Piraeus

The plague of Athens was an event in history that countless authors went on to write about. Recounting the death and destruction of not only the people, but their civilization as well. Starting at the beginning of 431 BCE, historian Thucydides wrote his take on it. In his work “The History of the Peloponnesian War” Thucydides talks about the social and political consequences of the plague, a personal account on the experiences he lived through. Anywhere during 99-55 BCE poet Lucretius had his

Thucydides gives his reasoning of the cause of the Peloponnesian War. “The real though unavowed cause I believe to have been the growth of the Athenian power, which terrified the Lacedaemonians and forced them into war; but the reasons publicly alleged on either side were as follows.” (Zagorin 40). Thucydides will then go into the grievances, which will lead to the war. He looks at four main episodes, but will give more attention and thought to the first two grievances dealing with Corcyra and Potidaea

the structure of society as a whole. In Book I, Plato tries to obtain a definition of justice and whether it benefits the individual by using the process of proposing, criticizing and rejecting multiple attempts of defining justice. While visiting Piraeus to attend a festival, Socrates discusses different subjects with Cephalus, Polemarchus and Glaucon including justice. Cephalus start the discussion by arguing that justice is telling the truth. His son, Polemarchus continues the

Eros Embrey Mrs. Kelly Honors English 9 22 Mar. 2017 Athens and Sparta: The Peloponnesian War Countries can usually count on there being peace between the neighboring cities, the people of a country think they can be safe no matter what city they are in as long as it 's in their country. However, in many countries, civil wars can occur, having adverse effects on a country and its people. Cities can be major rivals, These rivalries can turn into worse problems, and these problems can turn into a civil

Persian War The Persian Wars were a series of conflicts between the Achaemenid Empire of Persia (modern day Iran) and Greek city-states that started in 499 BC and lasted until 449 BC. The collision between the fractious political world of the Greeks and the enormous empire of the Persians began when Cyrus the Great conquered the Greek-inhabited region of Ionia in 547 BC. Struggling to rule the independent-minded cities of Ionia, the Persians appointed tyrants to rule each of them. This would prove

Pericles as Strategist by Colonel Anze Rode, Slovenian Armed Forces International Fellow Information Title: Pericles as Strategist Author: Colonel Anze Rode, Slovenian Armed Forces International Fellow FI: Dr. Tami Biddle Seminar 19 Page Count: 7 Word Count: 1031 Pericles as Strategist Ancient historian Thucydides in his history of the ancient world describes us history of war between two superpowers, Athens and Sparta, which weakened all of the Greek City- states

Evolving Athenian Strategy During The Peloponnesian War “The longer a war persists the more inevitable is the sinking below civilized levels of warfare…to a much more horrible way of fighting.” - Dr. Donald Kagan speaking of The Peloponnesian War The Peloponnesian War pitted two regional powers, Athens and Sparta, against one another in a prolonged struggle to determine which state would reign supreme within the Hellas. Sparta with its agrarian structure and superior land force sought to curb

Pericles was born in Athens to in an aristocratic family sometime around 493BC (Lewis). His father, Xanthippus, was a military leader in the battle of Mycale in 479BC who defeated the last vestiges of Xerxes’ fleet (Halsall). Pericles’ mother was Agariste was a member of the Alcmaeonid family (Lewis). Given that he was of aristocratic birth Pericles received his education from some of the greatest minds in Greece (Lewis). He was educated musically by Damon and philosophically by Zenon of Elea and

Socrates comes to an understanding/defining in his words what is Justice. He begins this process of establishing justice when asked to accompany Adeimantus back to the home of Cephalus to enjoy the rest of the festivities they've attended by the Piraeus. Once Socrates arrives, he begins to engage in conversation with Cephalus about old age, which leads them to talk about money and how justice is "to speak the truth and repay what one has borrowed." (pg. 5) However, Socrates does not agree with this

WHAT WAS THE SIGNIFICANCE OF SPARAGMOS AND OMOPHAGIA IN DIONYSIS RITUAL? Dionysus is the god of wine and fertility, however also became considered a patron of the arts. Along with the variety of things Dionysus was associated with, he is associated with some important concepts. These are, being able to bring a dead person back from the underworld, rebirth after death represented through the symbol of his tending to vines to bear fruit for the making of his wine. There is also the feeling of being