Pericles

had. Ancient Greece and Mesopotamia both had great political leaders that made an impact on their societies. Specifically, Greece had the leader Pericles. His impact on Greece was so profound that the period in which he led Athens has been called the 'Age of Pericles'. He led with strength and the people admired him for doing such. Just as Pericles was admired throughout Greece, Sargon was admired all through Mesopotamia. Sargon is recorded to have founded the Akkadian Empire. Forming an…

The repeated invasions of Attica, conducted by Sparta, sparked the Peloponnesians Wars. After multiple battles, Pericles held a funeral oration honoring the fallen in which he declared, “We are willing to go into danger with easy minds and natural courage rather than through rigorous training and laws, and that gives us an advantage... In this, as in other things,…

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 fearful they became of Athens power; in 431 BC Sparta declared war on Athens. The great leader Pericles influenced Athens to not back down to Spartans threats of war. The first Peloponnesian war lasted 10 years. This first war was not as intense as the…

Athenian Principles The Classical Age of Ancient Greece otherwise known as the Golden Age (ca. 480-430 B.C.E.), became the most creative period in the history of the world. A play called Antigone by Sophocles’, reflects the cultural values and characteristics of the Golden Age. The Golden Age of Greece featured civic pride in the society, a firm belief of realism and idealism, and a strong, tenacious patriarchal system and these qualities are shown in Antigone. After conquering the Persian…

Teachibililty and Unteachability of Virtue “Virtue, according to the Stoicism Model of Philosophy, is a single thing, and the individual virtues are its parts.” In Plato’s dialogue Protagoras, Protagoras both begins and ends on the subject of the teachability and unteachability of virtue. Socrates questions Protagoras, the sophist, on the teachability of virtue. The latter in the argument argues that virtue can in fact be passed on, as well as the former arguing the opposition. Initially, it…

art captured and documented Greece during their highest and lowest times. Artistry, especially, became more popular during the country’s prime time, also known as the Classical Age of Greece. In 447 BC, Pericles, an democratically elected leader during Classic Greece, also known as the Age of Pericles, used the tax money from the Delian League to rebuild the demolished Athenian Acropolis, now known as the Parthenon (Document 7). This was a defining moment in Ancient Greek history as this sacred…

It identifies how and why their strategies changed and explains why the Spartans were best able to adapt their strategy as the realities, risks and the length of the war changed. The initial strategy of the Athenians was to outlast the enemy. Pericles, the primary architect, revealed the Athenian strategy when delivered an insightful speech before the war. In it, he decreed, that Athens should make no concessions to the Spartans except as provided by the treaty, and that a firm refusal of…

differences in style, construction methodologies and functions the Parthenon and Pantheon are united in their primary purpose: as symbols of Imperial glory and the achievements of the elite rulers of the Ancient Greek and Roman cultures, men such as Pericles, Agrippa and Hadrian. Both structures have the appearance of being worshipful and pious tributes to the Gods of the time; but both are actually more celebrations of secular power following periods of war rather than a true veneration of the…

In Classical Athens and Han China there were differences in: Population distribution and philosophers beliefs on population, government, the philosophers on the government, and lastly the people in these civilizations. By comparing these two civilizations it is possible to see just how these two civilizations emerged and what they did when they started to evolve. The people of Greece are depicted in a drawing of a 5th Century B.C.E disc thrower. The male in the drawing is muscular, lean, and…

regarding the gods, individual, and society. In Athens, theatrical performances were an expression of civic pride. The Athenian leader, Pericles established democracy and believed in the quality of its citizens whom they reflected the spirit of civic pride that characterized Greek culture. He also believed society should feel pride and importance towards their state. Pericles led Athens for thirty-two years and glorified Athens through civic pride by creating large building projects such as the…