The Ancient Greek understanding of politics must be understood in the context of political systems at the time. Describe the Polis system and how this is likely to have shaped these thinkers’ conceptions of politics and the state. Are there concepts from this week’s readings which you think continue to remain relevant in modern times?
Used the following sources:
https://www.khanacademy.org/humanities/world-history/ancient-medieval/classical-greece/a/the-greek-polis
https://web.archive.org/web/20160331132313/http://www.gutenberg.org/files/1657/1657-h/1657-h.htm
The Melian Dialogue- Thucydides
Pericles Funeral Oration- Thucydides