Piraeus Essays

The Iliad versus Troy As the great military general and philosopher Sun Tzu said, “The supreme art of war is to subdue the enemy without fighting”. The Greeks utilize a huge wooden horse in order to defeat the Trojans. The movie, Troy, and The Iliad contain the same plot, yet there are numerous differences that are depicted. Nevertheless, despite the countless similarities, The Iliad is far more superior to that of the movie. The Trojan Horse is present in the epic and movie. First, the Greek built

As many modern historians agree that the Periclean Age of 480 BC to 404 BC championed Athen’s democratic, economic and cultural empire unlike any other period, Pericles contribution was so significant to the extent where, the Periclean Age was identified as Athen’s Golden Age. Through his democratic reforms and policies, Pericles successfully completed the steps towards a “true” democracy and extended wealth, power and cultural influence of the Athenian empire unlike any other politician in Athenian

Republic is, there is going to be selective choosing of dialogues in order to understand Plato political opinion. The republic begins with “Socrates: I went down to the Piraeus yesterday with Glaucon, son of Ariston, to pray to the goddess” the Piraeus was the port city of Athens where commerce was exchange, however the Piraeus was not a place of knowledge, because only Athenian citizens were allowed to live up in the city. Soon as Socrates was about to leave with Glaucon, Polemarchus, son of Cephalus

the same thing and then they will destroy us, but this time completely. We should make Athens great again, I agree, but let’s start rebuilding Athens differently, lets do it the peacefully way. We can start of by rebuilding the city of Piraeus, if we rebuilt Piraeus we can us our ports and all of our ships to start an economic growth throughout the exportation and importation of goods. We can trade with our allies to demonstrate that we are actually following our peace treaty. This will increase the

can be found only in his sacrifice to Xerxes’ Army when he along with 300 Spartans made their stand. Athens naval fleet was greatly bolstered by Themistocles after he built the Piraeus. This was a port that had been fortified in Athens and was one of the most extensive naval bases in all Greece. The construction of the Piraeus, the Athens’ maritime power in

P.51), by the year of 457 had encircled the city center with a massive stone wall and fortified a broad corridor with a wall on both sides leading all the way to the main harbor at Piraeus (1.107.1. P.57-58). “… Athens was now fortified sufficiently to protect its inhabitants …” (1.91.4. P. 50). Athenian fleet, built against “the prospect of the barbarian invasion” (1.14.3. P.12), and the city fortifications – made it unconquerable

According to the historian Thucydides a project initiated by Themistocles was to fortify and connect Piraeus to Athens, this took place between 465-446 BCE. These walls were built to “ensure communications between Athens and its port in the event of a siege.” Trade was a big part of classical Athenian life with goods being traded between the Greek city states

Considering how the Piraeus, Athens’ port area, contains individuals hailing from various locations, it would that such a place would be where Socrates encounters different definitions of justice. In Book One of Plato’s The Republic, Socrates challenges Cephalus’ belief that justice is simply being honest and paying back the dues that one owes to the gods and to his fellow men. By providing examples of where it would be unjust to repay one’s debts, Socrates refutes Cephalus’ definition of justice

alarmed by the growing power of Athens, which built an ever-larger fleet of ships thanks to tribute from its allies and dependents. Sparta was also suspicious of the Athenians' plans to rebuild the Long Wall fortifications that protected the port of Piraeus. Moreover, Sparta feared that inaction would prompt the other great Greek power, Corinth, to side with Athens. (Cartwright, 2023b) The spark that eventually sparked the war was Pericles' provocation against Megara, a thriving trading city allied

and logical inconsistencies within their arguments. The dialogue between Cephalus and Plato’s Socrates reveals how one’s age affects his perspective on the virtue of justice and his system of values. On the way back from a religious festival in Piraeus, Socrates makes a stop at Polemarchus’ home and begins speaking with Cephalus, Polemarchus’ father. Right off the bat, Socrates describes Cephalus as a “very old”, wealthy, and fragile-looking being; this is someone who is close to dying (328c).

