Peloponnesian War

Pericles plans to create a better Athens during its by hosting a dinner party with people worthy to aid him in the construction of a better Athens. He invites Genghis Khan wondering how he created a large empire. Pericles also hopes that the Mongolian warrior to be the general of his army. He invites Joan of Arc to learn about her leadership that her to the victory of Orleans. He would not sit next to King Tut because he believes a democracy is the ideal government system to rule an empire. He…

Throughout history, war has shaped, changed, as well as eliminated cultures and civilizations in the world. In the case of Ancient Athens, war was feared as well as respected. Soldiers who have fallen on the battlefield were given honorary ceremonial burials with a member of society conducting a speech in honor of their bravery, and servitude for the city-state. This selected member within society was chosen by the city for his intellectual gifts as well as his reputation within the society.…

knowledge of construction that the Ancient Greeks possessed. With so many buildings to choose from, the Parthenon stands to be the only Acropolis building that was fully completed. Numerous other construction projects were halted due to the Peloponnesian war. The uniqueness lies in the fine details; the blocks of marble were cut into rectangular prism so they would lock together, and the pillars were made tapered with the bottom side bigger than the top. The architects of the Parthenon built…

encountered troubling periods amongst their men. In the case of Alexander, his kinsmen were far from home, and were questioning why they persisted to fight under, and with, Alexander. Pericles’s people doubted anything they might accomplish about the war in Peloponnese. Throughout their speeches, they possessed the aptitude to persuade. However, Persuasion is the weapon of the orator as the sword is the weapon of the warrior,…

that both hoplites and thetes were instrumental to the new military approach utilized by Athens. It was through warfare and the advancements caused by war that the lower classes were empowered and that democracy was propelled…

The mutilation of the Hermae statues in 415 BC is one of the most controversial scandals during the Peloponnesian war. Many suspicions was raised, as Athenians believed this was a scheme plotted to discourage the Sicilian expedition and to subvert Athen’s democracy. For this reason, many accused Alcibiades, whom was a rising political figure known for his undemocratic character and habits to be the main perpetrator behind this scandal. However, this bold accusation is far from logical for…

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…

all of these works is how they are representative of what Greek tragedy truly is, an unreasonable disruption to a person or entire community’s way of life; these works also provide insight into understanding what happened to Athens during the Peloponnesian…

civil, military, and judicial decisions. He thought that without a form of government then fear of death would begin and it would result in civil war. Another thing Hobbes made major contributions to was history. He translated the history of the Peloponnesian war from Greek to the English language. He also documented the history of the English civil war and all of it’s events. Without his works on this history the truth of the events could have been twisted from their actual accounts of the…

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…