Research Paper-Why was the great age of Athenian democracy during the 5th C BCE also the great age of Athenian empire
Why was the great age of Athenian democracy during the 5th C BCE also the great age of Athenian empire (via the agency of the Delian League)?
* Was there a contradiction between Athenian political ideals at home and the flagrant disregard for those same principles in Athenian treatment of its allies and other Greek states. [Hint: in addition, use the documentary source in the Global Experience text, Thucydides’s account of Athens during the Peloponnesian War, document # 34. His account of the Melian Conference between Athens and the people of the island of Melos is very revealing. ]
* What do you think might be the relevance of this case study of 5th C Athens for the modern world or for the US?
