Persians then attempted many different types of interactions with the Romans and the Greeks. Some ways they interacted with each other included: recruiting foot soldiers from Greece, waging war against Greece, creation of the Silk road, and by attempting to conquer Rome twice. One way the…

The Persian wars were battles between Greece and the Persian empire, this war started in 490 BCE and ended in 479 BCE. Greece is a country in the south eastern area of Europe and wasn’t united as a country but split into many different city-states. Athens and Sparta(who were great enemies) eventually combined forces to fight against Persia. At the time, the Persian empire was the biggest empire that conquered from southern Egypt to Eastern India. It was founded in 550 BCE by Cyrus the great.…

Plato constructs a society in which the wise men, known as the philosophers, hold the highest position in the government. If he gave up this assumption that certain people are intrinsically unfit to occupy certain political social positions, he wouldn’t make this claim. He would instead create a society where everyone’s voice is heard no matter which social status they come from. A society that hears the voices of all the people and doesn’t underestimate their ideas. Also, he would allow the…

their interests on the waterways. This reading reflects the beginning of naval technology, military leaders and their strategies, methods of war, and reasons for early navies going to war. In times of old generally the nation with the largest and most powerful navy also had the most influence at that time, similar to the US. In the Greco-Persian war, ships were used to transport soldiers onto land, not have fights at sea. This would allow armies to do fighting hand to hand and not…