Piraeus

Melian Dialogue DBQ Rough Draft Claim Statement: The Melian Dialogue teaches the reader that, in 416 BCE, Athens’ foreign policy and actions were strongly informed by the Athenian belief and focus on realism, preserving the law of nature, and the natural order of events. In 416 BCE, Athens’ belief, policy, and ideal of realism is evident through their preference for knowledge-based spiritual faith and rejection of the metaphysical. The Melian Dialogue, recorded by Thucydides in 416 BCE, recounts the discussion between representatives from the empire of Athens and the small island of Melos concerning the addition of Melos into the alliance of the Delian League. The Athenian speakers take a strong, confident, unwavering stance on the issue, refusing to let the Melian people off peacefully if they remain out of the Delian League. The Athenian representatives warn the Melians to make the safe choice for their people, capitulating to the Athenians by joining the Delian League, and not relying on hope or chance to save them in war stating, “…do not be like those people who, as so commonly happens, miss the chance of saving themselves in a human and practical way, and, when every clear and distinct hope has left them in their adversity, turn to what is blind and vague, to prophecies and oracles and such things which by encouraging hope lead men to ruin.” In the passage above, the Athenians reject the oracles and prophecies relied on by their predecessors, such as Cyrus and…

Trans-Shipment Container Management in the Port of Piraeus Theodoros Koromilas ABSTRACT As a mainly trans-shipment container port, the container terminal of the port of Piraeus has as a primary goal to provide equipment and facilities to deliver efficient and professional service. The commercial port of Piraeus consists of three (3) container terminals, of which one (1), Terminal I, is being operated Piraeus Port Authority S.A. (P.P.A) and two (2), Terminal II and III by the Piraeus Container…

which made all Athenians free men. This contributed to his democratic tendencies. Themistocles lived in Athens for his entire life but often traveled because he was part of the Athenian military. Themistocles most important achievements began when he was elected Archon Eponymous, the chief judicial and civilian executive officer in Athens, also the highest government office of Athens in 493 BCE. His democratic stance as a politician supported the lower class Athenians. He courted and wooed…

The decree states that any foreigner that supported the pro-democratic Athenians by amassing with them in Phyle, or joined along the way to Piraeus, should be granted citizenship for themselves and their offspring. Following this, the Athenians allowed these new citizens to diffuse into the ten tribes of Athens and become subject to the same laws that average citizens were to follow. The decree also insisted upon the allowance for those men that joined later, during the battle of Munichia which…

Odyssey Book 4). In other words, he persuaded his people that his idea was going to help destroy the Trojans, to then build the horse and trick the Trojans into thinking the wooden horse was a gift from that meant the greeks had surrendered and were a gift from a goddess. This emphasizing how Odysseus was as a leader, he took large parts in the success of the victory and showing how intelligent he was. This makes Odysseus use of intelligence in terms of strategies similar to Themistocles.…

“The disputes over Athenian sanctions against Megara, as well as over its use of force against Potidaea and alliance with Corcyra, reflected the larger issues of power motivating the hostility between Athens and Sparta. The Spartan leaders feared that the Athenians would use their superiority in long-distance offensive weaponry - the naval forces of the Delian Leagueto destroy Spartan control over the Peloponnesian League. The majority in the Athenian assembly, for their part, resented Spartan…

Jacob Andrews 09/21/16 3rd Persian War The persians and their king Darius wanted to conquer greece more than ever. Persia wanted more and more land. Also, the greeks helped the ionians to revolt against the persians, and had marched to Sardis and burned the city. The Battle of Marathon was a major battle in the first war between the Greek city and the Persian Empire. It was a major victory for the Greeks, and some historians argue that it is one of the most important battles in the history…

increasingly saw the navy as the bulwark of radical democracy.Abandoning its countryside to Spartan invaders (431-425 B.C.), Athens understandably refused pitched battle with the crack hoplites of the Peloponnesian and Theban alliance. The strategy of attrition adapted by the Athenian leader, Pericles, depended on increased importation of food and material into the port at Piraeus, all the while sending out Athens’s magnificent fleet to stabilize its maritime empire and to prevent Peloponnesian…

He stated that Athens perform as an island and to not meet Sparta in any type of open battle but rather stay inside the city. The wall went from the harbor all the way into Piraeus, a city in the region of Attica. It was a strong stoned, no getting in wall. The corridor they built allowed them to still securely manage to get food and resources through the passage. Athens had a strong belief that they would all survive for however long behind the walls and they were somewhat right because Sparta…

Socrates was a Greek philosopher and the main source of Western thought. Little is known of his life except what was recorded by his students, including Plato. In Book I of Plato’s “The Republic”, Socrates and Glaucon were ‘asked’ to join Polemarchus along with Adeimantus and others at Polemarchus’ house (sp. 327-328c). Even though he was coerced into this discussion, Socrates shared his knowledge with the assembly. Socrates’ intentions were to get his interlocutors at the Piraeus to adopt the…