... to talk about the power structure that represented Greece during his era. He goes into much more detail behind the political machine that ran Greece during the Peloponnesian War. At times it is apparent that Thucydides attempts to analyze power politics through political realism. This is one of the differences between Herodotus and Thucydides. This is what separates the two Historians. Thucydides ... writes on the events that had significance to try and teach future generations on the issues that plagued his people during his era. His writings implied that he was anti-politics. His figh...

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... while aiding Europe with Marshall Plan. Western European countries agreed to receive the aid of America, so American government provided them not cash but credit to purchase commodities, equipment, and machine tools in the United States. Until June 30, 1952, when was the end of Marshall Plan, the United States had appropriated 13 billion dollar in total to Western Europe and ... fight back. America also supported Hellenic Army. This civil war had lasted three years and ended with ceasefire. Owing to this civil war, Greece got severe damage in economy and politics until 1970's. Meanwhile...

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... than if you lived in any other city-state. A Spartan woman would possess more freedom because the Spartan husband would be off training to become part of an efficient military machine designed to control the helots (conquered people) and extend Spartan Power. It's obvious, each Polis had it's different aspects of society. Social classes would differ from each city-state. In ... language was the primary language spoken for the Greeks. There isn't a whole lot to say about this except that Greeks really found speaking to be very important. They engaged in politics, gossip in the marketplac...

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... empire. It was in fact the conquering of the west coast of Asia minor which put the city-states of Greece, primarily Athens, in conflict with the huge Persian war machine. The ionic states which were formally Greek colonies rose up against being ruled by the Persian empire in the ionic revolt of 499 BC. They pleaded with Athens for support ... concerning how it should be spent. This is when Themistokles, "who was destined to play so great a part in the war of 480 BC, came to the front of Athenian politics" . He took to spearheading the motion to use the 3000,000 Drachmas to build two hu...

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... , he wrote 120 plays in 62 years. 24 of his plays won first place in the Dionysia, and the rest placed second. He made many innovations to the theater, including a machine to raise and lower people to create the effect of flying and an increased number of people in the chorus to allow for a more involved plot. He also introduced the ... ," due to his physical build. Plato was born in Athens' Golden Age to an aristocratic political family. The political corruption he observed is what convinced him to not go into politics. Instead, he became interested in philosophy after meeting Socrates. ...

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