Pericles

Plato’s “Apology”, was written and dedicated to a natural philosopher and Plato’s beloved teacher, Socrates, whom was executed in 399 BCE, after being accused of impiety and for teaching and corrupting the mind of the youths in the city of Athens. Prior to when the trial occurred, Greece was to encounter a tragic civil war, which included both Athens and Sparta, the two most powerful city- states in the ancient Greek world. It was a time in which all cities believed they were superior to any and…

The Greeks are an influential civilization, although the group does believe in some strange superstitions, such as not eating beans, for that fact that they believed beans contain souls of the dead (10 Facts About the Ancient Greeks)! Greece is a peninsula containing numerous islands, surrounded by the Mediterranean Sea on one side and the Aegean Sea on the other (Sakoulas “Introduction”). Its location is significant in helping create the Greek lifestyle, which highly depends on trade and…

Winston Churchill has been quoted, “…Democracy is the worst form of government except all the others that have been tried.” If democracy is the best of the worst alternatives, why do the majority of countries in the western hemisphere have a democratic system? Isn’t there a better choice out there that would benefit people? And because democracy is governed by the people, what makes the average citizen participate in government and what influences them to vote? Democracy originated in Athens,…

that was destroyed in the Persian invasion of 480. The Parthenon’s floor plan reflected Pre-Parthenon rectangular floor plan with steps on four sides. The Parthenon was made of white marble from Mount Pentelikon north of Athens. It was built by Pericles, designed by Phidias, the greatest sculptor of ancient Greece, and supervised by architects Ictinos and…

is known for a skilled military and striving to create the ideal society, Athens left a lasting, unprecedented cultural impact on civilization. Its contributions of a stable democratic system, philosophical principles from famous thinkers such as Pericles, and sciences from Euclid, also known as the "Father of Geometry" (Spielvogel…

Parthenon By: Evan French Thesis The Parthenon was a big influence on greek architecture (Specifically columns). How did it influence greek architecture? It was one of the biggest influence on using columns. It displayed all three types of columns. It also influenced Roman architecture when they conquered the Western World (they liked the ideas of the different types of columns, which they were fascinated by). Greek to Roman to American The Greeks influenced the Romans’…

policy was constituted, i.e., what the structure of the political system was.’ Yet despite this, The Athenian constitution has been noted down partly by Aristotle during the classical period 500- 323 BC as well as other Ancient Historians such as Pericles or Thucydides. The Constitution of Athenians is known mainly due to Aristotle giving evidence at the end of his Nicomachean Ethics, stating that his Politics would be based in part on the “collected…

times. Previous discoveries have shown that in ancient Greece, a civilization that lasted for thousands of years, a civilization considered one of the most important and distinguished ever, polygamy has been present in many ways. It is known that Pericles separated from his wife to marry another woman and form a happy family together with his two wives. The Macedonian King Philip II and Alexander the Great, that together conquered one of the most important ancient civilizations, got engaged with…

In September 480 BCE, under the leadership of Pericles, began the reconstruction of Acropolis, the ancient citadel of Athens, after it had been attacked and ravaged by the Persians. The centerpiece of the reconstruction program became the Parthenon, a remarkable marble peripteral temple dedicated to Athena Parthenos and designed by Iktinos and Kallikrates. Construction began in 447 BCE, when the power of the Athenian Empire was peaking, and was completed entirely by 432 BCE. The architecture of…

Introduction: There are few people in Roman history, with the possible exception of Julius Caesar and Caesar Augustus, as influential and dedicated as Aeneas. Aeneas is known for being dutiful towards his country and willingly sacrificing his own desires for his country. For this reason and other reasons, Aeneas deserves praise. Narrative: Aeneas was raised in Troy by his father, Anchises. He was not raised by his mother, Venus, since she is a goddess. As a young man, he helped his cousin,…