Athenians

What made Achilles the ideal Greek hero?

Humanities Question – Writing Assignment PROMPT Homer’s Iliad was a classic in its own time. That is to say ancient Greeks found it important, and continued to tell and retell the story. Young Athenians studied it in school, and performers would recite the poem at community festivals. Even philosophers like Socrates, Plato, and Aristotle considered […]

What is Plato’s underlying attitude towards the body in this dialogue as you see it? What essentially is the human being for Plato as you can gather from this dialogue?

ASSIGNMENT At the end of the Meno (around 100b) Socrates says that if Meno can convince Anytus of the things they have concluded in the dialogue he will provide a benefit to the Athenians. Given the background of the Apology what do you think Socrates means by this. What is the overall topic of the […]

What is the overall topic of the Meno? And how is it relevant to the Athenians or to us for that matter?

Assignment – Meno At the end of the Meno (around 100b) Socrates says that if Meno can convince Anytus of the things they have concluded in the dialogue he will provide a benefit to the Athenians. Given the background of the Apology what do you think Socrates means by this. What is the overall topic […]

How many pieces did the team have that needed to be put back together? Why do you think it is so difficult for us to reconstruct the Parthenon?

Secret of the Parthenon video essay Watch the video above on the Secrets of the Parthenon. After reading the text on the Parthenon, how do you feel about the building now? How many pieces did the team have that needed to be put back together? Why do you think it is so difficult for us […]

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