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Century B C Role Reversal
1,185 wordsAristophanes was a "craft" comedy poet in the fourth century B. C. during the time of the Peloponnesian War. Aristophanes' usual style was to be too satirical, and suggesting the outlandish. He shows little mercy when mocking Socrates and his "new-fangled ideas" which were most likely designed to destroy the cohesiveness of society and lead to The most absurd and humorous of Aristophanes' comedies are those in which the main characters, the heroes of the story, are women. Smart One of the most f...
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Greek City States Form Of Government
1,853 wordsThe Influence of the Greeks on American Democracy Tyranny is the rule of one man to the advantage of the ruler, oligarchy to the advantage of the rich, democracy to the advantage of the poor. -Aristotle Democracy: a form of government that makes political decisions directly exercised by the whole body of citizens, under procedures of majority rule. This type of democracy is know as a direct democracy, however the form of government that citizens exercise the same right not in person but through ...
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Hundreds Of Years Years Of Age
1,644 words... s to indicate relative peace under some form of central authority, Mycenaean civilization was characterized by independent city-states such as Corinth, Pylos, Turns and, the most powerful of them all, Mycenae. The Mycenaean's were closed within massive walls on easily defensible hilltops. The ruins of Mycenae walls were termed Cyclopean, because they were thought to have been built by the like-named giants. The Mycenaean's most impressive legacy is magnificent gold jewelry and ornaments, mos...
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Social And Economic Ancient Olympics
1,232 wordsToday, the Olympic Games are the world's largest pageant of athletic skill and competitive spirit. They are also displays of nationalism, commerce, and politics. These two opposing elements of the Olympics are not a modern invention. The conflict between the Olympic movement's high ideals and the commercialism or political acts which accompany the Game. The ancient Olympics were rather different from the modern Games. There were fewer events and only free men who spoke Greek could compete, inste...
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Adrienne Rich York Harper
1,288 wordsThroughout the ages mankind has sought out enlightenment through education. Each individual has a different view on what the ideal education is. Much of the worlds history has fallen through the cracks due to the sexual and racial biases of past historians. Obtaining a good education is possible through language knowledge, dedication, and an equally balanced diet of historical information. Malcolm X spent some time in prison and became a very learned person because of it. Adrienne Rich believes ...
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Hundreds Of Years Ago Ultimate Goal
1,006 wordsPrior to a look at Aristotle's ethics, I feel it is important to look at the man and his background. Aristotle, an Ionian, was born in Stagira, a Greek town on the northwest shores of the Aegean Sea in 384 B. C. At the age of eighteen he entered Plato's school called the Academy, staying there for nearly twenty years. Plato was quick to realize Aristotle's abilities and called him the Academy's "brightest and most learned student." While there he wrote "popular writings" for general discussion o...
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Ideal State Three Parts
1,197 wordsEven after thousands of years Plato and Socrates teachings are as valid in today communities as it was in their times. Plato left us a blueprint etch in stone in becoming an idealistic human being and righteous community. Through Crito, Apology, and the Republic, Plato reveals that even though the unjust ideals may be enticing it will bring a just happiness. In book VII of The Republic, Socrates speaks with Glaucon about the analogy of "The Cave." This analogy represents humanity as being ignora...
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Alexander The Great B C
858 wordsAristotle is a Greek philosopher, scientist, and educator how lived from 384 to 322 B. C... He was considered to be one of the greatest and most influential philosophers in Western culture. He was born in northern Greece on the Macedonia coast in a small town called Stagira. Aristotle came from an upper middle class were his father, Nichomachus, was a court physician to King Amanitas II of Macedonia. This is where Aristotle became associated with the Macedonian court, which influenced him greatl...
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Rhetoric Speaking False Leader Cleon
421 wordsCleon was not a real leader but rather a false leader. His leadership skills were the best for any citizen because he was said to be one of the most persuasive, hot tempered and trusted citizens of the time. Cleon was also thought to have mastered rhetoric speaking and to be a professed protector of the common people. With this on his side he should be able to win just about any argument when the public is involved. The reason is that people are a lot more likely to agree with someone if they ha...
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Golden Age Public Office
459 wordsI would rather be Athenian. Too many simple reasons factor in on this decision. The Spartans were a much poorer society, and had less intellectual inventions- saying something about their education. All Athenian boys were expected to get a great education, while Athenian girls were taught such things as weaving and cooking. The boys were expected to hold public office... the girls were expected to cook. Life's not sounding so bad. Another reason I would rather be Athenian is because each yeah th...
