Pericles

HIST 1421 Discussion 2 Use your impressions of Athens and Sparta to discuss and compare daily life in the two city-states. Please use APA including in-text citations. I believe that the Athenian’s policy or educational system favours only the wealthy aristocrats, such that only the sons of the rich families attend formal education and participate in politics. Unlike the Spartans, every male born can part-take in the military service and that means that there is a level of equality. To me, life…

forces. This wall had still allowed the Athenian people to get supplies from the ships that came into the harbor. There was also a negative thing about this wall is when there had been a plague which had killed many people including their leader Pericles. Attack on Syracuse What happened was there was a truce signed between Athens and Sparta this was supposed to stop the war but it never did. Athens had allies who needed support to attack a city state called Syracuse. Athens and their…

many of the artifacts were removed from the ruins, and after being traded around for a while, finally ended up in the British Museum where they are still on display today. The most prominent Greek statesman, orator and general of Athens was Pericles. Pericles sponsored many art projects and had a huge influence on Athenian culture. In fact, the time during when he led is referred to as the “Age of Perikles”. He was the one who generated the idea of the Parthenon and many other structures of the…

said, lay in her powerful fleet (2.62.2). Pericles' strategy, as described by Thucydides, was highly original and completely logical. He knew that Athens had insufficient manpower to both man a fleet large enough to maintain the empire and fight the Peloponnesians on land. If the Athenians fought the Peloponnesians they would eventually lose too many men to be able to keep up the fleet. Thucydides appreciated the logic and states that in his opinion Pericles strategy would have proved successful…

few; this is why it is called a democracy.”2 You can see from this 1 “Western Civilization I; Section 7: Athenian Democracy,” Regent University, last modified August 3, 2013. 2 Thucydides, History of the Peloponnesian War: The Funeral Oration of Pericles, (Regent University, 2018), 1. 2 statement that the Athenians thrived on living as a group than having to rely on the few to make decisions for the rest. A Major downside to this Athenian way of life, especially compared to…

The three definitions of Demos The first reference to the demos in our reading this week was in relation to the reforms introduced to Athens by Cleisthenes. In a move to restructure Athenian politics, Cleisthenes split Athens into ten tribes. These ten tribes were made up of the people in subdivisions of land he carefully carved out in Athens. He made sure that the original factions were split randomly and scattered amongst the different subdivisions of land. In this instance, demos referred…

During the Peloponnesian war, Athens and their rival, Sparta, competed against one another in an effort to establish their dominance of Greece, forming alliances and colonies with imperialistic motives. Large alliances that were formed before the Peloponnesian war were an important factor in what escalated it. Sparta formed the Peloponnesian League while Athens created what is now referred to as the Athenian Empire. The Spartans won the long Peloponnesian war against Athens in 405, after the…

Greek and Roman culture have paved the way for much of American culture throughout history and current time. Whether it is language, religion, or architecture, ancient Greece and Rome are to thank for their contribution on many aspects of society’s daily lives in America society today, as the American political system was greatly influenced by these two civilizations. These two democratic systems had many similarities and many differences but without them there may not be the justice and equal…

Western Civilization The term, western civilization, refers to a series of cultures that evolved and diffused over time, and impacted societies across the world. Western civilization, “walks on two legs, one Hebrew, and one Greek”, and the western world view concerning ethical human behavior and social justice has its roots in both Hebrew and Greek thought. Social justice, the treatment of human beings, was developed by the Hebrews and Greeks. During the age of classical prophecy, the religious…

The final days of democracy in Greece are in fact the story of how Athens lived its last century as an independent state. The moment of fall has to do with its time when it shined the most over Greece: at the height of power as leader of Athenian league and leader of Greek culture. The city-state pattern of Greece created a reality of competition, individuality and community centered exclusively around each political community. That is why Greece never reached a national consciousness, even…