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Date Posted: 08:57:57 02/15/02 Fri
Author: Colin Martin
Subject: Re: Topic 2
In reply to: Mr. Curboy 's message, "Topic 2" on 06:57:46 02/13/02 Wed

Yes I think that they do have the right to feel as proud as they are about Athens. Since there were few cities back then, they had little competition to be the best. Pericles probably did not spend too much time in the other cities. He most likely grew up in Athens makeing it seem the best to him. If you think about the place where you spent most of your life, you are probably attached to it and think that it is better than most other places that you visit.

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[> Re: Topic 2 -- Brad Nock, 08:59:47 02/15/02 Fri

The Athenians had the right to be proud about some things, but they weren't the best, like they thought they were. They had certain accomplishments that contributed to their "greatness" such as The Acropolis and their expertise in performing drama (literature). Even with their accomplishments, the Athenians were most definately not the best. They didn't write down their laws, so the people were depended upon to remember them and could make up new ones and ignore others. Women, slaves, and metics weren't allowed to participate in politics even though they accounted for the majority of the population. Also, the government was mainly made up of aristocrats who had biased opinions and corrupted it. In conclusion, the Atheninas were great in some ways, but they weren't the city that Pericles spoke of in his speech.

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