Pericles

History of The Peloponnesian War by Thucydides and the Iliad by Homer are both timeless accounts of war that also analyze human nature. Both authors divulge their belief about what comprises human nature through the observation of war and its effect on morality. Homer and Thucydides agree that emotion, specifically compassion, is the key to a human life. However, the authors differ on their definition of compassion. Thucydides sees compassion as a natural emotion felt among equals while Homer…

Sparta head on, the Athens plan was to attack with their strong navy at sea and let the Spartans come to them, doing so made the Athenians and Pericles believe that this would make the Spartan army weak and tired since the Spartans did not have that much strong of a navy. Stated in the Peloponnesian War article written by Jona Lendering, she states “Pericles' strategy was to abandon the countryside to the Spartans and concentrate all Athenians in the city itself, which could receive supplies…

The speaker talks about an idealistic Athens and the greatness of Athenian culture, policy, law and openness to foreigners, which make the city the great place of learning that, in his opinion, it is. Therefore, Pericles’ funeral oration is not as much about the fallen soldiers, as it is about the greatness of Athens and the reason that the Athenians had for fighting this war. This speech has become such an important and often imitated part of Thucydides’ The History…

This week’s Senior Symposium lecture was given by Lynchburg College’s own Dr Joe Freeman (2016), Professor Emeritus of Political Science. This lecture addressed Book 8 and the beginning of Book 9 in Greek philosopher Plato’s seminal text The Republic. These sections are some of the most famous due to their candor on the topics of modern governments. Freeman’s (2016) lecture discussed the way in which Plato’s Socrates defined four different types of unjust governments and the manners in which…

expresses the importance of public spiritedness was Pericles. After the Peloponnesian War and throughout his Funeral Oration speech, he talks to the people of Athens about the importance how the citizens need to have public spiritedness. He also talks to the people about how incredible necessary for them to live the nation, not just themselves. Pericles states, “An Athenian citizen does not neglect the state, because he take care of his household” (Pericles 18). He goes on to describe that a…

Pericles the leader of the Athens embarked on this very expensive building campaign. Pericles dipped into the have the Greek city-state treasury and builds the Parthenon. Iktinos and Kallikrates were the architects of the Parthenon. The Parthenon temple gives the illusion of physical perfection…

The Greek Parthenon was built on the Acropolis as the centerpiece of a group of buildings and commissions by Pericles. Construction on these buildings stopped as a result of the Peloponnesian Wars. The Parthenon was a temple to Athena, though it bore no altar; as such, it was not considered a traditional temple. It was constructed to be the Perfect Temple, with its columns and their proportions perfected and spaced evenly. But interestingly, even though mathematical proportions were calculated…

Plays started to get imperative in old Greece and two sorts of plays, which were composed and performed, were comedies and tragedies. A drama in antiquated Greece was typically a play that stamped or made fun of a certain point, individual, or assembly of individuals. One renowned comic drama essayist was Aristophanes. He composed the play The Birds and Lysistrata. A tragedy in aged Greece generally demise with an ethical or social issue, human enduring, and finished in a disaster. Three…

Athens’ steady moral decline is depicted and culminates in their strong words for the Melians: “the strong do what they have the power to do and the weak accept what they have to accept” (HPW 5.89). This is a far cry from the Athens that, according to Pericles, did “kindness to others” and showed “continued good will” to allies. (HPW…

Ancient Greeks and Romans were both located in the Mediterranean. They have similarities and differences, which can be compared and contrasted. They both developed their civilizations with the rise of city-states. They also made significant contributions to the Middle East. The ancient Greeks created beautiful art and sculptures while the Ancient Romans formed an impressive military. They both have achievements, famous leaders and the reason for their decline. These ancient city-states both had…