Athens

Socrates knew the trial brought onto him by three citizens of Athens was not just and the official accusations of corrupting the youth and impiety are not the true reasons for the trial. He was put to death because of his method of challenging others in the search for wisdom and knowledge. Socrates was given the opportunity to defend himself and choose not to beg for his life but praise his life and to honor his mission. He opposed the charges by a cross-examination of the people who put him on

Apparently in Sparta both genders are treated equally then if someone who were to live in Athens as a woman. When living in Athens as a girl or a boy, the boy was preferred more over then the girl. The way the society was built they saw women as house wives and fertile beings. “A boy child was considered of much more value than a girl.” These men saw this gender

a crime he did not commit. This was the case for Socrates, who was a brilliant philosopher during Athens’ Golden Age. Socrates was wrongly accused of impiety and corrupting the youth. However, he was only challenging the method of thinking around him. Socrates was a public thinker that did not deserve to die for his ideas. He was simply standing up for his beliefs and the Athenian Jury blamed Athens’ fall on Socrates. If the beliefs of an individual do not harm others then the person does not deserve

Oedipus Rex – Unrealistic or Realistic                Let’s explore the traces of realsim and its opposite in Sophocles’ tragedy, Oedipus Rex.   The first obvious question is: How can this drama possibly be considered realistic since it relies so heavily on predetermination and fate in the life of the protagonist, Oedipus? As Jocasta recounts to Oedipus:   An oracle Once came to Laius (I will not say 'Twas from the Delphic god himself, but from His ministers)

diagnosis of Athenian society paints a bleak picture. The citizens are “witless”, “bent on ruining their great city”, while the rulers are “unjust in mind”, arrogant, greedy, and unconcerned with the greater good (Solon Fr 4.5-7). Parallel to the Athens and its woes is Sardis. A warlike city ruled by Croesus, a zealous and power-thirsty monarch willing to attack neighboring cities under pretexts “substantive or trivial”,

It was decided to hold the first modern Olympics in Athens in two years time.<br><br>The Athens Games of 1896 were a great success. The Olympics had returned to the land of their birth. On April 5th the Games were opened by King George of Greece, in front of a crowd of 60000. The original Olympic medals were silver and only awarded to the winner of an event.<br><br>Thirteen countries competed at the Athens Games in 1896. Nine sports were on the agenda: cycling, fencing, gymnastics

of Greece and Rome. Parthenon, aligned to the Hyades star cluster. Temple of Athena. The Hundred-Footer. Built by the City-State of Athens (447 B.C.) to celebrate the win over Persia. Dedicated to their patron goddess, Athena. Built on the same site as the Pre-Parthenon which was still under construction when the Persians sacked and burned Athens in return for Athens having helped Greek City-States along the Ionian coast of Anatolia under Persian rule (who in turn were only under Persian rule because

century BCE Athenian culture. She introduces several basic dichotomies that define her understanding of the writers and events of the period in the later chapters. One of the basic themes of the book is that the thought and the art of classical Athens is full of meaning for people of later generations. It is the full of meaning for nations, cultures and societies beset by broad-scale and profound social and political change and the accompanying confusion and fear produced in the minds and souls

and politics in ancient and modern societies. This concept is applicable to Ancient Athens. The Greek religion consisted of various Gods and Goddesses that represented different elements of Greek life. The practice of various gods or polytheism is ta partria. The religion of Greeks differs drastically from Western forms. In modern Western communities religion and culture exists in separate spheres; however, Athens did not acknowledge a difference between the two concepts. The deities explained various

I am researching the country where democracy originated from, which is Greece. Greece doesn't have that many natural resources. Bauxite, from which aluminum is created from, is a mineral found in Greece that is the most vital. There are layers of asbestos, nickel, magnesite, and marble also found in Greece. Asbestos was once known as a miracle mineral to the Greeks, due to its unique feature of not burning, but it’s now seen as a deadly mineral. This is because it can cause deadly diseases like Mesothelioma