During the First Peloponnesian War the goal of both side’s strategies was containment—Sparta’s to contain Athens from rising, and Athens’ to prevent Sparta from interfering. The Athenian’s primary strategy during the First Peloponnesian War was to isolate and contain Spartan forces to the Peloponnese. This was necessary due to the superiority of Spartan hoplites, and was the continuation of two policies initiated by Themistocles: securing Athens from a Spartan land invasion and solidifying Athenian
In this Essay, I will prove that a certain argument found in Thucydides’s Peloponnesian War is a good argument. The argument is as follows; “An Athenian is always an innovator, quick to form a resolution and quick at carrying it out” (75). I will identify the premises and conclusion, as well as asses, both, the acceptability of those premises, and the logical strength of this argument. The main conclusion is how “An Athenian is always an innovator” (75). This in itself is an argument, because, it
Thucydides and Herodotus discuss wars; Herodotus ‘The Histories” covers the Persian War wheresle Thucydides covers the “History of the Peloponnesian War”. This is where the similarities end as both works are significantly different in the topics that are discussed, narrative style and chronology. Similarities and differences between Herodotus and Thucydides’ histories have been the topic of much research,
Close reading essay of Pericles' Funeral Oration from the Peloponnesian War "Indeed if I have dwelt at some length upon the character of our country, it has been to show that our stake in the struggle is not the same as theirs who have no such blessings to lose, and also that the panegyric of the men over whom I am now speaking might be by definite proofs established” (Thucydides). It is through examples of greatness that Pericles attempts to spark Athenian pride and show Athenian ability to put
portrayals of male characters amidst the Peloponnesian war. Greek society was established on the basis of patriarchal lines. A social system in which the role of the male is primarily authoritative as Lysistrata aimed to illustrate, men who seem bent both on destroying their family life by staying away from home for long stretches of time while on military battles and on ruining the city-state by prolonging a pointless war. The strong certainty that war is only a man’s affair was believed to be
Pericles, a prominent yet controversial Athenian politician, was satirized and criticized heavily in Sophocles’ plays, especially Oedipus the King. In fact, many of the characters in Oedipus the King refer to Pericles’ personality traits. For example, a central fault of Oedipus is his hubris, contributing greatly to his fall of power and exile from his city. Oedipus does not acknowledge any advice, which may implicate him of wrongdoing, even though it may help his city. Neither does he work with
Pericles, born 495 B.C., was arguably the most influential statesmen throughout the Golden Ages. His actions to secure political power were of those destined for greatness. Born into a wealthy, well regarded family enabled him to the wealth required to start off his career as an honoured, well-educated respectable man. Early into his career Pericles stripped the powerful council, the Aeropaus of their power. Allowing him to become even more popular to those of Athens, and move into a more forefront
The Delian League was established after negotiations on the island of Delos, in the temple of Apollo and Artemis, began in 477 BCE. The meeting created an alliance of Greek city-states against the threat of a Persian resurgence (Halsall, 1999). The war with Persia had ended only three years before, in 480 BCE, with the destruction of the Persian fleet at Salamis. It was the actions of the Athenians at Salamis, and the reluctance of the Spartans to pursue the enemy, not wanting to be too far from
the Persian Wars, many Greek city-states feared that the Persians would invade again, allowing for Athens to begin an alliance of city-states referred to as the Delian League. To have membership, each city-state was required to send money, men, or supplies to the league each year (Hamric). As Athens was the most powerful and influential of all members, they oppressed the other city-state members, used the Delian League dues to begin a golden age within the city of Athens, and went to war with Sparta
Athens during the prolonged Peloponnesian War between Spartan and Athenian warriors. The play was mainly concerned with the idiocy of a war fought among natural allies. In other words, the war between Athens and Sparta was an exercise in stupidity; a senseless waste of people and resources. Although the play is superficially a demonstration of low and high comic dimensions, it also considers profound philosophical themes. In Lysistrata, Aristophanes explores gender roles, war, power, and corruption thought