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Date Posted: 09:12:49 02/15/02 Fri
Author: Nicole Sawyer
Subject: Re: Topic 2
In reply to: Mr. Curboy 's message, "Topic 2" on 06:57:46 02/13/02 Wed

Yes, i feel that the Athenians at that point had the right to feel as proud as Pericles led us to believe. I feel that they took what was given to them and used it to the fullest. They began with almost nothing, and made it into a whole city of wealth and prosperity. The Athenians were wealthy, hard working, people who also knew how to have fun. They tried to prevent poverty among their people. From what it seems, they worked as a community. They had a stable govenment, and a strong militia. The Athenians had a lot of things going for them, and they worked hard to maintain them. That is something to be proud of.

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[> Re: Topic 2 -- THE Tim Carson, 09:14:14 02/15/02 Fri

At the time of Pericles'(Dave said that posessive was right) "Funeral Oration", The two major cities in Greece were Sparta, and Athens. If by chance, the Spartans aquired a man such as Pericles, capable of thought, the same type of boasting would have been possible for the Spartans. Although the Spartan society is not known for their asstuteness and great intellectual discoveries, they had plenty to be proud of in the area of war.

Athens on the other hand, was not such a beligerent millitarily based community. Athens was cented more around different trades, arts, and ways of thinking. It was the launch-pad of Greek philosophy. Pericles had reason to brag about Athens, because it was the most artisticly and mentally advanced society known to exist at that time. Pericles had the right to brag within the areas of Athenian prowress. However, The comment Pericles made about the Athenian army, was less than true, because Sparta had the best army for sure. I wonder if Pericles would take that comment back if the Spartan army marched on Athens...heh heh heh... what a day that would have been......

Love,

Tim

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