HISTORY 1M03 Final: Readings in Ancient History Exam Review.docx
14 Dec 2014
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2a: herodotus: the tyranny of cypselus: herodotus- 5th century bc. 3 persians debate government after a king"s death. 2e: the old oligarch: democracy is a bad thing- wouldn"t work- unrealistic, speech condemns the athenian empire and disapproves of democracy as the rule of the. 27 years: corinthians are telling the l"s/spartans to act now- go to war against athenians, corinth is sparta"s most important ally, they go to the spartans because they"re the most formidable. 3b: thucydides: pericles" funeral oration: funeral said by percilies. We need to treat them like slaves": cleon says he"s a good speaker, democracy is bad in war, fear is an important theme. If they attack mytiline then other places will start to revolt and fight back. 4b: the melian dialogue: athens doesn"t show melians mercy because it"s been 12 years into the war, melos neutral in the war, power corrupted the soul of athens (thucydides)
