Comparison of Greek Government and Philosophy

The Greeks were, in my opinion, the pioneers of a functional government. I admire how they ran thier government, especially in Athens. “In earliest times, Athens was governed by a monarchy. A monarchy is a Greek work meaning ‘ruled by one.’ Soldiers handpicked their new leader and put him into power. Monarchy did not last long in Athens. In 800 B.C., the Athenians built a new government called an oligarchy, which means ‘ruled by the few.’ In 600 and 500 B.C., some leaders were known as tyrants. A tyranny is an unjust government led by someone who has taken power. By 508 B.C. democracy started in Athens. Greece had one of the first democracies ever!” (www.fcps.k12.va.us/OakViewES/harris/96-97/agespages/greece/government.html)

“In Greece democracy meant ‘Power of the people,’ although women couldn't vote or run for office. Citizens who were 18 and male could be council members, judges or government officials. All three jobs lasted only one year and not one single person got paid for their services! The assembly would meet at the Acropolis four days every month.” (www.fcps.k12.va.us/OakViewES/harris/96-97/agespages/greece/government.html)

Rome had a republic, which was very similar to that of Ancient Greece. Cons

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“Those with wisdom shifted the inquiry away from natural science and towards the nature of morality and society. I feel this way simply because it has a point that is still true thousands of years later. Whether the Greeks traveled to Egypt or whether the Egyptians colonized or visited Greece at some point (which is what the ancient Greeks thought) is a difficult question to answer. They held animals in the highest respect, whereas I do not see any regard for animals in the Greek/Roman mythology. HTM)

Out of all of Socrates’ teachings I find important: “A good diplomat makes friends instead of enemies, and success in politics, stops civil strife and creates a spirit of unity. Socrates, the “wisest man in Athens” was an intelligent teacher, who taught for free, he studied science, and liked to pull people off there “high horse” Greek set the example of government for many generations and civilizations to come. Without the Greek civilization, many things would not exist today as they do. idering the fact that Rome was in my opinion a copy of Greece, Roman architecture is very much like that of Greece. That was because the Greeks strived for arête excellence and virtue.

The Greeks excelled at government, they excelled at art, architecture and philosophy, they also excelled at education and science. The Greeks seem also to have derived much of their philosophical theology from the Egyptians as well. It is obvious that the Romans got the idea for their religion from the Greeks.

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