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Athens
One of the Ancient Greek city states, Athens has become the Capitol of Greece. It was home to Plato and Aristotle as well as a center of cultural activity up to the modern day.
2,294 Questions
What were the contributions of Thucydides?
Thucydides (460-400 BCE) wrote the history of the Peloponnesian War.
Which battle eliminated persain influence Athens and Greece?
The Battle of the Eurymedon (modern southern Turkey)c. 465 BCE
NO. Its Salamis Bay.
its odyssey ware
Its OdysseyWare!!!!
Who were some of the great philosophers of Athens during its Golden Age?
socrates and Pluto and Aristotle
The government of Athens after coleus themes became?
Cleisthenes is referred to as the father of Athenian democracy. He reduced the power of the Athenian nobility and gave it to the people by creating an assembly for people to vote and discuss state politics.
What caused the decline of Greece's golden age?
The Greek city-stated indulged in incessant warfare amongst each other, squandering money and manpower in this. The cities were weakened both financially and numerically, and became an easy mark for the emerging Macedonian empire.
How are the positions of Rome and Athens similar?
The Ancient Romans basically copied all the Greeks' ideas about many things, including architecture, but improved them. For example, they took the Greeks' idea for a trading ship, used it, but changed the design slightly to make it better. They also invented cement, which let them build things much stronger than the Greeks could.
Which goddess protected Athens?
Athena is the Goddess that supposedly protects Athens. Athena and Poseidon fought over controll of the city. Each God had to give a present to the people whichever was the best would protect and 'rule' over Athens. Poseidon made a geyser of salt water. And Athena gave them an olive tree. Since the people could do nothing with salt water they chose Athena. Which in Greek mythology guards Athens.
The Athenian army and its Plataean allies were waiting in the hills around the Plain of Marathon, where the Persian cavalry could not get at them, for reinforcements from Sparta.
After ten days, they saw the Persian cavalry being loaded on ships. They seized the opportunity and ran down and defeated the inferior Persian infantry now unprotected by its cavalry.
Then they realised where the Persian cavalry was going - around to land at unprotacted athens, to gallop up to the city, where traitors would open the gates for them.
The Athenian infantry ran back the 26 miles to Athens and formed up in front of the city just as the Persian cavalry was disembarking. Frustrated, the Persian cavalry went home.
This run is today commemorated in Marathon runs by athletes. However today's spoilt runners don't first have to fight a battle, and carry with them armour and weapons, and run in sandals. And they have exotic diets, rather than living on a basic diet of bread. Who gets your vote for the real tough guys?
Why did members of the Delian league get mad at Athens?
Athens would go to war against city-states in the Delian League if they tried to leave the league. Also Athens forced members of the league to pay tribute to rebuild Athens after the Persian War.
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How did someone become a member of Athens' Council of 500?
every year 50 members of the 10tribes would be chosen by a lottery.
the aristocrats only used their power to better themselves, so tyrants began to take over the government. They could do this most of the time because the people supported them and beleived that they would make their lives better. Than a tyrant named Cleisthenes introduced the idea of the people holding the power in a society, and democracy was born.
Why was the plague that struck Athens so devastating?
The plague that ravaged Athens killed many of it's citizens that were needed to fight the war against Sparta but Athen's lost it's leading citizen Pericles and his wisdom/guidance that was essential to the pursuit of the war .
Olympia was a site, and therefore not ruled by anyone. People are ruled. Olympia was in the territory of the city of Elis.
How many hours does it take by plane from Rome Italy to Athen Greece?
British Airways offers a flight from JFK airport in New York City to London Heathrow to Athens, Greece that takes 12 hours 25 minutes.
Why did Sparta help the Athenians?
The athenians helped sparta because even though they were enemies they had helped because they fellow greeks
The most severe restriction on democracy in Athens under Cleisthenes concerned?
He oversaw the side-lining of the ruling aristocracy, vesting power in an assembly of the property-owning citizens.
What are the rights of the citizen in ancient Athens?
If citizens, they had total rights except where a law specifically rested some aspect - to exist, to own land and property, participate in the political and cultural affairs of the state, to punish adversaries, and control their own families.
They also had the obligation to obey any laws, serve in the army or navy when called out, and on juries.
Non-citizen males (metics) had limited privileges and the obligation to serve in the army in the special regiment which existed for them.
Male slaves had no rights.
What were the Artistic accomplishments during the golden age of Athens?
The Greeks used visual arts, such as architecture and sculpture, to glorify and honor their gods. The Greeks are also know as the first playwrights, because they wrote the first plays.
What did life revolve around in Athens?
A farming community established a fortress on a hill (acropolis) as a refuge if invaded. A city grew up around the acropolis, and beside the city a market place (agora) was established.
What idea that is important today came from Athens?
The concept of democratic government - our word comes from the Greek words demos = the people and kratos = power : power to the people
What caused the lack of trust between sparata and Athens?
Athens sent troops to help Sparta put down a revolt by their serfs. The Athenians started to show signs of favouring the serfs, so the Spartans sent them home, with lasting resentment on both sides.
