Polis

Mediterranean basin. However, the fierce exclusiveness of the Greek city-states from one another, stemming from their geographical isolation, had determined that Greek colonization of the Mediterranean would be an extension of isolated city-states. The Greek polis did not permit the building of a Greek empire, and the strict barriers to the extension of citizenship prevented any one city-state from becoming…

The loss against Sparta in the Peloponnesian Wars severely weakened the Athenian Empire (P - 247). They suffered economically from the disruption on land and sea. (P - 247). After the war, the Greek city-states focused on trying to re-populate, recover, and re-establish power in the Ancient World (P - 249). They saw one man in the Athenian community as a threat to that. Socrates is a philosopher who lived from 469-399 B.C., in Athens, during the Classic Period of Ancient Greece (P - 250). Many…

3.2.2 Theoretical redefinition One of the purposes of this research is to strive for a re-conceptualization of the term narrative, in which a more holistic approach can be used as a mean for recognition, capable of opening channels for academia to work in favor of peoples whose communities have been either systematically denied or oppressed. Therefore, the narrative definition, should considered that regardless of the different perspectives of history, none of the should be disregarded,…

For a society whether it is a nation state or a city to ideally function a select group of ideals should be followed by its respective polis. Spartan King Archidamus relays his selection of those ideals in the book entitled “Thucydides on Justice”. Socrates in Plato`s Republic introduces the necessary qualities needed to become an ideal Guardian of a city. The aim of this essay is to present in chronological order the list of ideals presented by each of these individuals and subsequently compare…

Creon and his power struggles with the Crown In Greek mythology, Antigone by Sophocles there were two leading characters Creon and Antigone. Creon was a king of Thebes, he was a tyrant who likes to enforce his laws on people. On the other and Antigone was the daughter and sister of Oedipus. A tragic hero is a character with noble and heroic qualities, who obligates an action and make a mistake which him/her downfall or destruction. In Antigone Creon demonstrated as a tragic hero in this play,…

Every society struggles to find a balance between duty and law; it is a part of human nature to feel responsibility towards their kin, but also to develop a set of standards for their comunities to follow. In many cases, the law and duty to family conflict with one another, as they are both central to the values of human beings, creating a constant conflict in every society. Sophocles demonstrates this conflict in The Antigone, where duty and law conflict and cause a tragic end for the royal…

Oh Mighty Greeks! The Ancient Greeks from the Greek Golden Age (c.a.480-430 B.C.E) up to the culmination of the Classical Style during the Hellenistic Age (323-30 B.C.E), were able to build one of the greatest empires the world has ever seen. We all have probably heard stories from the Ancient Greeks in our lives, but no until we research and study in depth their culture, one cannot fully understand the magnitude of the legacy of their classical culture. Due to the Ancient Greeks influence in…

us who are the founders of the State will be to compel the best minds to attain the knowledge which we have already shown to be the greatest of all- they ascend until they arrive at the good” (Plato, 37). Plato uses this Allegory to comment on the polis of the Greek-Athenian society. People should spend less time in this “world of unknown” because enlightenment is much more promising. Plato suggests that philosophers should be the leader of politics because they have the most knowledge and can…

The modern idea of slavery is that of a racially based enslavement. The slavery of the United States in the 19th century was based upon the belief that blacks were inferior to whites. This white supremacy provided a justification to the slave industry. The beliefs that defended enslavement were not always this way. In Ancient Greece, the philosopher Aristotle viewed the institution of slavery through a different justification. Aristotle viewed slavery as a fulfillment of natural order and…

The United States is known to be the most obese nation due to the increase in the obesity epidemic regarding young adults. One of the main causes of this drastic rise in obesity is the unhealthy eating habits of young adults. Fast food restaurants are seen almost everywhere which catches the attention of young adults because of it being both cheap and convenient for those who may not have sufficient time to prepare their own meal. Low income individuals also suffer the most from obesity because…