... which honor was bestowed on the valiant fighting of the Athenian soldiers. While their Greek rival city, Sparta, focused exclusively on military development, Athens enjoyed a comfortable and fruitful existence and simultaneously managed to produce an army nearly as great as the Spartans. In fact, during the Persian War, the Greeks, led by the two major cities, Athens and Sparta, managed to defeat the ... was repeatedly discussed by Pericles in his oration, was the very heart of the matter. Attitude was a key factor not only in the pride of the city, but in the day-to-day lives of the ci...

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... which honor was bestowed on the valiant fighting of the Athenian soldiers. While their Greek rival city, Sparta, focused exclusively on military development, Athens enjoyed a comfortable and fruitful existence and simultaneously managed to produce an army nearly as great as the Spartans. In fact, during the Persian War, the Greeks, led by the two major cities, Athens and Sparta, managed to defeat the ... was repeatedly discussed by Pericles in his oration, was the very heart of the matter. Attitude was a key factor not only in the pride of the city, but in the day-to-day lives of the ci...

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... wealthy both as individuals and as a state, with ships and cavalry and hoplites- (The Peloponnesian War, p. 82). Archidamus' understanding of the strengths and weaknesses of the two polises (the second element of net assessment) in the economic realm helped him to avoid the possibility of a drawn-out battle. A prolonged battle would be detrimental to all Peloponnesian interests, and consequently it was Archidamus' primary concern: "I ... he could match the Athenian Navy, no matter how many new allies Sparta courted. Instead, his strategy involved using the Spartan army to dominate Athe...

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... now insisted his countrymen support him in constructing a city whose magnificence, architectural genius, and sheer brilliance would reflect the prestige of imperial Athens: "All kinds of enterprises should be created which will provide an inspiration for every art, find employment for every hand... we must devote ourselves ... same in his people, but also the respect of all city-states. By building a city that was so grand and beautiful in scale, it was Pericles" hope that the gods would be able to see the true sense of gratitude that the Greeks possessed. Not only did it ... serve in...

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