Pericles (495 BC-429 BC) was an Athenian statesman and strategos during the “Golden Age” of Athens. His father Xanthippus fought in the Persian wars and his mother Agariste belonged to the powerful Alcmaeonid family, so he was brought up with considerable wealth and power. Pericles placed much value into philosophy and the arts as a result and was even personal friends with famous philosophers such as Anaxagoras and Zeno.
Aristophane created a comedy about how Socrates theories were absurd and how his philosophy
Pericles Pericles, name meaning "surrounded by glory" , was a statesman, orator, politician, and general of Athens during the Golden Age who lived between 495 and 429 BCE. He made Athens the political and cultural focus of Greece with the development of the Athenian democracy and empire in the late 5th Century BCE and is well known for the rebuild of the Acropolis which begun in 447BCE. Pericles successfully led a military campaign in Corinth and sponsored the formation of the Athenian province in Thrace and Black Sea coast in 454BCE before being elected one of Athens’ leading generals in 443BCE which he held for the remainder of his life. Pericles was born into one of the leading families in Athens; his father being a military commander for Athens in the battle of Mycale in 479BCE and his mother belonging to the culturally powerful Alcmaeonidae family. His father was Xanthippus who married into the controversial family of the Alcmaeonids before leaving their
The Goddess Hephaestus means “God of fire" or "god of volcanoes" He creates tools and weapons for other Greek gods. This Greek god is also known as the roman god Vulcan. Hephaestus is one of the brothers of Zeus. He was the husband of Aphrodite.(”Hephaestus.
His works combine the most basic kind of humor with political or social satire, parodies, and allusions or fantasy. During this time, he writes satirical plays or writings that criticize the government and its wars. He was considered as a comic dramatist in which he lived in the small city of Athens. He also knew lots of lead writers, philosophers and politicians
The period between 500 B.C.E to 338 B.C.E is referred to as “Classical Greece” due to the many achievements taken place, as well as the blossoming democracy in Athens, under the leadership of Pericles. One of the major confrontations during this period was between the Greek states and the Persian Empire. By the beginning of the 5th century BCE, Persia conquered Ionia, Thrace, and Macedonia while under the rule of Darius, and continued to expand his empire westward into mainland Europe.
His most famous tragedies were Oedipus the King and Antigone. Although, his tragedies entertained people, they also deep meaning that depicted political power and philosophical matters within society. An example in one of his tragedies that shows how it reflects society was in his play, Antigone. In Antigone, he uncovers the conflict between divine and state law because he wanted to reflect how they affected Athenian society (Sophocles Facts 9). Another example was in his other play, Oedipus the King.
Aristotle was born in Macedonia and was an Ancient Greek philosopher who made significant contributions on theater, biology, physics, mathematics, metaphysics, logic, agriculture, dance and medicine (Kant 87). He was one of the students of Plato and further took Socrates studies. In comparison to Socrates and Plato, Aristotle was more empirical minded and composed, in such a way that he rejected theories that were proposed by Plato. Aristotle transformed people as polymath and prolific writers as a result of the different concepts of knowledge he argued. Due to his wide knowledge and application of different concepts Aquinas refereed Aristotle as the Philosopher (Kant 88).
Aristophanes’ major points on love are centered on a myth. According to Aristophanes, a long time ago there were three genders, male, female and androgynous, “…a distinct gender as well as name, combining male and female” (Gill 22). These people had two identical faces on one head and doubled the limbs. The three genders were very strong and eventually tried to attack the gods to gain power. To punish humans for their arrogance, Zeus decided to cut them in half, “I shall now cut each of them into two; they will be weaker…”
Science is everywhere, in nature’s beauty in a laugh between friends the buildings we build and the communities we form. It’s constantly wondering why things are the way they are, how can we make things better, what are we in the grand scheme of the universe? It spans from the depth of space to the air we are breathing right now. During the enlightenment era scientific revolution brought ideas around calculus, atomic theory and gravity to our world, the industrial revolution saw the significant technological and manufacturing developments including the first cars and in the digital age scientist help spur the formation of the internet as a means to share research and ideas. Today researches made in medicine and agriculture has saved more lives
Introduction The purpose of this essay is to investigate the women’s role in Classical Greece society and literature (5th/4th century b.C.). Therefore, I decided to discuss and analyse one of the most controversial comedies of that time, “Lysistrata” by Aristophanes. This text shows how women, sick of their submissive and powerless position in the political scenario of Athens and Sparta, come on the scene and, through a smart stratagem, achieve their expected result.
Oedipus the King is one of the most ironic plays ever written. Sophocles, the author, is a famous philosopher of the ancient times The Play is about Oedipus, the king of Thebes, who kills his father and marries his mother. An oracle warned Laius, the king of Thebes prior to Oedipus, that his son would murder him. Accordingly, when his wife, Jocasta, had a son, he exposed the baby by first pinning his ankles together. The infant, who was adopted by King Polybus of Corinth and his wife was then brought up as their very own.
Aristotle was a Greek philosopher who was born in Stagira in 384 B.C. He lived in a medical family with his father working as a physician for the king at the time. Plato’s Academy was where Aristotle learned when he moved to Athens at the age of seventeen. Aristotle was well respected when he left the school after twenty years of learning and teaching. Unfortunately, after the death of Plato, Aristotle left Athens to live on the coast of Asia Minor, where he began to research marine biology.
In most cases, Greek plays fall under one of two categories: tragedy or comedy. A tragedy is an event causing great suffering, destruction, and distress, such as a serious accident, crime, or natural catastrophe whereas, a comedy is a professional entertainment consisting of jokes and satirical sketches, intended to make an audience laugh. The acclaimed play, Antigone, written by Sophocles, can be portrayed as a tragedy. In this play, the main character, Antigone, rebels against Creon, king of Thebes, by burying her brother, Polyneices, after Creon announces to everyone that he is not to be buried. Creon later discovers what she has done, and sentences her to death.
Technology is amazing for connecting us to the people who are not there at the moment, but it seems to be taking over the world today. People now rely on their phones and they can 't live without their phone with them. It hard to believe that only 45 years ago there was no such thing as a cell phone and now 6.8 billion out of the 7 billion people own a cell phone of some type. Three major negative effects of having the technology today, they affect your health, young people having hard times communicating with other people, and the last effect is that they are addicting.
