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Freedom Of Speech Form Of Government
1,848 words... sure that power is not being abused. Although many people argue that the leaders of the political party decide on important issues, however this was not true in Athens. Athens acted on the voice of the people. Not even the great leader of Pericles had such power to obtain complete control of the Assembly. While his influence was at its height, he could only hope for continued approval of his policies expressed in the peoples vote in the Assembly. His proposals were submitted to the Assembly ...
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People Like Plato Youth Of Athens Socrates
1,298 words... arctic, he drew forth information from his students by pursuing a series of questions and examining their answers. Socrates integrity with the knowledge of one's true self, holding that no one knowingly does wrong (Hooker. 1996). Socrates beliefs can not be studied firsthand because Socrates did not keep any written record of his thoughts. Socrates wrote nothing because he felt that knowledge was a living, interactive thing (Hooker, 1996). We do know that Plato copied from Socrates the metho...
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Ancient Greece Egyptian Civilization
652 wordsan Internet Treasure Hunt on Ancient Greece Introduction | The Questions | Internet Resources On this page you will be touring Ancient Greece. Your assignment is to answer the following questions by visiting the web sites below. Describe the geography of ancient Greece. Explain the economy of ancient Greece. Where did the Olympic games come from? Were there other contests like the Olympics? What prizes did Olympic victors get? Compare the different social classes in Sparta and Athens. What type ...
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Values And Of The Athenians Thru Parthenon
969 wordsIn the 5 th century BCE Athens was thriving. At the time the Parthenon was built, in the 440 s and 430 s BCE on the Acropolis at Athens, Athens had more wealth and more subordinate allies than any other Greek city had ever had before. With a bit of arrogance, they decided to go through with an enormous building project despite the objections and embarrassment of a few. The Parthenon was the largest temple built on the Acropolis, the hill the building project took place on. Some of the other buil...
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17 Th Century House Of Commons
1,981 wordsWas ancient Athens truly democratic? Do you agree with Rousseau's criticism of representative democracy: (The people) is only free when is elects its members of parliament; as soon as (the representatives) are elected, the people is enslaved? Overall, which type of democracy is best? The origins of democracy and its attempts to involve citizens in the process and decision making of government originated in Athens in 508 bc by Cleistenes of Athens. It is important to remark that throughout histor...
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Greek City States Persian Wars
491 wordsBoth Sparta and Athens were Greek city-states. Sparta was a strict military ruled city-state where the people established themselves as a military power early. However Athens was more of a political city-state that was more involved with their economical stature than their military forces. Still changes from the Persian wars would change the powers of the city-state and somewhat unite them. Sparta was a strict military city-state. The people were Dorians who conquered Laconia. This region lies i...
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National Geographic Society York New York
1,369 words... vil service. Another contribution to the Spartan government that Lycurgus provided was the money system. The Spartans used pieces of iron instead of silver and gold. This type of monetary system was of very little value outside of the Spartan city-state and made the citizens dependent upon the local economy. The warrior culture of Sparta was battle tested time and time again and proved to be the strongest battle ready nation within the Grecian region. The Spartans were called upon during man...
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Ancient Greek Theatre Architec
1,321 wordsAncient Greek Theatre Architecture We all look for our beginnings. Whether we look for them in our personal life or in our professional life, we still look for them. As I was looking around the theatre recently, I was looking at and wondering where the idea of the theatre came from. Rather, who built it and why it is built the way it is. Who made the first one? Where do the roots of the theatre lay? All very good questions that I hope will be answered. In the beginning of time, man did not under...
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Peloponnesian War B C
661 wordsPlague of Athens (1) The Great Plague of Athens took place in 430 - 429 B. C. , when Athens was besieged by Spartans, during the course of second year of Peloponnesian War. The first outbreak of epidemic occurred in the summer of 430 B. C. , which according to contemporary historians, was particularly hot. The second outbreak occurred in the following winter, with actual scope of the plague being significantly lesser then in the summer. There is also some circumstantial evidence as to the fact t...
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Play Was Staged Prize In Grand Dionesia Aristophanes
856 wordsTheatre History Oral Report Aristophanes (448? - 385 BC), Athenian playwright, considered one of the greatest writers of comedy in literary history. His plays have been produced through the centuries and have remained popular because of their wit, comic invention, and poetic language. Aristophanes is believed to have been born in Athens, Greece, in the deme, or township, of Cydathenaeum. Presumably, he was well educated and may have had property on the island of Aegina. He had three sons-Philips...
