Key term for OCR GCSE Ancient History, used in Cultural and Religious Life.
Excellence, merit, or virtue; the quality that allowed an Athenian citizen to advance in public life regardless of their wealth.
Arete appears in OCR GCSE Ancient History revision content for Athens in the Age of Pericles, especially Cultural and Religious Life and Cultural and Religious Life.
Athens in the Age of Pericles
Cultural and Religious Life • Cultural and Religious Life
Athens in the Age of Pericles
Workings of Athenian Democracy • Workings of Athenian Democracy
Athens in the Age of Pericles
Workings of Athenian Democracy • Workings of Athenian Democracy
Tyranny to Democracy
Ancient Sources • Other Literary Sources
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