Lessons from Thucydides on Vietnam and Iraq
... domination. It is, simply put, just to prevent the forceful conquest of South Viet-Nam by North Viet-Nam."18 Much like Alcibiades, Johnson frames the US presence in Vietnam as answering a call for help from the South Vietnamese. The United States is not there for imperial conquest, but rather to as ...
... domination. It is, simply put, just to prevent the forceful conquest of South Viet-Nam by North Viet-Nam."18 Much like Alcibiades, Johnson frames the US presence in Vietnam as answering a call for help from the South Vietnamese. The United States is not there for imperial conquest, but rather to as ...
Periclean Athens - Daniel Aaron Lazar
... Parthenon: Symbol of Arête and Empire But there was one measure above all which at once gave the greatest pleasure to the Athenians, adorned their city and created amazement among the rest of mankind, and which is today the sole testimony that the tales of the ancient power and glory of Greece are ...
... Parthenon: Symbol of Arête and Empire But there was one measure above all which at once gave the greatest pleasure to the Athenians, adorned their city and created amazement among the rest of mankind, and which is today the sole testimony that the tales of the ancient power and glory of Greece are ...
The Melian Dialogue
... fought between Athens and Sparta, beginning the account at the very outbreak of the war, in the belief that it was going to be a great war and more worth writing about than any of those which had taken place in the past. My belief was based on the fact that the two sides were at the very height of t ...
... fought between Athens and Sparta, beginning the account at the very outbreak of the war, in the belief that it was going to be a great war and more worth writing about than any of those which had taken place in the past. My belief was based on the fact that the two sides were at the very height of t ...
Pericles` role in the development of the Golden Age of Athens
... paying the tribute to Athens for military purposes, not for domestic affairs. ...
... paying the tribute to Athens for military purposes, not for domestic affairs. ...
The Battle of Marathon, 490 BC
... on their rear when they attempted to withdraw. The Persians were left with only two options: fight or wait for the city to be betrayed to them. The Athenians also had two basic choices: attack at the first good opportunity, or wait for possible Spartan reinforcements. The Persians may have felt that ...
... on their rear when they attempted to withdraw. The Persians were left with only two options: fight or wait for the city to be betrayed to them. The Athenians also had two basic choices: attack at the first good opportunity, or wait for possible Spartan reinforcements. The Persians may have felt that ...
Walking in Agora, the heart of the ancient Athens!
... The judges were called heliasts and were drawn by lot on the day of the trial from 6,000 Athenians over 30 years of age, who had volunteered as jurors for a year. ...
... The judges were called heliasts and were drawn by lot on the day of the trial from 6,000 Athenians over 30 years of age, who had volunteered as jurors for a year. ...
Chapter 4: The Ancient Greeks
... slowed and poverty took hold. Farmers grew only enough food to meet their own family’s needs. People also stopped teaching others how to write or do craftwork. Before long, the Greeks had forgotten their written language and how to make many things. As a result, historians call this time the Dark Ag ...
... slowed and poverty took hold. Farmers grew only enough food to meet their own family’s needs. People also stopped teaching others how to write or do craftwork. Before long, the Greeks had forgotten their written language and how to make many things. As a result, historians call this time the Dark Ag ...
Outline of Ancient History
... was succeeded by his son Teispes, who first took the title King of Anšān after seizing Anšān city from the Elamites. Inscriptions indicate that when Teispes died, two of his sons shared the throne as Cyrus, king of Anšān, and Ariaramnes king of Parsua (later called Pārsa, that is, Persia Proper). Th ...
... was succeeded by his son Teispes, who first took the title King of Anšān after seizing Anšān city from the Elamites. Inscriptions indicate that when Teispes died, two of his sons shared the throne as Cyrus, king of Anšān, and Ariaramnes king of Parsua (later called Pārsa, that is, Persia Proper). Th ...
Battle of Marathon
... however, when the Lacedaemonians gave them this counsel, complied at once; and when the sacrifice to the Twelve Gods was being offered at Athens, they came and sat as suppliants about the altar, and gave themselves up to the Athenians. The Thebans no sooner learnt what the Plataeans had done than in ...
... however, when the Lacedaemonians gave them this counsel, complied at once; and when the sacrifice to the Twelve Gods was being offered at Athens, they came and sat as suppliants about the altar, and gave themselves up to the Athenians. The Thebans no sooner learnt what the Plataeans had done than in ...
