Piraeus

The plague of Athens led to the death and destruction of not only a mass of people, but the entire civilization. This cataclysmic event that ended the great civilization of Athens has inspired countless authors to write about it. Starting at the beginning of 431 BCE, historian Thucydides wrote his take on it. In his work, “The History of the Peloponnesian War,” Thucydides discussed the social and political consequences of the plague; a personal account on the experiences he lived through. Anywhere

systems, and other important factors were said to have brought about the plague. It first appeared in the south of Egypt, Ethiopia, Libya, and later on in the Persian Empire, and Rome before arriving in Athens . The disease attacked the population of Piraeus and then travelled to

The Necessity of Roles in Ancient Athens The dramatic growth of ancient Athens from a powerful polis to an Aegean Empire was a result of the hierarchy in ancient Athens. The roles of the people played a big part in this advancement. Therefore, the roles in ancient Athens were very structured and rigid. The male citizens worked very hard politically, while they left the women with the task of bearing children, and the slaves with the backbreaking physical work that allowed the city to function.

There are lots of different kinds of people in the world. Some are willing to head off on their own to improve their talents and skills, and others are too worried about how their friends will treat them if they decide to leave and go in their own direction. Mel is in that same type of situation. He is in a band with his friends, but doesn’t know if he should leave his friends’ band and join the jazz band, or if he will stay behind with in the garage band. If you were in Mel’s situation, what do

“I went down yesterday to the Piraeus with Glaucon…” this is the part of the first sentence from the Republic which was written as in the dialogue form by ancient Greek philosopher Plato. Through the book Plato tried to define the meaning of the justice. As Plato said in his dialogue with Adeimantus, it is better that defining the justice in the State in which we could see justice in the larger quantity: first, it is appearing in the State, and the individual comes second. Plato was defining the

In Italy Anti-Greek demonstrations broke out. Italians asked for a complete official apology from the Greek government, military honors for the bodies of the victims, full honors by the Greek fleet to the Italian fleet which would be sent to Piraeus (Greek harbor), a solemn funeral in the catholic cathedral in Athens in the presence of all the Greek Government, punishment for the guilty, an indemnity of 50 million lire within five days and a strict inquiry, to be carried out quickly with the

War has been part of human history forever. War is sometimes inevitable, and in Ancient Greece, well it’s something they’re famous for. The Athenians, and Sparta, both had to have armies to keep themselves strong and protected. In this essay I will explain how the Athenians and Sparta, fought in The Peloponnesian war against each other and why Sparta won. Being tactical is the key to war victories especially in Ancient Greece! The Athenians Young Athenian boys were tutored until the age of six or

Analytical Paper on Evolution Strategy of Athenians Against Spartan The genesis of strategy in today’s contemporary can be traced from the ancient Greece, where it meant to the art and skills of the general. The world has evolved over time and still adopting technological revamps. The nature of the war still remains the same from ancient times while, the character of the war has adopted significant changes. In this regard there is a validity for scholars to study Peloponnesian war which took place

obstacles have arisen in obtaining relevant information, given that restrictions on publication of information relating to money laundering issues have been imposed. As a matter of fact, it is considered appropriate that “National Bank of Greece” and “Piraeus Bank”, two major Greek banks, which undertake numerous high-volume transactions, to be subject to examination as to whether they have acted with sufficient diligence to ensure the adoption of required measures in their compliance policy against money

time the Bubonic Plague had been in Europe. In 430 BC in the city of Athens, Greece was struck with this sickness. This disease began in Ethiopia and then went on into Libya and Egypt. When it eventually made its way to Athens, it first infected the piraeus