Plague of Athens

STRUCTURES OF ATHENS AND SPARTA 1 Comparing The Governmental Structures of Athens And Sparta During The Archaic And Classical Periods (ca 800-323BCE) Kwasi O. Angus University of The People GOVERNMENTAL STRUCTURES OF ATHENS AND SPARTA…

about the causes of the war and he looks at previous wars such as the Trojan War and correlates their abilities and impact with the war between Athens and Sparta. Thucydides believed that the Trojan War lasted so long because of the flaws and weaknesses in the Greek politics and military. Thucydides writes about the rivalry between the two cities of Athens and Sparta, two great states of Hellas, which were, then at the peaks of their power. Thucydides…

In 447BCE, Pericles began the project he is most famous for: the building program on the Acropolis. The program's chief aim was to restore various Athenian temples and build more temples and other great buildings to glorify Athens. Furthermore, it offered Athenians the chance to display their imperial might through their architectural achievements. In 447/6 BC, work was begun on building the Parthenon. The Parthenon was designed to house an enormous gold and ivory statue of Athena, which was…

relative effectiveness of their various parts were vastly different. Athens and Sparta shared a common design in who could participate in public life and make decisions affecting the community. In both cases this access was limited to male citizens of the city state (Brand, n.d). While neither permitted women to participate in any civic duties, Sparta permitted and seemed to encourage a level of autonomy to its women that Athens did not. Spartan women could not participate in government, but…

The assembly met at the Pnyx, as is cited in many ancient sources; Thucydides writes that the Athenians ‘called an assembly, one then presently in the place called Pnyx. ’ The Pnyx is on top of a hill in the centre of Athens; it has a tremendous view of the rest of Athens and would have been known as the meeting place for assemblies. There are no ancient sources that document the exact amount of people who would have attended as assembly at the Pnyx. However, ‘excavations of the Pnyx have shown…

In 2008 15-year-old Alexandros Grigoropoulos was shot dead by two police officers in Athens, Greece. A little before 9:00 pm December 6th, Grigoropoulos and his friends were sitting in a corner in Exarcheia, a neighbourhood in downtown Athens, exchanging swear words with two police officers in a passing patrol car. The two policemen, Epaminondas Korkoneas and Vasilis Saraliotis, later returned to the scene on foot, where Korkoneas pulled out his gun and shot and killed Grigoropoulos who died…

government in which the citizens have say in the rulings, was discovered in Ancient Athens. However, when we study Athenian history, we focus on the democratic system of government and tend to overlook the Athenian citizen’s points of view. Through close examination of the writings of Sophocles and Plato, one can discover that the Athenian’s respect towards the governing power, changed during the Classical Athens period. Although the Ancient Athenian government seemed to have control over its…

between the two opposing nations. Early on, Dicaeopolis decided to establish a private peace treaty with Godson, an immortal child of Demeter and Triptolemus, who was able to grant the deed. Although the war was a continuing problem that corrupted Athens, Dicaeopolis’ motives of dealing with the war led him to create a private peace treaty with Sparta in hopes of fleeing the Athenian society, a society who strongly avoided settling peace with…

creatures that were half horse and half man. The battle is meant to represent the battle between civilization and barbarism and was a popular subject in Greek art. This supports how the Parthenon, not only was just a mere building, but a message to Athens and those around them about the type of people that they were. This must have had an important impact on the people and how they acted if their most prized temple was telling them of the importance of civilization and…

If I lived in Ancient Athens I would want to be a Citizen.Firstly, I would be able to have a say in all matters big or small.Secondly, I would be quite fit an example of this I would spend six to seven hours every day in the gymnasium.Finally, I would be quite rich as I’d have to own land because it is one of the requirements to become an Athenian citizen.But there would be cons to being a citizen of Ancient Athens.The first one being I would have to spend most of my time away from my…