Athens: Its Rise and Fall, Book III.
... grasping mind to objects of public advantage, in preference to designs for individual aggrandizement: influence of such a nature had never operated upon the views and faculties of the hero of Marathon. Habituated to the enjoyment of absolute command, he seemed incapable of the duties of civil subor ...
... grasping mind to objects of public advantage, in preference to designs for individual aggrandizement: influence of such a nature had never operated upon the views and faculties of the hero of Marathon. Habituated to the enjoyment of absolute command, he seemed incapable of the duties of civil subor ...
Pericles Biography
... one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World, as well as the statue of Athena Parthenos for the Parthenon) and Myron (who produced the masterpiece Discus Thrower) worked in their marble and stone. The great philosophers Protagoras, Zeno of Elea, and Anaxagoras were all personal friends of Pericles ...
... one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World, as well as the statue of Athena Parthenos for the Parthenon) and Myron (who produced the masterpiece Discus Thrower) worked in their marble and stone. The great philosophers Protagoras, Zeno of Elea, and Anaxagoras were all personal friends of Pericles ...
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... Athens/Forum/8740/Alexander.htm" target="frame"> Issusm was not a great victory, but he did force the Persian Army the withdraw, and then rallied his troops to follow them further into the Fertile Crescent area. His army defeated the Persians in many battles but the Persians kept withdrawing fur ...
... Athens/Forum/8740/Alexander.htm" target="frame"> Issusm was not a great victory, but he did force the Persian Army the withdraw, and then rallied his troops to follow them further into the Fertile Crescent area. His army defeated the Persians in many battles but the Persians kept withdrawing fur ...
Reforms of Pericles and Establishment of the Athenian Empire
... With exception of triumphant victory over Persian Empire, there is no more illustrious period in history of Athens than a relatively short life of Athenian Federacy. An explosive efflorescence of Athens in fields of politics, economy and arts was achieved only rarely in human history. Athenians were ...
... With exception of triumphant victory over Persian Empire, there is no more illustrious period in history of Athens than a relatively short life of Athenian Federacy. An explosive efflorescence of Athens in fields of politics, economy and arts was achieved only rarely in human history. Athenians were ...
READINGS
... through the islands of the Aegean Sea (between Asia Minor and Greece). While not a large naval force, it was significantly greater than any the Greeks could outfit at that time. Thus, the king's forces met little resistance crossing the sea, as they aimed for a landing at Marathon, a small community ...
... through the islands of the Aegean Sea (between Asia Minor and Greece). While not a large naval force, it was significantly greater than any the Greeks could outfit at that time. Thus, the king's forces met little resistance crossing the sea, as they aimed for a landing at Marathon, a small community ...
Greece 1-21 - Copley-Fairlawn City Schools
... •The Boule would meet every 9 days to discuss & vote on ...
... •The Boule would meet every 9 days to discuss & vote on ...
DaviD M. PritcharD (ed.). War, Democracy and Culture in Classical
... pointed out long ago, war was the greatest source of revenue for the ancient state. It often alleviated internal social conflicts. Such problems were certainly not unique to democracies, but the emergence of the Athenian democracy created new social tensions that warfare helped reduced. If Athens ha ...
... pointed out long ago, war was the greatest source of revenue for the ancient state. It often alleviated internal social conflicts. Such problems were certainly not unique to democracies, but the emergence of the Athenian democracy created new social tensions that warfare helped reduced. If Athens ha ...
Lecture 4: Greek History and Rhetoric
... Athenian general Themistocles time to prepare a fleet to meet the Persian force at Salamis. • Years earlier, Themistocles ...
... Athenian general Themistocles time to prepare a fleet to meet the Persian force at Salamis. • Years earlier, Themistocles ...
Gk 3 The Frogs notes - School-One
... presented The Frogs in 405 B.C. In the world of theater, it came only a year after Sophocles’s Oedipus at Colonus and Euripides’s Medea were presented for the first time. Both of these tragic playwrights had died within the past year with Euripides dying first in Macedonia. In politics it was a much ...
... presented The Frogs in 405 B.C. In the world of theater, it came only a year after Sophocles’s Oedipus at Colonus and Euripides’s Medea were presented for the first time. Both of these tragic playwrights had died within the past year with Euripides dying first in Macedonia. In politics it was a much ...
