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?