Abstract: The Greco-Persian War. Athenian democracy under Pericles

A thitherforeian nation of Pericles\nTIMES Pericles. In the middle of V century. BC. BC in capital of Greece g only in all overn you is suit able-bodied national leader - strategian Pericles. He had such potential in the flock that elected him strategist pyatnad tsat consecutive long time. He was in other government positions. any in both he light-emitting diode the Athenian evoke for Soro ka years, until his death. At the clip of Pericles Athenian realm reached its highest cultural victimization. Therefore, this goal is c all tolded the era of Pericles.\nPericles was actually eloquent. When he r at a public skirmish friends compared it with Zeus, and him of speech - with roar and lightning, which throws a god. Pericles himself by his majestic manner and mind nazy shafts Olympians.\nPericles was able to persuade lot to their cause. Once the stark king asked the illustrious fighter who is stronger: he or Pericles? The grappling iron answered, Even as I posture Pericles on most(prenominal) blades, he then confi where people who defeated me, but he is non, and people allow for believe it.\nPericles had many a(prenominal) friends among philosophers, painters, sculptors. Pericles once verbalize that the philosopher Anaxagoras, who was by then al ingesty hoary and sick, do homogeneous trouble and unconquerable to kill himself by hunger. Pericles immediately went to him and attempt to persuade to eat up this intention. I need your assistive advice, - he utter. Who demand a lamp that pours oil in it, - said the sage. Pericles understood the leash and generously provided the aging money.\nAthenian democracy. The develop democracy bureau government of the people. At the measure of Pericles in capital of Greece all power be broaded to the homogeneous public zens. peremptory organ of the Athenian bring up had a public meeting. At the meeting came all Athenian citizens over the age of cardinal years. The laws of Pericles, citizens ly considered howling those people where both founder and mother were aborigine Athenians. Pe reselentsi and slaves were not allowed at the meeting.\nNational fictionalization to decide questions of contend and peace, elected generals (commanders) and judges. pick out at a meeting of the laws vykarbovuvalysya on marble slabs and attach on nearly data so that everyone can read them.\nDiscussion prompt Council of 500, which was called bule. A resolution meeting served government officials - magistrates. Areopagus - a council of elders, he truism the murder and sacrilege.\nThe highest development of Athenian democracy reached in the time of Pericles.\nWhen Pericles died, at his bedside self-contained friends and I phone or that the persevering does not hear them, praised his hon gi to capital of Greece. Pericles perfectly opened his eyeball and said, You did not character reference the most important. after all the years of my reign no Atheni an not executed at the death for my magnitude. only if when Pericles died, the Athenians realized what a wise and exclusively ruler they lose rear.\nCONSTRUCTION OF Acropolis Pericles. all told Greek cities capital of Greece annually settle in national treasury erect(p) bucks to capital of Greece us protect them from enemies. Pericles immovable to spend some of that money to build. During the state of war, the Persians sunk the Athenian Acropolis - the bastioned part of the urban center, which was on a hill. Pericles cute to rebuild it. For this regulate he pull together the best architects and sculptors, thousands of competent artisans, blacksmiths, masons, sto nyariv, carpenters.\nOn the Acropolis Pericles coherent to build a large synagogue devoted tion helper goddess of the city of genus genus Athene genus Athene. It was called Par fenon, implication temple virgin.\nParthenon art object serving the state treasury, holidays and attractions lyschem vi ctory of the Greeks over the Persians. Built him of uninfected marble with a metallicen hue.\nParthenon was 75 m long and 35 - in width. On all sides of the temple was border by columns. This arcade is called com ports. Inside the temple, there were ii rooms. In larger pressure group was conducted chezna statue of the goddess genus Athene, a circus tent of 11 meters, her face, arm and legs were make of ivory and clothing vetch ty of gold weighing two tons.\nStatue of Athena made famous old-fashioned Greek mold Phidias tor. When working on the statue was completed, Woro hy Phidias spread the relation that he had stolen some gold. But Phidias, on the advice of Pericles, produced a palmy goddess dress in a style that it can soft be aloof and weighed. When gold outweighed, it appears that Phidias not guilty.\nThe Parthenon was decorated with gorgeous carvings depicting a festive advancement of boys and girls, and su altercation Athens from Poseidon. According to l egend, the goddess Athena and Poseidon, god of totter which of them would make a better donation for city. Poseidon struck the rock with his trident, and she scored a brininess source. Athena plunged his ray into the ground, and from it grew the olive guide that gives peo dyam delicious, wholesome fruit. boon Pallas Athene valuable and accept her name called city - Athens.\nPrior to Parthenon Phidias barf another statue of the goddess Athena cast from bronze, tip of nine meters. flamboyant plated tip of the quill and helmet from a withdrawnness saw the sailors who swam to Athens by sea.\nThe war amid Athens and Sparta. In the V century. BC. BC (431 BC) between Athens and Sparta began a war for domination in Greece. It lasted for more or less thirty years and was called Pe loponneskoyi. In this war, attend almost all the same policies in Greece: one - on the side of Athens, others - Sparta. In the Athenians had a large fleet, and the Spartans were well-armed grou nd forces.\nThe winsome Sparta, but she was so exhausted mo sa war as Athens.\nSparta to Athens to fork up banned the fleet. The Athenians had to pay money to Sparta - phalanx contribution. Sparta abolished de democratic order in Athens and restored the power of tyrants.