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Century B C 5 Th Century
1,169 wordsDuring the 5 th Century B. C. , the Athenians government, religion, and architecture were three of the most important aspects of their polis. The Athenians had a very good understanding of government, literature, and science, and had more influence on our civilization than any other people in history. The Classical Period in Greece lasted 150 years from 480 to 300 B. C. This is when ancient Greek civilization was at its peak. Athens population was about 300, 000 people. The Athenians developed a...
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Individual Life Court System
2,280 wordsPlato. The Last Days of Socrates. London: Penguin Books Ltd. , 1993 Imagine the time just after the death of Socrates. The people of Athens were filled with questions about the final judgment of this well-known, long-time citizen of Athens. Socrates was accused at the end of his life of impiety and corruption of youth. Rumors, prejudices, and questions flew about the town. Plato experienced this situation when Socrates, his teacher and friend, accepted the ruling of death from an Athenian court....
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1,418 wordsThe Battle of Marathon One of the most significant battles in antiquity was fought on the narrow, tree strewn plain of Marathon, in September, 490 BC. There, the Athenian army defeated a Persian force more than twice its size, because of superior leadership, training and equipment. The battle of Marathon has provided inspiration to the underdogs throughout history. In 490 BC, the Athenians proved that superior strategy, and technology can claim victory over massive numbers. In 646 BC the Persian...
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Midsummer Night Dream Father
928 wordsTris WarkentinDOVER EDITION Intro. to Shakespeare Midsummer Night? s Dream, question 2 10 / 14 / 99 Logic vs. Magic Shakespeare? s A Midsummer Night? s Dream draws sharp parallels between the two sets of order in the play; one seen in Athens, and the other in the forest. Athens is the paragon of order, with Theseus ruling in a logical and equitable manner. The enchanted forest is a place of chaos and magic, untouched by such logical laws as we see in Athens. Faeries and inconstant love rule here...
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Civil War Public Figures
742 wordsIt is imperative for any public speaker to be positive and praising of the land and the populace that he / she represents and presides over. This, then, is also the case with Pericles in his funeral oration. Obviously there are great aspects about Athens and Athenians or history would have forgotten them and we would not still study them and their ways of life. However, it is my opinion that Athenian society was not exactly as Pericles made it out to be in his funeral oration. The purpose of thi...
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Greek Culture True God
1,164 wordsBefore Paul went to Athens, he was in Berea preaching God s word. However, there were many furious Jews that were hunting down Paul, so he avoided them and went to Athens, waiting for Silas and Timothy to join him. While Paul was waiting in Athens, he talked to anyone that crossed paths with him. Athens was known for it s magnificent buildings and many gods, as well as being the center for Greek culture, philosophy, and education. In addition, many philosophers and educated men were always ready...
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Bc Pericles Athenian Government Athens
534 wordsPericles, a Greek Statesman, was the leader of the Athenian government for 30 years (Age of Pericles). Pericles was born into a noble family in Athens. His mother was a niece of Cleisthenes, a statesman who had made many democratic reforms in the Athenian government. After Cleisthenes death Pericles was determined to continue the reforms of his great-uncle and entered politics with the democratic popular party led by Ephialtes. Pericles and Ephialtes worked together to limit the power of the Are...
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Athenian Democracy Funeral Speech
760 wordsAncient Greece had many ups and downs in it s very long history. As a growing civilization it earned numerous allies as well as enemies. One of these great enemies were the Persians. Although the Persians were very powerful adversaries, the Greeks defeated them and at that point the era of classical Greece began. The Delian league which was created to unite all states and protect them from intruders had turned into an empire. This empire was governed by Athens. As peace and harmony was restored ...
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Didn T Couldn T
1,724 wordsPericles of Athens was in a family that no one would think reform came out of. Pericles family had dignity, valor, power, and wealth. Pericles family was aristocrats. Pericles grew up an a noble man with respect, but no one at the time knew how he was to change the world forever. Many things happened in Pericles life but I think the most important was his love for a woman not of Greek blood. Since this women was not a Greek she couldn t vote. When Pericles had a child with her he was more upset ...
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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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