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A Midsummer Nights Dream
821 wordsA Midsummer Nights Dream is a classic fairy tale of lovers and betrayers. This play has been called Shakespeare's happiest comedy and it most definitely is. It is filled with humor and non-stop action. There are many different qualities in a happy play that are clearly noticeable. For example, love that is for the best makes all plays happy and humor causes the audience to laugh and enjoy. Of course, every happy play needs to have some kind of happiness in it. A Midsummer Nights Dream is Shakesp...
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Short Lived Public Image
1,401 wordsAt the time of Socrates' trial in 399 BC, Athens was still badly shaken by it's unstable political and military past. The surrender at the Battle of Aegospotami marked the loss of the Peloponnesian war to Sparta, a long and hard fought war which waged from 432 - 404 BC. Earlier in 411 BC a group of discontent Athenians led by Antiphon, Critias and Charmides briefly overthrew Athens democracy and established an oligarchy. While it only lasted until 410 BC, it was still fresh in the memory of Athe...
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5 Th Century North And South
1,653 words... regions of this early temple are significant. With 6 columns across the front and back and 16 on each side (counting the corner columns twice), the temple has a ratio of length to width of nearly three to one. As time passed, Greek architects felt these proportions were too elongated. They progressively reduced the temples length relative to its width, until by the mid- 5 th century the ratio was slightly more than two to one. The Parthenon in Athens (447 - 432 BC), for example, has 17 colum...
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Plato Apology Socrates Believed
1,773 wordsIt is difficult to give an account of the real Socrates with total confidence because he wrote nothing and we are dependent on sources which are not at all impartial. For example, the Clouds of Aristophanes presents a hostile view prevalent among the Athenian populace during the last quarter of the fifth century. On the other hand, we have two apologies 3 for the life of Socrates written sometime in the years immediately following his death by two younger associates of Socrates, Plato and Xenoph...
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Athenian Democracy City States
613 wordsMountains, valleys, and water isolate Greece. Hundreds of islands are scattered along its coast. As a result of this type of geography, Greece could never become a large unified empire, so instead, small city-states were created. A city-state was known as a "polis." A polis was made up of a two different parts; the lower ground was the main city, which was housed within a large wall. The upper ground was the hilltop acropolis. These acropolis' were used as military posts, and for religious pract...
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Oedipus At Colonus 5 Th Century
1,183 words... cles was born about 496 BC in Colonus Hippius (now part of Athens), the son of Sophillus, reportedly a wealthy armor-maker. Sophocles was provided with the best traditional aristocratic education. As a young man, he was chosen to lead the chorus of youths who celebrated the naval victory at Salamis in 480 BC. In 468 BC, at the age of 28, he defeated Aeschylus, whose preeminence as a tragic poet had long been undisputed, in a dramatic competition. The date of the first contest with Euripides ...
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Plato Apology Greek Society
1,506 wordsAristophanes denounces the importance of the gods' influence on the actions of mortals. In the usual tragedy, the gods play an extremely important role towards the actions of the mortal characters. Through fear of the alternative and examples of the past, Athenians carried out their everyday lives under the guidance of the gods' wishes. Aristophanes challenges the audience, and Greek culture as a whole, by offering a different view on the answers and directions of life, than that of the gods. He...
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Knowledge Of God Gods Existence
2,968 wordsJesus: A Modern Sokrates Dialogue Sokrates, Lucretius, young student of Sokrates, Jesus, Paul, apostle of Jesus The Scene: Classical Athens Section 1. Meeting in Athens LUCRETIUS: I hear that the man from Jerusalem has arrived, Sokrates. The one whose followers so loudly denounce our city. SOKRATES: And me as well, Im told. My fellow Athenians dub me a gadfly, but these followers of Jesus hate me far more bitterly. LUCRETIUS: How strange, then, Sokrates, that this Jesus has come speak with you. ...
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Greek City States Persian Wars
850 wordsThe Persian Wars PERSIAN WAR The Persian war was a great war. It was fought between Greece and Persia. Even though the war was fierce and there were many casualties the outcome was great for Greece. It brought the Greek city-states together and it also boosted their morale and gave them the confidence they needed to become an even greater empire. Athens was the wealthiest Greek city-state in 500 B. C. But they soon faced a threat of war from the the Persians. The Persians had a great empire that...
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Fourth Century Century Bc
2,115 wordsThe year was 359 BC. Greece, though weary from constant internal struggling still had supreme power over the Hellenistic world. Persia, though it had suffered large setback in the Persian Wars more then a century before was still a menacing force. The Barbarian State of Macedon was led by warrior kings who aspired to be Greek, yet ruled over a feudal society that was as multicultural as any of its time. Good morning Miss Boston and class. Todays seminar will conclusively prove to you the stateme...
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