Thucydides
Thucydides served in the city-state of
Athens
Often Called the
"Father of Comedy"
Serving during the Peloponnesian War, this Athenian general was portrayed as a ruthless leader by Thucydides.
Who is Cleon
Homers two famous works
Iliad and the Odyssey
He is known as the father of ___ history
scientific
Who does Demos represent in "The Knights"
the Athenian People
Who is contrasted with Cleon in Victoria Whol's analysis of Athenian democracy?
Pericles
who is often called the "Father of History"
Herodotus
Thucydides recognizes the primary cause of the Peloponnesian War as the Spartans fear of the growing power of this city-state.
Athens
Demosthenes and Nicias
Cleon is represented in Aristophanes’ Knights as Demos’s
Slave
This persons house was the opening scene in Aristophanes’ Knights
Demos
This person was sentenced to death after attempting to arm the common people when reinforcements were delayed.
Salaethus
He said "Oh I'll be damned! This is the absolute end of me!"
Paphlagon (Cleon)
A term in this essay often used to describe a public speaker
Orator
Herodotus’s Histories is divided into how many books
9
In his speech (2.42), Diodotus opposes Cleon by:
Opposing the deaths of the Mytilenians
the petty gifts Paphlagon gives to Demos symbolizes
Jury-pay
Cleon's style of leadership in Athens is often compared to this in Whol's essay
Prostitution
How long has the Trojan War been going by the time The Iliad begins?
Nine Years