Pericles was born into the Athenian aristocracy. His father, Xanthippus, began his political career by a dynastic marriage to Agariste of the controversial Alcmaeonid family. From him Pericles may have inherited a leaning toward the people, along with landed property just north of Athens, which...
I don’t know what it was: the driving semi insane power of Nietzsche thought, the overwrought and intoxicating nature of his prose, but somehow while reading that book reality seemed to slip its bounds. I lost all sense of where I was or who I was or how time was passing or whether...
Bach, Johann Sebastian, was considered by many of his peers to be the supreme master of counterpoint (compositional technique pitting note against note or melody against melody). This quality was expressly illustrated in his fugal compositions. In this excerpt from his famous Toccata and Fugue in...
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What is Thucydides known for? What did Thucydides write? Who was the Persian emperor during the Peloponnesian War? Who was the ruler of Athens during the Peloponnesian War? What alliance was led by Athens in the Peloponnesian War? What were Pericles' goals in the Peloponnesian War?
What was the cause of the First Peloponnesian War? Did the Persian Empire conquer Greece? What caused the golden age of Greece? Which two Persian leaders tried to conquer Greece? What was an advantage of Athens during the Peloponnesian War? What caused the Macedonian Wars? Wha...
Reno Lovison picks for 2024 #1 –“Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil” at Goodman Theatre was best all around and also best new musical. Great energy, scenery, music, dance and general performance. #2 -“Jersey Boys” at Mercury Theater is best revival. Well written story with awes...
At the onset of the Peloponnesian War, two major powers controlled the Greek World.Athens was a powerful city-statethat, under Pericles, became ancient Greece’s leading cultural and economic powerhouse. Athens was also the leader of theDelian League(or the Athenian League). Initially, the Leagu...
What was the function of a Minoan palace? The Minoans: The Minoans ruled the area we now know as Greece during the Aegean Bronze Age (around 3000-1100 BCE). Centered on the Greek island of Crete, they used their access to the sea to establish trade routes in the Mediterranean. Trading...
Pericles was briefly deposed in 430, but after the Athenians' efforts to negotiate with Sparta failed, he was quickly reinstated. In 429 Pericles' two legitimate sons died of the plague. A few months later,Pericles himself succumbed. His death was, according to Thucydides, disastrous for Athens...