Thucydides

interactions and this is seen in the Melian Dialogue. Power in excess like the Athenians will sever a bond to the common cultures of morals for positive law because as the “As the goals become bigger the good for the country gets more difficult.” (Thucydides 102). The

accounts of human conflict and their subsequent analyses, Classical Realism remains the most compelling theory of those recognised in the study of International Relations (IR). Predating idealist dogma, the sombre chronicles of ancient Greek historian Thucydides served as a preliminary framework for a series of timeless texts that remain as applicable in the current political climate as they had been centuries prior. A distinguishing feature of Classical Realism is its pessimistic interpretation of human

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 and lead to their submission by Macedonians. One of the leaders on the Athenian side was Pericles. Pericles, who was admired by Thucydides, was in one of his capacities strategist, who try to shape Athens’s strategy in war with Sparta. We

Pericles Funeral Oration Thucydides 431 BC Secondary 1. The authors main point was to tell of Pericles grand speech he told at the annual funeral in Athens for all who fell during war. Pericles main point of the speech was to not only tell of those who had fallen achievements, but also of his personal view of Athens, and how skillful and mighty their Athenian army was. 2. Thucydides wrote Pericles Funeral oration for his history of the Pelopponesian War. I can infer that he is a historian who went

The Athenians wipe out much of the Melian population and takes control of the island. While a necessarily bleak outlook, Thucydides argues that weak states must submit to strong states. This argument is persuasive in the context of this war and many other conflicts throughout history, but in the past few decades, a combination of factors has diluted the ability of powerful states

components are essential and without them we’d see a lack of human decency. Oresteia by Aeschylus displays the horrors that ensue when we break de Waals pillars. The main plot of this trilogy is revenge killing. History of the Peloponnesian War by Thucydides revolves around power hungry nations that will do anything to grow and be successful. Both texts depict direct contrasts to every concept in de Waals theory. There are not only ways to implement de Waal’s pillars, but also solutions that introduce

The Plague of Athens, taking place in 429 B.C.E., is the first mass killing plague known to historians today. However, this doesn’t mean that it wasn’t as dangerous as plagues later on in history. In total 100,000 people died which is equivalent to more than one-third of the Greece population. In the book “The Plague”, the city of Oran is overrun by a deadly disease. In both the Plague of Athens and the novel “The Plague” by Albert Camus, similarities occurred such as the diffusion of the disease

Realism and liberalism ‎ International relations theories are the study of international relations from a ‎theoretical perspective. Such as, realism, liberalism, maximise, socialism ‎ This assignment will be discussed about two theories of international relations ‎which are Realism the most important in international relations. Liberalism is the ‎second theory will be considered. The aim of this essay to compare between these ‎two theories. ‎ Firstly, in the first paragraphs in this assignment

Thucydides is an Athenian historian who wrote The Peloponnesian War. In that, he has written his version of “Pericles’ Funeral Oration” and “The Melian Dialogue”. They were both written to portray Athens and how they went about their kingdom expansion. In “Pericles’ Funeral Oration”, Athens is shown as this great kingdom that any proud citizen would fight for. While in “The Melian Dialogue”, it gives a third-party point of view of the negotiation between the Athenians and the Melians about taking

International relations have always been a very important topic. Knowing and understanding the history of international relations is vital to learning how it has evolved and how we can handle it today and in the future. However today our historical egoism, or the idea that we believe we are better and more advanced than those in the past can blind us. In reality, history is a bit more complicated. We often ask if it is a never-ending march of progress or one conflict after another? The best we can