Peloponnesian War

Oration”, was a eulogy written in the winter of 431-430 B.C.E. by Pericles who was the Athenian leader. Pericles delivered this speech to the survivors of the fallen who lost their lives fighting in the Peloponnesian War. Between 431 BC and 404 BC, the Peloponnesian War was fought between the Peloponnesian League, led by the Spartans, and Delian League, led by the Athenians. Sparta feared that Athens was becoming too powerful, leaving them no choice but to invade, defeating Athens. need to be…

feeling, but Is good at philosophy, literature, art, mathematics, cultural capital, but also the sea Pa people. More importantly, after the second Greco-Persian Wars (480 to 479 BC), the relationship between the two sides rapidly deteriorated, and ultimately the two teams in the year 431 years broke out for 27 years of the Peloponnesian War. Spartan and Athens oppose the image not only in the modern but even in ancient times are also…

slaves they owned since the poor could not afford slaves. Thus, it seems that these great civilizations lived different from one another. Despite their differences in lifestyles, one comparable attribute of Ancient Greece and Ancient Egypt would be their religion. Both civilizations practiced a polytheistic religion which meant they believed in more than one god. Ancient Egypt was ruled by pharaohs. Pharaohs were the highest level in the Egyptian society and were considered close to the gods.…

conclusions as to which events portrayed the Greeks resisting Alexander’s enterprises the most. We all pulled from similar events; the revolt at Thebes, the Aegean war and the Peloponnesian revolt. The opinions of the state of unification of the Greeks, differs among the responses. In Harneet’s response I liked the focus on Sparta and the Peloponnesian revolt. By focusing on this event the essay was able to contain more detail from the readings, allowing for better expression of the points being…

empire.18 He put over 20,000 Athenians on government payroll, paying for soldiers, magistrates, and jurors.19 The use of the Delian League was a way to form power and the way he did that was by his brilliant use of speech.20 The Peloponnesian War started in 431.21 This was a war between Sparta and Athens.22 Sparta had soldiers that trained strenuously from the time they were old enough to wield…

According to Thucydides’ history of the Peloponnesian War, justice, and the lack of it, was the main way of validating actions and making definitive decisions. The clearest role of justice concerned decision making, especially in circumstances of war. When poleis would make allies, they would consider what the justest and fairest path to take would be, despite disadvantages. The Plataeans allied with Athens rather than Sparta because it was “as justice required” and even held their decision with…

which started after the end of the Persian wars and the beginning of the Peleponnesian wars. The city of Athens was exceedingly prosperous accomplishing great works in military might, architecture and government. However, this great success began to wane and ended after 50 years around 431BC. The Golden Age had many factors that led to its end and one of them was the Peleponnesian War Resulting from mismanagement of the Delian League. The Peleponnesian War chiefly started out of Sparta because…

Fellow members of the Peloponnesian League, I recognize that I have little authority to speak in this conference as I am a Spartan hoplite, not a council member, general, or mighty king. I have trained my entire life to be part of Sparta’s magnificent army, I grew up in Sparta and now live there with my wife and children. As you know, Sparta has the strongest army in all of Greece, and we are far superior to the Greek army. Our men are well-trained and prepared to fight. I strongly believe we…

League unpopular? Due to Athenian misbehavior, the popularity of the Delian League deteriorated over time due to the Athenians’ abuse of power for their own interests. The dissatisfaction of allies, such as revolts and eventual outbreak of the Peloponnesian War, is noted in Thucydides. While Thucydides acts as a good primary source of accounts of the Delian League, it is undoubtedly an Atheno-centric primary source that may not fully capture all sides of the story. Thucydides shows only his…

Brand talks about Hubris and jealousy. The wealth and success of Athens, led to jealousy and resentment and ultimately Athens and Sparta went to war in 431 B.C.E. According to Brand, “Pericles was convinced the war could be won in a few years”. (Brand, n.d., p.34). However, that was not the case and the Peloponnesian Wars lasted for more than 30 years. War can bring a country together or tear it apart; many times, it depends on the courage, integrity and popularity of the leader. Pericles…