Pericles

Building an Empire Building an empire is a difficult task for anybody, but maintaining one is much more challenging, it requires ambition, strength, power and much more. Alexander is a great example . When he became king at the age of 20, he was very well trained and prepared for his role as king. He was ambitious and had a mindset of a conqueror. As a child, he was trained to ride horses, use weapons, and command troops which benefited him greatly in his adult life as a king . For 13…

shifts from an ideal that works for the people and the progression of society, to a military approach dedicated to maintaining their war by any means possible. In the first document, “Pericles’ Funeral Oration”, Thucydides is writing about a speech given at Pericles’ funeral. The speaker talks about how Pericles was looked at as a perfect ruler. It is mentioned that Athens was, “a pattern to others than imitators ourselves.” This statement implies that because Athenian democracy was so…

Civilizations underwent a transformation during the second wave of civilization. Prior to this period, governments focused more on securing their land and building their nation from within. However, civilizations during the second wave began to venture beyond their land, conquering neighboring nations for resources and or power. We can say that this is the time that the idea of empires took shape. While this age of empire building helped connect people of varying ethnicities and cultures, rulers…

this freedom”25. Pericles was essentially the unofficial ruler of Athens from 461 B.C.E. to 428 B.C.E., when he died. The Assembly looked to Pericles for guidance in important affairs, however, although he held various offices during this time, none of them gave him the authority that he had. He had a tremendous ability to influence the Assembly26. This time, known as the “Age of Pericles” was “...one of the [most] brilliant, enlightened periods of all times”27. Much of what Pericles…

government, , and mathematics. “Our plan of government favors the many instead of the few; that is why it is called a democracy (Document 3). Pericles was a wise and able statesman that led Athens during its golden age. He introduced direct democracy to Athens. In document 3, “As for social standing, advancement is open to everyone, according to ability...” Pericles describes democracy where everyone had an equal opportunity to advance and serve their country. However, everyone was also…

money that the Delian League collected. After the Athenians’ victory against the Persians at Plataea in 479BC they returned to their abandoned city and found all the buildings on the Acropolis had been destroyed. Pericles wanted to rebuild the city…

Fellow Athenians, today I will share with you the reasons why we must enact a law to give citizenship to the metics of our great city and to the freed slaves worthy of the title! I will persuade you to cast your vote to help our worthy brethren become full members of our society. As a simple pottery maker myself, I sell my wares in The Agora. Some well-known and wealthy metic families have been there in my hours of need. Through the issuance of loans from these great families, I was able to…

Section A Apodexis, Aitiai, Istoria Herodotus histories were considered as the founding work of history in the western literature era. There are many aspects that are recurred to understand history. Apodexis is needed when a demonstration revolves into proof. Aitiai coincided with Istoria, whereas Aitiai is greek for cause and the ability to find out a reason for something. While Istoria focuses on the written accounts of others and their varied histories. Cleon, Diodotus, Mytilenian The…

Honor is defined as regards with the greatest respect and is central to the Greek character; this could have even been valued more than life itself and was the essence of the city-state from which they come from (“Honor”). The concept of honor is critical to understanding the motivation of Athenian and Spartan men. They lived their lives according to this honor that was gained through warrior acts in battle. Homer believed in having a glorious reputation of honor and it was of the highest…

rebuilt (Ferrari 2002, 13). He found his evidence in Plutarch’s Life of Pericles with regards to the Congress Decree of the Oath of Plataea (Ferrari 2002, 13). The oath states that shrines destroyed by barbarians are to never be rebuilt (Ferrari 2002, 13). Bates also agrees with Frazer and Michaelis on the notion that the Erechtheum is the successor to the arkhaios naos (Ferrari 2002, 13). Bates speculated that Pericles wanted to uphold the Oath of Plataea, but also wanted to erect a new…