Their strategy did not work as much as they thought it would because they had forgotten about there seaport where they could import more supplies because of Piraeus Long Walls. It may have been a Spartan strategy to entice the Athenians out from behind their fortifications into open battle, a temptation that Athens, and particularly Pericles, always resisted. Athens could also and did retaliate by landing troops

“The Republic” is a book written by Plato and it is mainly talking about justice. But, Socrates and Cephalus do have an interesting conversation. This all happened in the beginning of the story in which Socrates asks Cephalus what he has learned up to this point having lived a long life. This brief conversation foreshadows different aspects of life and what Cephalus has learned to give up and gain throughout the years. Keep in mind that Cephalus is very very old, he has been through the youth stage

The Peloponnesian War, fought between Athens and Sparta from 431 to 404 BCE, was a significant event in ancient Greek history (Lumen Learning, 2017). The war had a profound impact on Athenian society, particularly on its political system, democracy. Athens' Handling of the Peloponnesian War: In examining the statement from "Boundless World History" by Lumen Learning that suggests democracy in Athens was overthrown in 411 BCE due to its poor handling of the Peloponnesian War, it's essential to delve

thanks to their control of trade along the Mediterranean. Because of all the trade that Athens partook in, Athenians enjoyed both foreign and native products which gave the Athenians a high standard of living. The Athenians used a major port known as Piraeus in the Mediterranean as a huge commercial center to exchange goods. Thanks to this port the Athenians were able to trade with many different civilizations across the Mediterranean including Egypt, Syria, and Libya. In addition to acquiring foreign

Ambitions In stories, such as The Iliad by Homer and The Life of Themistocles by Plutarch, two Greek characters were highly recognized as crucial to the Greek victory they both took a part of. In the Iliiad, the character Odysseus took a great role in the victories that led to winning the long 10 year Trojan War. In the Life of Themistocles, Plutarch spoke on how Themistocles also played a large role on the Greek victory in defeated the Persians. These two characters were highly alike in many factors

during the fifth century. They quickly formed alliances with Sparta’s enemies, which led to even more distrust and hostility between the two states. In addition to forming allies, the Athenians built up a powerful navy and extended the walls to the Piraeus and Phalerum. This was a strategic decision to secure their access to the sea. During the stalemate that occurred during the war, known as the Thirty Years Peace, Mitchell remarks, “The daring revolutionary spirit of the Athenian democracy, so feared

The Republic Went down to the Piraeus, Socrates and Glaucon saw Polemachus, Adeimantus, Niceratucs and some other friends. For long time no see, they invited Socrates and Glaucon to home, Polemarchus’s father. Then Cephalus and Socrates went to the question: What is justice? For Polemarchus, justice is “doing good to friends, doing evil to enemies”. “Friend” is meant, by Polemarchus, that help friends if they are decent, damage enemies if they are bad people, doing so is justice. This is a good

John Medina Ms. Tinker Honors English II Period 6 10 September 2014 Wiki Page: Middle Class Men in Ancient Greece Intro: As being part of the ancient Greek society, middle class men were called the “Metics”, meaning that they were the people that were not originally from Athens, but moved there from another location. They also could have been freed saves. They then became citizens, but were not allowed to do certain things the upper class were allowed to do; they were not even allowed to own

sophisticated scholars and friends. It is private, comfortable, free for expression without fear of public judgment. There is an air of affectionate drunkenness. The Republic, on the other hand, is set on the street, out in the open, in the harbor of the Piraeus. This lack of privacy is again seen in the description of the lives of the guardians, in addition to their complete abstinence from drink. It is during the day, rather than at night, and many strangers and commoners flock toward and from the religious

Following the departure of the Persians from Greece, Sparta attempted to prevent the rebuilding of Athens’ walls. It was suspicious of the Long Wall project, which would fortify the route from the city to the harbour of Piraeus. However, the Spartans were rebuffed by Themistocles, who stated that Athens would see herself as an equal partner in the alliance between the two states. Afterwards, in 464 BC, when an earthquake in Sparta caused the helots to revolt, various Spartan