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Sparta Vs. Athens

By Van Bryan, Contributing Writer, Classical Wisdom SPARTA Sparta, also known by its ancient name Lacedaemon in honor of their legendary founder, is often considered to have been the most dominant military presence in ancient Greece. Their infantry soldiers were said to have been among the most skilled and fearsome warriors of the ancient world.

Written on April 21, 2022 at 6:13 pm, by Van Bryan

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Categories: Places

Tags: Aeschylus, Athens, Battle of Arginusae, Battle of Salamis, City-states, Diogenes, minotaur, Peloponnesian war, Plato, socrates, Sophocles, Sparta, Themistocles, Thermopylae

The Melian Dialogue – the Brutal Reality of Power

by Ed Whelan, Contributing Writer, Classical Wisdom Down the centuries people have referred to the works of ancient historians to understand contemporary events. Many have studied the work of Thucydides to understand present-day international relations and politics. In particular, The Melian Dialogue provides a perennial insight into politics, power and international relations. The dialogue takes

Written on October 5, 2021 at 10:30 pm, by Whelan

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Categories: Military History

Tags: Athens, Melian Dialogue, Melos, Peloponnesian war, Thucydides

Battle of Marathon

The battle of Marathon has, for millenia now, been firmly planted within the annals of western history. A decisive battle, a clash of cultures, the narrative describes an outnumbered Athenian army staying off the Persian invaders who would see the Greek civilization consumed within their empire. And as we gaze through the looking glass of

Written on August 27, 2021 at 4:06 pm, by Van Bryan

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Categories: Wars

Tags: Athens, Darius, marathon, Miltiades, Persia, Themistocles

What Makes a Republic? The Evolution of a Political System.

By Ed Whelan, Contributing Writer, Classical Wisdom In the contemporary world, republics are the most common form of government, yet few of us take the time to consider what a republic actually is. If we want to more deeply understand the nature of republics, we need to look back to the ancient examples of Rome,

Written on July 30, 2021 at 2:49 pm, by Whelan

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Categories: Politics

Tags: Aristotle, Athens, pericles, Republic, Republics, Rome, Sparta

The Healing of Athens

Written by George Theodoridis, Contributing Writer, Classical Wisdom Once a year Athens went to the theater to heal herself. Once the two Persian attacks were done, once the last barbarian soldier left Plataea and Mycale, once the last Persian ship was driven out of the waters of Salamis, a burgeoning epidemic of arrogance overtook Athens.

Written on May 7, 2021 at 8:54 am, by KristinD

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Categories: Theater

Tags: Aeschylus, Ancient Greece, Ancient Greek theater, Aristophanes, Athens, Lysistrata

Ancient Philosophy: A Crash Course

1. Metaphysics Metaphysics is the very broad and very profound branch of ancient philosophy that attempts to makes sense of the universe around us. Metaphysics asks ‘what is the universe?’ What is it made of? How does it behave? And what about the universe makes toast always land butter side down? This was a subject

Written on October 28, 2020 at 9:15 am, by Socrates

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Categories: Philosophy

Tags: Ancient Philosophy, Athens, Epicurus, socrates, Zeno

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