Comparing Ancient Male Rulers Research Assignment

Comparing Ancient Male Rulers
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Ancient leadership was taken with a lot of seriousness in the society. The manner in which a leader led their people and their achievements determined whether they were to be remembered down in history (Zulu, 2015). This paper considers the case of Ramses 2 and Pericles in regard to the achievements that they had, the type of leadership styles used and other differences and similarities expressed in the ruling of the two leaders.
In regard to the leadership styles used, Ramses 2 was appointed a leader at the age of fourteen years by his father. He led the people of Egypt in recovering some of their territories that had been taken by the Nubians and ensured that the Egyptian borders were secure. Therefore, this means that his aim for power was to ensure the safety and the comfortability of the Egyptians. He was a leader that loved developments because he spent his first years of leadership in building cities, monuments, and temples. This was done to boost the economy of the Egyptians. On the other hand, Pericles was also a great ruler an on several occasions; he led his people into fighting the Peloponnesian war. This is an indication of a leader that had the interests of the people at hand. In addition, he believed in the people's talents in regard to art and literature. Pericles is the reason as to why Athens holds the best reputation when it comes to the Ancient Greek education and culture (Hirsch, 2016). He was also focused on developing the economy of the Greek people by leading in the development of the project that has one of the strongest structures in Acropolis. These structures provided beauty to the city and offered job opportunities to the people. Therefore, the two leaders exhibited similar leadership styles of minding the interests of the people that they led. Their mode of leadership is still followed in the current world, and they are considered to an example of great rulers.
Also, in terms of the cultures that they ruled, there are various similarities and differences between the culture of Egypt and that of Greek. Both cultures are among the oldest known civilians in history and therefore, have a lot that can be compared. Both civilizations were known to be good traders. In the case of Egypt, they had an advantage of river Nile that facilitated trade by providing a trading root and water for irrigation. As well, Greek had a quite harsh climate and, therefore, agricultural trade was not we...