Thirty Tyrants

The Thirty Years' War was a great power struggle between Catholics and Protestants of Europe. Countries became involved for not only religious reasons but also political and economic reasons. Warring factions among the Protestants and Calvinists brought upon more unrest within the Christian community and it was only inevitable that a religious war would soon break out. Firstly, the Council of Trent led to suspicions of Catholic conspiracy. Moreover, Ferdinand stripped the political freedom of…

The Thirty Years’ War was a change between actions for religious reasons to actions for political reasons. The war started with Ferdinand II’s war against Frederick V to regain the Bohemian Crown that was originally his, but after Frederick had been defeated, Ferdinand, who was Catholic, completed the goal he set previous to his war against Frederick by demanding that all lands originally Catholic that became Protestant be returned to Catholic. He also decreed that because Calvinists were not…

characteristics the slaves who also fought showed as well. I believe, slaves who fought against the Thirty Tyrants should be granted citizenship, for the commitment and help that they have given to the City of Athens. Those slaves who fought against the Thirty Tyrants have demonstrated commitment to the city. Among the many others, they are also ones who are responsible for saving our city from the Thirty Tyrants (Vlassopoulos 1999). The loyalty skills those slaves have displayed, can…

BCE Athens went through many changes in government structure, and eventually produced the most radical democracy of its time. The shape of the Athenian government in 403 BCE was especially important, because it changed from the oligarchy of the Thirty Tyrants, established by Sparta after the Peloponnesian War to a radical democracy. The radical democracy was successful and remained the shape of the Athenian government for around a hundred years. Athenians went through many government…

that the thirty tyrants have instated upon Athens. The second rule explains how the reconciliation agreement will solidify strong moral values. The trial is the true test of the community’s character. The reconciliation…

previous democrats of Athens had been put to exile by the oligarchs and they became infamously known as the ‘Thirty tyrants’. They were aristocrats who ruled Greece after the loss of the Peloponnesian war and were unpopular with the polis. Socrates introduces Chaerophon, a democrat who had asked the oracle if one was smarter than Socrates, and states that he aided in the exile of the Thirty tyrants: “Chaerophon… a good democrat who played his part with the rest of you in the recent expulsion…

were limited to those who owned land or property. Slaves and women were not permitted to participate in politics, and so were Greeks from other city states who happen to be living in Athens. Athenian democracy ended when Athens lost to Sparta after thirty years in what is now known as the Peloponnesian War. Sparta briefly restored democracy in Athens but when King Philip of Macedonia and Alexander the Great conquered Greece, democracy…

military forces in Sicily, there was an oligarchy of ‘the Thirty Tyrants’ in Athens which was a particularly brutal regime, noted for its summary executions. Megara and Thebes were other states which had an oligarchic system.” Oligarchies also sat in Corinth, Thebes and even Athens in 411 BCE when their democratic system failed. A group of 400 citizens took over the system and later an oligarchy, which in the text, known as “The Thirty Tyrants” took over Athens system, this regime famed for its…

2.Is there a contradiction between Socrates’ position in the Apology and in the Crito with respect to the reverence due to the law? If yes, explain how we can reconcile both positions. If no, explain what is common in them. Yes, there is a contradiction between the two. In Crito, Socrates tries to personifies the Laws of Athens in an attempt to prove why he chose not to defend himself. First, he says that if he were to defend himself he would be breaking his word. He has agreed to obey the…

In the Apology Socrates is accused of being an atheist and corrupting the youth by Meletus, and other people who Socrates “tested their wisdom”. They are strongly offended by Socrates’ words, and decided to bring Socrates to this trial to get him punished. Socrates has defended himself, and he is not guilty of any accuses. However, the jurors, on behalf of the whole citizen body of Athens, decide that Socrates is guilty, and the punishment is a death penalty rather than an exile. Behind this…