Pericles

1. B.C.: This mean before Christ and relates to democracy because it was formed in 508 B.C. 2. B.C.E.: This means before common era and it relates to democracy because in Athens during B.C.E, they had a system of democracy running where everyone citizen was able to vote and that is how we got direct democracy. 3. C.E.: This means Common Era and it relates to democracy because Europe heard and began to follow democracy during 150 CE. 4. A.D.: This means in the year of the lord. 5. Hammurabi:…

the man of importance in the public halls of Athens. In 443 BC he served as one of the hellenotamiai, or treasures of Athena. In 413 BC he was elected one of the commissioners. He managed the finances of the city during the political ascendency of Pericles. Only 7 out of 123 plays survived in complete in form.…

the other country. Power can be a dangerous thing, those who have it don’t like letting it go, and those who don’t have it will do anything to get it. Before the Sicilian expedition the Athenians interests in western trade had been growing but Pericles was more concerned in consolidating allies closer to home. When he died in 429 BC people attitudes towards the west changed, it had become…

men, only of Athens could vote, women and metics were not allowed to vote. This would prove that it indeed was not a democracy, and was proven to be a oligarchy, where as high social class and men would be making the calls, even though stated by Pericles, that social class should not interfere. (Document A, B) A council would gather once a year to see if anyone was a threat to democracy, if the answer was yes, two months later, they would come back with the name of the person and remove them…

Ancient Greek Civilization: The Golden Age I. Introduction At least 2000 years before Christ, on the Island of Crete emerged the first Greek Civilization. Under the leadership of a general name, Pericles, Greece reached its Golden Age or Classical Period, which was later believed to be among the greatest civilizations ever existed. During that period, the Greek culture flourished and the city-state of Athens became the world’s first democracy. Nonetheless, similarly to others, the Greek…

Αθηνα - Athena Αθηνα - The great mother of civilisation and Goddess of; education, philosophy, warfare, strength, inspiration and civilisation. The immortal Hellene, pushing boundaries and reminding everyone about how women can do math and have an education, along with provoking gender equality in such a dark period in time. ΑΘΉΝΑ of Pallas Athens. Guardian of her city. The people of Athena used to be able to look up at their Acropolis, the safe haven, high above the city and know that a…

He was an Athenian historian and general. His History of the Peloponnesian War recounts the fifthcentury BC war between Sparta and Athens until the year 411 BC. Thucydides has been dubbed the father of "scientific history" by those who accept his claims to have applied strict standards of impartiality and evidence-gathering and analysis of cause and effect, without reference to intervention by the deities, as outlined in his introduction to his work. He also has been called the father of the…

The greatest example of Hellenistic Greek sculpture, the colossal Altar of Zeus at Pergamon, near Izmir (Turkey), is a monumental work of Greek art built by King Eumenes II of the Attalid dynasty, from about 166 to 156 BCE. The altar is adorned with a 370-foot long marble frieze which depicts the Gigantomachy from Greek mythology. Like the Parthenon in Athens - another icon of classical antiquity - the Zeus Altar was constructed on a terrace of the acropolis overlooking the ancient city of…

Under the constitution, every citizen of the United States is allowed to exercise free speech, expression, and press. Similarly, in Pericles funeral oration, Pericles talks about the freedom of all the Athenians in the land of Athens. Everyone was able to enjoy entertainment. Education wasn’t limited to the people of Athens, but even foreigners can benefit from the education. Not only that, all Athenians…

Around 450 BC Athenian general Pericles began an advertising campaign of sorts to win the favor of the populace. He commissioned several temples and buildings in Athens, all on a magnificent scale, hoping that this would drum up tourism to the city and make him in the Athenian way of life more popular than ever. As part of Pericles’ campaign, he commissioned the Parthenon, which housed the legendary Athena Parthenon a statue said…