Piraeus

In the first account of Socrates’ description of education, he mentions that the guardians should not be ruled over “pleasures like drink, sex and food” because “excessive pleasure..drives one no less mad than pain does” (402e). Yet, over the course of the conversation, we see Glaucon becoming absolutely enthralled by “the good” through Socrates’ enticing description of it. Glaucon equates “the good” and the process of obtaining it to pleasure, which is something Socrates previously urged…

Starting The Republic, Book I, Socrates goes down to Piraeus (Plato 327a, p1). He is stopped by Polemarchus and begins the debate on what justice is with Cephalus (329a, p3). Cephalus explains his view of justice which Socrates shows is incorrect. Polemarchus, then, picks up where his father left off and looks to explain what justice is. However, unlike his father, Polemarchus explains justice as “friends owe something good to their friends, never something bad” (Plato, 332 a10, p6). Continuing…

My γιαγιά, Catherine Fotiou, was born in Rhodes, Greece on the 26th of July, 1948. She had three other siblings. At three years old, she embarked on an unbelievable voyage across an immense sea to a ‘foreign land’ known as Australia. She still remembers the sound of the wind, hitting the sails of the ship, Kirina. My γιαγιά was brought up on the Dodecanese Island of Rhodes, Greece, in the town called ‘Palia Poli’ which translates to the ‘Old Town’. Her Mother, Sarah, was from an upscale family…

Would you enjoy living in a community where you receive unfair punishments? If punishment was not present, people would be uncontrollable and not follow rules. If there was no punishment, there would be no reason to follow rules. If there are no consequences, then people will not learn from their mistakes. Punishment is necessary in this culture. In the epic, The Odyssey, by Homer, Odysseus slaughters the Suitors for living in his house for three years during his absence. Some people may argue…

The Eurozone is ‘the economic region formed by those member countries of the European Union that have adopted the euro.’ Democracy can be defined as ‘a system of government in which all the people of a state…are involved in making decisions about its affairs, typically by voting to elect representatives to a parliament’. The Eurozone crisis, in simplistic terms refers to the idea that a few European countries are in debt and incapable of paying their dues. Countries like Greece have been in…

perpendicular to wider main roads. However, these grids have their own unique characteristics for Broad Way Street is a wide vertical main road that runs all through Manhattan city while the Long Walls is a wide main road that connects Athens to Piraeus but does not continue within the city of Athens. In addition, Manhattan follows the Miletus grid much stricter that Athens did; aside from the edges of Manhattan, all of its lots are perfect rectangles while Athens expressed diverse shaped lots…

Throughout history, there have been many wars where it can be argued who won. During the times of the ancient world, one of the biggest arguments that can be made is whether Athens or Sparta and her allies won the Peloponnesian Wars. While there is substantial evidence to prove either side won the war, there is more information supporting Sparta and her allies as the victors of the Peloponnesian Wars. Sparta and her allies won the Peloponnesian Wars due to the strength of the Spartan military,…

From Lucius Cornelius’ Sulla Felix lifestyle of poverty and unimportance he rose from just a quaestor to have an incredible public and military career. His achievements of great honors and memorable deeds led and culminated his incumbency of high-ranking power and influence. However, Sulla was a prideful, ambitious, vengeful man who when in power let his vindictiveness get to him, to where his actions elevated into a civil war and strife. Sulla participates in many Roman victories in which some…

Surname and Migration Experience My surname is Hernandez, which is a "distinguished Spanish surname…a proud sign of rich and ancient heritage”(2). While conducting research I also found out that my “name is derived from the Spanish elements ‘ 'faro" meaning “journey” and “nano”, meaning “brave”(2). Interesting enough the name Hernandez was first “found in Castile, where the name originated in Visigothic times” and “its cognates is due to King Ferdinand III of Castile and Leon (1198-1252)”…

For the programme’s first phase four corridors have been agreed:  Motorway of the Baltic Sea (linking the Baltic Sea Member States with Member States in central and western Europe, Including the route through the North Sea/Baltic Sea canal)  Motorway of the sea of Western Europe (leading from Portugal and Spain via the Atlantic Arc to the North Sea and the Irish Sea)  Motorway of the sea of Southeast Europe (connecting the Adriatic Sea to the Ionian Sea and the eastern Mediterranean,…