City-States, Athens, Sparta
... • Encourage to play sports and participate in foot races • Could own land • Raised their sons to be warriors ...
... • Encourage to play sports and participate in foot races • Could own land • Raised their sons to be warriors ...
AHIS3051 - University of Newcastle
... and family commitments, but nevertheless, even with the best intentions in the world, if you do not attend classes regularly it sends a pretty powerful message to your lecturer that you are not really interested in the subject. If you are experiencing genuine difficulties, please advise the Course C ...
... and family commitments, but nevertheless, even with the best intentions in the world, if you do not attend classes regularly it sends a pretty powerful message to your lecturer that you are not really interested in the subject. If you are experiencing genuine difficulties, please advise the Course C ...
11: Athens System Action Patterns: Making Decisions
... Herodotus describes battles in which the Athenians won major victories over allies of Sparta, then says:2 It is clear, from this and many other examples, that freedom is an excellent thing. When the Athenians were ruled by tyrants, they were no braver or more valiant than fighters from any of the su ...
... Herodotus describes battles in which the Athenians won major victories over allies of Sparta, then says:2 It is clear, from this and many other examples, that freedom is an excellent thing. When the Athenians were ruled by tyrants, they were no braver or more valiant than fighters from any of the su ...
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... The decree of Themistocles suggests that the Athenians had agreed to abandon their city and to fight at the Isthmus before Thermopylae and Artemisium. These two battles would be delaying actions, designed to reduce the numbers of the enemy and to give the Athenians time to evacuate their city. Only ...
... The decree of Themistocles suggests that the Athenians had agreed to abandon their city and to fight at the Isthmus before Thermopylae and Artemisium. These two battles would be delaying actions, designed to reduce the numbers of the enemy and to give the Athenians time to evacuate their city. Only ...
The Battle of Marathon: The Stunning Victory
... Persians at Marathon. The result of the battle was a victory so stunning and so complete that the Persian army, though they greatly outnumbered their Greek opponents, fled to their ships and returned to Asia. “Than this battle,” eulogized the Roman Nepos, “there has hitherto been none more glorious; ...
... Persians at Marathon. The result of the battle was a victory so stunning and so complete that the Persian army, though they greatly outnumbered their Greek opponents, fled to their ships and returned to Asia. “Than this battle,” eulogized the Roman Nepos, “there has hitherto been none more glorious; ...
Transcript of “The Greeks: Crucible of Civilization” Episode Two
... god of war shall bring you low.” When this message came back to Athens, the democratic assembly dissolved into uproar. It seemed that even the gods had deserted them. But Themistocles refused ...
... god of war shall bring you low.” When this message came back to Athens, the democratic assembly dissolved into uproar. It seemed that even the gods had deserted them. But Themistocles refused ...
Corinthian War
The Corinthian War was an ancient Greek conflict lasting from 395 BC until 387 BC, pitting Sparta against a coalition of four allied states, Thebes, Athens, Corinth, and Argos, who were initially backed by Persia. The immediate cause of the war was a local conflict in northwest Greece in which both Thebes and Sparta intervened. The deeper cause was hostility towards Sparta provoked by that city's ""expansionism in Asia Minor, central and northern Greece and even the west"".The war was fought on two fronts, on land near Corinth (hence the name) and Thebes and at sea in the Aegean. On land, the Spartans achieved several early successes in major battles, but were unable to capitalize on their advantage, and the fighting soon became stalemated. At sea, the Spartan fleet was decisively defeated by a Persian fleet early in the war, an event that effectively ended Sparta's attempts to become a naval power. Taking advantage of this fact, Athens launched several naval campaigns in the later years of the war, recapturing a number of islands that had been part of the original Athenian Empire during the 5th century BC.Alarmed by these Athenian successes, the Persians stopped backing the allies and began supporting Sparta. This defection forced the allies to seek peace. The Peace of Antalcidas, commonly known as the King's Peace, was signed in 387 BC, ending the war. This treaty declared that Persia would control all of Ionia, and that all other Greek cities would be independent. Sparta was to be the guardian of the peace, with the power to enforce its clauses. The effects of the war, therefore, were to establish Persia's ability to interfere successfully in Greek politics and to affirm Sparta's hegemonic position in the Greek political system.