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The did not idealise it. It was convenient. A man qualified fro a wife after he had proved himself in life and battle. In the interim a young man would take on a boy, and some kept up the habit on the side later after being married. When the boys grew up, they followed the same route - Those who adopted effeminacy as an ongoing lifestyle were detested.
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Why did many Athenians including Plato dislike the partenon?
Its cost - the y wanted the money spent on themselves rather than on a temple, of which they already had several.
Would rather vs had rather?
would rather
Was a quail egg common in ancient Rome?
Yes, they were rather expensive as they were considered a delicacy.Yes, they were rather expensive as they were considered a delicacy.Yes, they were rather expensive as they were considered a delicacy.Yes, they were rather expensive as they were considered a delicacy.Yes, they were rather expensive as they were considered a delicacy.Yes, they were rather expensive as they were considered a delicacy.Yes, they were rather expensive as they were considered a delicacy.Yes, they were rather expensive as they were considered a delicacy.Yes, they were rather expensive as they were considered a delicacy.
How does the melian dialogue represnt key concepts such as self-interst the balance of power alliance capabilities empire and justice?
The Melian dialogue is a dramatic imaginary dialogue in Thucydides' History of the Peloponnesian War. The Athenians demanded that the Melians surrender their city and pay them tribute or face the destruction of their city. The Melians claimed their right to remain neutral, appealing to the Athenians' sense of mercy toward a small, neutral, and defenceless city. Thucydides' imagines how such a dialogue could have taken place and in this he explores the self-interest of the Athenians, the uneven balance of power between mighty Athens and tiny Melos and whether Athens's decision to attack Melos was just. After a long siege, Athens broke through the defences, killed all the men and sold the women and children as slaves. Thucydides thought that interstate relations were based on might rather than right. Because of this, international relations allowed the mighty do as they please and force the weak to suffer a"s they must". He was the first writer to use the expression "might is right" which is often translated as might makes right.
How did Themistocles lead the Athenians?
By patient persuasion - he got them to use the proceeds of a rich silver mine to build a navy rather than divide it up amongst the citizens. This navy, larger than that of any other Greek city, became the basis of rising Athenian power. During the Persian invasion, he persuaded the Athenians to evacuate their city which could not be defended, and join with the other southern Greek cities in defeating Persia at sea. After the Persian invasion was turned back, he arranged the building of walls not only around the city, but also linked to their harbour. This meant that Athens could defend the city, import food when under siege, and use the navy to raid their enemies by sea from their secure port. This laid the foundation on which Athens later built it's empire.
