Thebes In Athenian Life

Spartan’s government was far superior to the government of Athens. Sparta had elements of an oligarchy. The two rulers were a piece of the administration for convention were the Council of Elders, or Gerousia, a gathering of twenty-eight Spartiate men and the two lords that who make charges, that the Assembly, or basic man, vote on. . There were broad governing rules to ensure that no part, or branch, turned out to be too intense. The Assembly was made out of each mature male in Sparta, yet hypothetically anyone could take part. They voted whether to pass bills into law, and against normal conviction, they could vote more than yes or no. These individuals from the Assembly were picked, by the fair evaluators, who sat in an alternate room and tuned in for the loudest cheer for every hopeful. This technique gave everyone a shot, and in the event that you truly needed a specific competitor, you could simply shout louder. The Ephors, were a gathering of five individuals, who settled on everyday choices, and were chosen yearly.

Thessalonians is based on two different letters that was written to the Christian community in Thessalonica. The purpose of the first letter was to clear up some of the misunderstandings about the return of Christ. The second letters purpose was to still clear up some of the misunderstandings about the Day of the Lord for they thought the day had already come.

In Robert Garland’s book, Ancient Greece: Everyday Life in the Birthplace of Civilization, he illustrates what life was like for men, women, children, and slaves living in ancient Greece and the impact it had on modern civilization. Each city state of ancient Greece had their own rituals and beliefs that influenced everything from warfare to raising children. The question is, were these rituals and beliefs made up for the benefit of the state? Males and females had their own individual roles in serving the city state. There were rituals and beliefs specifically for children and their transition into adulthood. Greek children were raised and educated to be able to fulfill their roles to benefit the state.

Athens and Sparta are the two famous city-states in Ancient Greece. The Athens was more superior then Sparta. The Athenians were stronger because they had a better geography, government, cultural achievements, and I would rather live in the Athens.

Pericles’ Funeral Oration by Thucydides, and Sophocles’ play, Antigone, both illustrate cultural values that are crucial in understanding the dynamic of Ancient Athens. In these two pieces of literature, the cultural values are explained and understood through death. Pericles delivered the Funeral Oration as part of a public funeral for some of the Athenian fatalities in the first year of the Peloponnesian War. In Antigone, Sophocles is able to encompass values and conflicts through the death of Antigone’s brother. Pericles connects the death of soldiers to the importance of community, trust, personal freedoms, and social order that was essential in the success of Ancient Athenian Culture. Sophocles addresses the values of family, religion, and loyalty in his play, Antigone. The values highlighted in each of these works are very similar as they institute the importance of the patrioi nomoi (Athenian constitution) to the success of the Athenian state.

Ancient Greece had a major impact on the Western World due to many factors. Documents 1 and 2 reveal that the Western World has been impacted by political factors of the ancient Greeks, whille documents 4, and 5 show us that the Western World was impacted due to cultural reasons.

Sparta invaded Attica in 431 B.C, and easily gained control of the area surrounding Athens. Athens was most known for having a superior navy, while Sparta was known for having a superior army. This caused the war to drag on, because neither side could easily gain total domination of the land and sea. Sparta tended to use a strategy that involved annually invading Athenian territory, and destroying anything that helped the Athenians survive. Farms and other resources were targeted by the Spartans, but the effectiveness of this strategy is questionable. Athens was protected by its "Long Walls" that it had constructed earlier, so it was near impossible for the Spartan army to break through and ravage Athens. Not to mention, these walls ran all the way to the port supplying Athens. There was no way that Sparta could match the Athenian navy, so Athens could receive supplies from outside from their port. It soon became clear that the war would be won not from battle alone, but from time itself.

The Spartans The "Spartans," who were they, where did they come from and what did they accomplish for Greece and, in time modern society. All these questions I hope to answer in my investigation. I found the Spartan, very interesting when I first encountered them in "The Odyssey" by Homer, where we hear of "Helen of Sparta," the partner of both "Paris of Troy" and his enemy and his city's enemy "Menelaus of Sparta." The entire war in fact broke out because Helen ran away with Paris and the whole of Greece was dragged into what at first was a personal feud. Had this not happened none of the Odyssey would have taken place and the old fable like story, as it seems to have developed, of the giant

"Pelagios!" His mentor 's voice echoed across the streets leading to the docks. Pelagios was dashing through the streets in an effort to lose his pursuer - his mentor Chiron, and escape successfully to the beach and fish carefreely.

In 480-479 BC the Battle of Thermopylae took place in ancient Greece. The Greek warriors who fought in the battle were known as The Spartans, The Spartans were tough and ruthless warriors whose favorite pass time was to be at war. A rising tension was built along the border of Asia Minor when the Persians placed tyrants in the Greek cities, forcing the citizens to pay taxes. The Spartans were just not having that and they rebelled, going at war with the Persians.

At the end of the Peloponnesian War in the late fifth-century B.C.E., the Greek city-state of Sparta reigned supreme. Having defeated their longtime rival Athens, Sparta firmly established a dominant position in the Greek world, one that modern historians refer to as Spartan hegemony. However, Sparta’s position as the foremost power in Greece would be challenged over the next several decades, and ultimately ending with their defeat at the Battle of Leuctra in 371 B.C.E. by the Boeotian League, spearheaded by the city-state of Thebes. Both ancient and modern sources alike have provided assessments about how this shift in power could have occurred in such a short amount of time. Much focus is often placed on the problems facing Spartan society in the late fifth-century to early fourth-century B.C.E., including the influx of wealth after the Peloponnesian War, which led to increased inequality, and to the declining population of full Spartan citizens. However, more attention has often been on the Spartan foreign policy during this period and its role in the failure of Spartan hegemony. During this thirty-year hegemony, Agesilaus, one of the Spartan kings from 400 to 358 BCE, dominated Spartan politics and pursued policies in his own self-interest and against Sparta’s. Furthermore, during his reign, Agesilaus adopted a hostile foreign policy towards the other Greek city-states and become obsessed with wanting to destroy Thebes.

The effect of geography on the flow of ideas is the indication that the way we express our knowledge is affected by the area we grew up. Depending on the way society was rules an area, also affected the processes of thinking. The book mentioned how Egyptians could trade, because conformity was enforced in their society.

The population is around 100,000 people, as a matter of fact most of these people are descendents of the Dorian invaders. They are divided into 3 main groups: the Spartans, the Helots, and the Perioeci. Spartan culture was centered on loyalty to the state and the military service. Sparta’s greatest enemy were the Athens, who they later defeat in the Peloponnesian War (431-404 BC.). In contrast, Sparta’s defeat by the Thebes in the Battle of Leuctra in 371 BC ended Sparta’s Prominent role in Greece.

The battle of Thermopylae was the Greek’s first stand against the massive army of King Xerxes, and was the most influential battle of the entire war. Up to this point, the Persian army was seen as too massive and powerful to be stopped. The once warring city-states of Greece knew they couldn’t stand against the Persians alone, and knew in order to defend their homeland they would have to unite. A unity of command was agreed upon; King Leonidas of Sparta was chosen to lead the Greek forces. He was chosen to lead because of the unsurpassed warring abilities the Spartans were so well known for made him perfect for the objective of stopping the Persians.

Battles, wars, conflicts—these deadly disagreements have been fought since the beginning of mankind. As we travel down history’s timeline, we meet many different types of soldiers from the Ancient Romans, to the British Redcoats, to Vietnam draftees. However, one group of armed forces triumphs all: the Spartans. Spartan’s decades-long training, innovative battle tactics and survival tests make them the most elite and dedicated warriors of all time.