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Survey of the Ancient World
359. Prog-
ress in
history-
writing
360. Educa-
tional influ-
ence of
public service
361. State
feasts
atural
4
caused by evil demons, and endeavored to find the nai
causes of the ailment. To do this they sought to understan
the organs of the body. They discovered that the brain was the
organ of thought, but the arterial system, the circulation
the blood, and the nervous system were still entirely unknot'0'
The greatest physician of the time was Hippocrates, and ^
became the founder of scientific medicine. The fame of Gree
medicine was such that the Persian king called a Greek physicia"
to his court. I
Just at the close of Pericles' life, in the midst of nati°n^
calamities, the historian Herodotus, who had long been engage
on a history of the world, finally published his great work. The
story was so told that the glorious leadership of Athens w°u
be clear to all Greeks and would show them that to her the
Hellenes owed their deliverance from Persia. Through°ut
Greece it created a deep impression, and so tremendous was its
effect on Athens that in spite of the financial drain of war the
Athenians voted Herodotus a reward of ten talents, some
twelve thousand dollars.
Besides the instruction received from the Sophists by many
young men, their constant share in public affairs was giving
them an experience which greatly assisted in producing &r[
intelligent body of citizens. . In the Council of Five Hundre
(§ 337), citizens learned to carry on the daily business of the
government. Every day also six thousand citizens were serving
as jurors (§ 337). This service alone meant that one citizen
in five was always engaged in duties which sharpened his wlts
and gave him some training in legal and business affairs.
Public festivals maintained by the State also played
important part in the lives of all Athenians. Every spring
an
at
ch
the ancient feast of Dionysus the greatest play-writers ea<
submitted three tragedies and a comedy to be played in tne
theater for a prize given by the State. The great State feast'
called the Panathenaea, occurred every four years. A brilliaot
procession marched with music and rejoicing across the market
Survey of the Ancient World
359. Prog-
ress in
history-
writing
360. Educa-
tional influ-
ence of
public service
361. State
feasts
atural
4
caused by evil demons, and endeavored to find the nai
causes of the ailment. To do this they sought to understan
the organs of the body. They discovered that the brain was the
organ of thought, but the arterial system, the circulation
the blood, and the nervous system were still entirely unknot'0'
The greatest physician of the time was Hippocrates, and ^
became the founder of scientific medicine. The fame of Gree
medicine was such that the Persian king called a Greek physicia"
to his court. I
Just at the close of Pericles' life, in the midst of nati°n^
calamities, the historian Herodotus, who had long been engage
on a history of the world, finally published his great work. The
story was so told that the glorious leadership of Athens w°u
be clear to all Greeks and would show them that to her the
Hellenes owed their deliverance from Persia. Through°ut
Greece it created a deep impression, and so tremendous was its
effect on Athens that in spite of the financial drain of war the
Athenians voted Herodotus a reward of ten talents, some
twelve thousand dollars.
Besides the instruction received from the Sophists by many
young men, their constant share in public affairs was giving
them an experience which greatly assisted in producing &r[
intelligent body of citizens. . In the Council of Five Hundre
(§ 337), citizens learned to carry on the daily business of the
government. Every day also six thousand citizens were serving
as jurors (§ 337). This service alone meant that one citizen
in five was always engaged in duties which sharpened his wlts
and gave him some training in legal and business affairs.
Public festivals maintained by the State also played
important part in the lives of all Athenians. Every spring
an
at
ch
the ancient feast of Dionysus the greatest play-writers ea<
submitted three tragedies and a comedy to be played in tne
theater for a prize given by the State. The great State feast'
called the Panathenaea, occurred every four years. A brilliaot
procession marched with music and rejoicing across the market