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Aim: “Conceived in liberty and dedicated to the proposition that all men are created equal: can such a nation long
endure?”
Aim: Could the Athenian ideal succeed?
Aim: Does might make right? Do wars of conquest corrupt our values?
The Parthenon
Parthenon and the Acropolis - funded with the tax dollars of the
Delian League
The Athenian Empire (the Delian League)
The Athenian Empire in revolt
The Athenian “Long Wall” strategy
Massacre at Corcyra
• Why do the Greeks slip into barbarism?
• What is Thucydides view about this war?
• How does this relate to Pericles’ Funeral Oration?
• How does knowing this affect your analysis?
Melian Dialogue: Might Makes Right
• Why won’t the Athenians let the Melians stay neutral? Is this just the way of the world?
• How did the Melians respond? Would the Melians have been wise to submit?
• Was the conquest of Melos just? • Compare this dialogue with Pericles' Funeral
Oration--had the costs of the war changed the values and behavior of the Athenians?
• Can Athens maintain its values of individualism and freedom while subjugating other peoples?
Aim: “Conceived in liberty and dedicated to the proposition that all men are created equal: can such a nation long
endure?”
Aim: Could the Athenian ideal succeed?
Aim: Does might make right? Do wars of conquest corrupt our values?