called city states where Greek-speaking people lived. There were hundreds of city-states in ancient Greece‚ some really small ones and some really big ones with large populations. The following are the five most powerful city-states in about 550 B.C.E; Athens (A-thens)‚ Sparta (Spar-ta)‚ Corinth (Cor-inth)‚ Thebes(the-be-s) and Argos (Ar-gos). Ancient Greece consisted mainly of a mountainous peninsula jutting out into the Mediterranean Sea. It also included approximately 1‚400 islands in the Aegean
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Laura M Darden Professor Johnson Art Appreciation 17 November 2014 The school of Athens From the book Living with Art I chose Raphael. The School of Athens on page 160. This painting took place in Stanza della Segnatura‚ Vatican. Rome. This is a naturalistic stylized pace of art. The two visual elements of design that I saw in the Raphael painting‚ is color‚ and space. There are both horizontal‚ vertical‚ and diagonal lines to making up the arches and all the columns. An implied line is in each
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The Acropolis of Athens has stood as a monument of triumph to the people of Athens for centuries past. The temples within its walls were used to worship Greek gods like Athena and Poseidon. Rising over three hundred feet above the city of Athens‚ it can clearly be seen why it is called the Acropolis‚ which loosely translated means top of city. It isn’t the only acropolis in Greece‚ but it is revered more than the others because of its almost flawless planning in where each building is placed. It
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life. In Athens‚ this meant the exclusion of women‚ slaves‚ and foreign residents‚ or roughly 85% of the total population of Attica” (Spielvogel 6). What this is showing is that Athens is a male dominant society‚ where women children slaves as well as foreign residents are excluded from public life and almost all public aspects of life including their government. As seen by the exclusion of women‚ slaves‚ and foreign residents‚ in public life‚ Pericles is incorrect in saying that Athens is a democracy
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The role of women in Ancient Greece all depended on the city where one lived. In Sparta‚ women were more valued and respected by men‚ so the men were willing to give them more rights and opportunities to make their own decisions. In Athens‚ men had a more traditional view on women and believed that they shouldn’t belong in society; so therefore‚ men primarily monitored the women actions. Sparta lies in the Peloponnesus‚ in the south. The Spartans set up a brutal and strict system of control. Assemblies
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After consultations with its allies‚ Sparta sent a deputation to Athens demanding certain concessions‚ such as the immediate expulsion of the Alcmaeonidae family including Pericles and the retraction of the Megarian Decree‚ threatening war if the demands were not met. The obvious purpose of these proposals was the instigation of a confrontation between Pericles and the people; this event‚ indeed‚ would come about a few years later. At that time‚ the Athenians unhesitatingly followed Pericles’ instructions
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Athens: Solon Ancient Athens was a place all powerful tyrants ruled‚ were an established hierarchy of aristocrats oppressed the poor and reaped all the benefits of power one can imagine. But unknown to them this system of governance was soon to be changed into a more democratic one‚ by a man whom they would come to respect in time. Solon was the son Execestides‚ a charitable man with great social influence and one who was believed to be descended from an ancient Athenian king named Codrus. Solon
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stood. The East Pediment’s statues depicted an armor-clad Athena recently born from the head of Zeus with other mythological figures looking on. The West Pediment’s statues depicted Athena winning a contest against Poseidon and becoming the patron of Athens. The exterior frieze below the pediments had sculptures in low relief that showed the Greeks winning legendary battles. The interior frieze that lined the cella showed a procession that was part of a yearly Athenian festival. This frieze was made
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Athenian democracy ensures that a citizen in a society acts according to what society deems appropriate rather than by an individual’s assumptions of what is acceptable. Athens as a whole stresses the importance of an active citizen whose life is intertwined with the government. In essence‚ an Athenian citizen can participate in the decision making of the state and will be enthusiastic in carrying out policies that pass in the assembly. Pericles‚ an Athenian statesman‚ makes it clear when he says
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1) What were the functions of the Delian and Peloponnesian Leagues? The Delian league was set up by the Athenians for an alliance between all the Ionian Greeks so to stamp out the threat of Persia. Athens took charge because Sparta retreated into its own self-interests‚ so to only protect themselves so the Ionians looked for help among the Athenians. It was formed in 477BC at Delos (which was a neutral city). The league seemed successful because in they had some big victories such as in: 478BC Byzantium
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