431 BC

Lovers of Wisdom Ancient Greek philosophy arouse in the 6th century BCE, some claim that Greek Philosophy was influenced by the older wisdom literature and mythological cosmogonies of the Ancient Greek Near East. Greeks had confidence in the power of the mind Greeks used observation and reason to determine why things happened, they opened up a new way of looking at human existence. During the time of Socrates, Plato, and Aristotle it was a crime to investigate the things above the heavens

Athens and Sparta were two powerful city-states, different from each other where Athenian democracy focused on economic advancement, while Sparta oligarchy focused on military force. Democracy is a system of government where citizens have the right to vote, whereas oligarchy is a system of government where only a group of people is in control and only their opinion or decision that were taken into consideration. Leading to the thesis statement that people are better served by Athenian democracy than

Aspasia of Miletus, born during the 5th century BC, was renown for her outspoken ways and for being the mistress of the statesman Pericles. The expectations of women throughout that century, such as staying at home and serving their spouse, were adhered to by many. However, she defied these expectations which thus resulted in gaining large controversy, yet respect from Athenian citizens. Aspasia's intellect resulted in a minority of Athenian citizens holding her in high esteem. It is said that "some

During the Polynesian War, Mytilene attempted an unsuccessful revolt against Athens. Initially, it is decided that the males of Mytilene were to be put to death while the women and children were to be enslaved. However, the following day another debate was held to determine whether death was too harsh of a punishment. In their attempt to persuade their audience of fellow Athenians to spare the rebels of Mytilene or follow through with the first course of action, Speaker 3, who argues in favor of

Athens and Sparta are two interesting city-states in ancient Greece where someone could choose to live depending on the inclination of the individual. Some individuals might choose to live in Athens because of the system of government and developmental philosophy while other individuals could choose to live in Sparta because of its military and warrior-like philosophy. In Athens, there is an element of respect for the will of the people, which is known as a democratic system of choosing leaders (Ancient

Fate’s Punishment for Athens The Landmark Thucydides is a history book on the Peloponnesian War written by an Athenian historian and general named Thucydides. Throughout the book, Thucydides recounts the war and tells of the many actions of his mother land Athens. In several of his descriptions Athens could be viewed as arrogant especially towards their accomplishments in war. He also tells of a terrible crime that Athens commits that could be described as genocide. Thucydides also describes several

The Wasps is a satirical comedy written in 422 BCE by Aristophanes as the Peloponnesian War was coming to an end. The playwright’s purpose for writing this is to mock the Athenian society at the time. Because Athens also became a democracy during the 5th century, this comedy is particularly controversial since during the time it was written, the courts were being severely manipulated and corrupted by Cleon. In addition to this, there various other conflicts that take place during the time that this

The athenian democracy started to develop after the Persian War. Under Particle’s rule, Athens economy thrived and the government became more democratic. Not all Athens citizen agree about the idea of democracy. There also people who supported democracy, because they think it will help free the citizens from the rule of tyrants and long. To make Athens democracy stronger they have to bring people together. First, Athenian democracy should be about every citizen and how they should take part

When thinking of Athens, it is quite possible that the first thing you think of is something along the lines of them having great success and an ideal lifestyle. Athens’ stereotype is that it was the most amazing place to live because of their successfulness in democracy and war. This speech is called “Pericles’ Funeral Oration” by Thucydides, and it was delivered by Pericles, an Athenian politician, at a funeral for the war dead after the first year of the Peloponnesian War. In this speech, Pericles

Mohamad Habehh Walking around The Metropolitan Museum of Art, there are many ancient pieces of art and old artifacts on display. One of the art pieces that caught my eye was the Head of a Ruler, from ancient Iranian or Mesopotamian times. I chose this figure because the person depicted in the copper head looked like an important figure of the time. The man is well groomed and has an emotionless face, but it also looks like he is portraying a little confidence in his expressionless face. Considering