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    Argos Research Paper

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    Mycenae and Tiryns and grew along to become one of the major strongholds somewhere between 5th - 7th century BC. It is said that it reached its peak under the rule of king Pheidon who was a great tactician and was believed to be the inventor of the hoplite Phalanax which massively helped the Argives, as they were called, in warfare to gain control of the cities of Argolis and to rival the Spartans in power. They challanged Sparta for dominance of the Peloponnese and defeated them in the battle…

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    Athenian Life Essay

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    300 bushel men were also called the horsemen because they raised horses and provided them for military services. They held minor political offices. The third class was the 200 bushel men who had enough wealth to secure weapons and armor to become hoplite soldiers. They also held minor political offices. The fourth class was the 199 bushel men and lesser who were urban and non-landlord poor. These did duties like as rowers. The women were not allowed to participate in politics and their job was…

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    Topic: “Military differences of ancient civilizations.” This research essay would be a comparison on the differences in military tactics, weapons, and famous units of the ancient Greeks and Persians. Scholarly Books: Connolly, Peter. The Greek Armies. London: Macdonald Educational, 1979. Peter Connolly writes about the different Greek armies in areas such as tactics, the wars they fought, and their weapons. This will be extremely useful to my essay as I’m sure there is a lot of information…

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    intense internal war fighting, they perfected heavy infantry strategies, and when they were united, they were able to defeat a (sudden, unwanted entry into a place) by Persia, the super-power of their day. The heavily outnumbered Greek warriors, called hoplites, used superior strategies, training and arms to defeat two huge (sudden, unwanted entries into places). However, the Greeks returned to their constant war fighting once their common enemy was defeated. Philip of Hellenized Macedonia, king…

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    protect the polis, private land-owning farmers stepped into the warrior role. These warriors, known as hoplites, consisted mostly of men who made enough to be able to afford their own armor, thus providing evidence of a supposed middling class. Approximately 30% of Spartan men could afford this panoply, making the group significantly larger in number when compared to the leading elites. The hoplites also established a new way of living in Sparta. This advanced lifestyle was intended to be a…

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    Achilles was fighting for his cause and for the lives of the men around him. Achilles did not take orders from any king because as long as his short xiphos sword was in hand Achilles could slay any army, country or enemy that opposed him. The Greek hoplites adored this man forged by the gods as he would…

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    Address the question of how Greek democracy ended. Based on this week story reading understanding that I have learned and understand about the Legacy of Athenian Democracy. A Greek democracy season that starts following their downfall of Athens, I think Spartans play a big roll to provide a chance to the Athenians to substitute the government of the Thirty Tyrants with a new democratic system. The tyrannies had been a destructive and bloody disappointment, and have a Spartans support…

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    Athens and Sparta are the two most well known poleis of ancient Greece and each was known for the structure of its society. In this essay I will discuss how people in those societies obtained the right to participate in public life and make community decisions, identify who held public office, and how public office holders were elected. How those two societies were similar and how they differed will also be discussed throughout this essay. Both Athens and Sparta had a societal structure based…

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    Peloponnesian War Analysis

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    army. Spartans King summarizes Athenian means to wage war as "Athenian have an extraordinary familiarity with a sea, and who are in the highest state of preparation in every other department; with wealth private and public, with ship and horses, and hoplites, and a population such as non-other Hellenic place can equal.” Conclusion Balance strategy will not guarantee the outcome of the war, as Clausewitz mentions- Danger, exertion, uncertainty, and chance will make up the climate of war. The…

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    Peloponnesian War Essay

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    deserted island was fortified to allow Athens to project naval power. To strengthen the Athenian alliance, they tried to break up the Peloponnesian alliance while keeping a tight rein on their coalition. The partnership was essential for providing hoplites, fleets, and good ‘sources of income for both the public and private sectors’ benefit. During the period of war, several states allied with the Athenians, of which, Sitalces king of the Thracians and Perdiccas, king of the Macedonians' were…

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