This is the second part of the second part of our three(ish) part look at the governing structures of the Greek polis (I, IIa). Last time, we looked at the basic institutions of governance, how nearly every polis has magistrates, an assembly, and one or more councils which function together to govern the polis. We…
Analysing one of the greatest speeches in history: Pericles' funeral oration in 430 BC. The rhetorical devices he used to inspire and persuade are just as
The Peloponnesian War took place in the 5th Century BC, and was fought in three distinct stages; involving the powerful Athenian Empire and the Spartans