431 BC

Athens’ governmental shift in 501 BC was unprecedented and innovative, being the first notable implementation of democracy in an ancient world inundated in monarchy. This form of government, founded by Cleisthenes, has been instrumental in Western Civilization, especially since the modern age. Democracy gave Athens life, providing not only a well functioning governing system, but also enabling the city-state to grow and survive multiple Persian invasions. However, at the dawn of the Athenian

HOW IS THE POWER EXPRESSED Feminists must be careful not to use such male-biased frameworks and linguistic conventions, because their controlling assumptions produce androcentric knowledge, as exemplified by Rosaldo and Lamphere’s (1974) finding of universal male dominance due to their use of male-biased data, binary categorizations of women’s and men’s activities, and overgeneralizing cross-cultural methodology in validity of Veblen’s (1899) Most characters in this volume of play is not only present

Democracy, the form of government in which there is a rule by the people, is said to have originated and thrived in the classical period of Athens, from 500-350 B.C.. Democracy inherently gave all that were considered citizens power to participate in politics. That being said, it is highly debated as to how much power the people, also known as the demos, exercised in this democracy. Many practices and informal institutions can be said to have limited the power of the demos. The democracy in Athens

Lysistrata is a comedy written by Aristophanes. Lysistrata, the main character leads the protest against the Peloponnesian war (around 431-404 BC) by assembling a group of women willing to refuse sexual contact with their partners. The play suggests that Lysistrata wants the war to end so that the husbands could safely return home to stay with their wives. Throughout the course of the play, the idea of listening to propositions made by women is rather absurd, and ignoring them completely was far

repel the Persian invaders. This alliance did not last long though, as Athens, soon after the end of the war began to use the influx of money and new ships to solidify their power over the other Greek city-states. Which lead to the Peloponnesian war in 431 BCE. The Delian League was dissolved

Written by the Greek historian Thucydides, History of the Peloponnesian War is one that tells the story of the war (431-404 BC) which divided the Greek world between Athens and its allies and Lacedaemon. The Melian Dialogue presents two sides and two perspectives that of the Melians neutrality and that of the Athenians’ might. By Thucydides juxtaposing the Athenian’s position to that of the Melians, there is a clear conclusion of which side actions are tactically and morally acceptable. One would

Medea is the only villain in "Medea" . Do you agree? In the play "Medea", written in 431 BC , the playwright Euripides showcases evil in very different manners; from Medea's traditional evil ways with witchcraft and sorcery to Jason and Creon's villainy through threats and subtle actions. While Medea's evilness is very clear for the audience to see, in characters like Jason and Creon it is more subtle and needs thought to realise that their actions might sometimes be more evil than Medea's. And

victors in a revolution are always elevated, but in the case of Lysistrata, the status of women remains stable. Lysistrata is a comedy written by Aristophanes. Lysistrata, the main character leads the protest against the Peloponnesian war (around 431-404 BC) by assembling a group of women willing to refuse sexual contact with their partners. The play suggests that Lysistrata wants the war to end so that the husbands could safely return home to stay with their wives. Throughout the course of the play

a group of rulers came to power. The Thirty as they were called The Thirty Tyrants who ruled for eight months (Planeaux, 2015). During their rule they sort to make Athens into Sparta. The Athenians fought back and the Tyrants were overthrown in 403 BC, and the Athenian democracy was restored. (Planeaux,

Aristotle (384-322 B.C. believed that tragedy, as an imitation or mimesis of life as it could be, held more importance than history, which simply records the past. He considered that performance of a tragedy provided the perfect cathartic experience for an audience, leaving them spiritually purified and inspired. He felt spectators seeing and experiencing great hardship befall the play’s hero or heroine would achieve this emotional state and benefit from it. The tragic hero, according to Aristotle