Athens and the Achaemenid Persian Empire in 508/7 BC
... Persian Empire, not only in Asia, but in Europe, and subdued some Greek cities and islands (on Darius’ attitude towards the Greeks: Cook, 1985; Young, 1988; Briant, 2002). He also installed tyrants from his loyal Greek supporters in a number of cities, which were under his control (Graf, 1985; Austi ...
... Persian Empire, not only in Asia, but in Europe, and subdued some Greek cities and islands (on Darius’ attitude towards the Greeks: Cook, 1985; Young, 1988; Briant, 2002). He also installed tyrants from his loyal Greek supporters in a number of cities, which were under his control (Graf, 1985; Austi ...
Characteristics of the Greeks
... B. Who is Alexander the Great? Alexander III of Macedon (20/21 July 356 – 10/11 June 323 BC), commonly known as Alexander the Great, was a king of Macedon, a state in northern Greece. By the age of 30, he had created one of the largest empires in ancient history, stretching from the Ionian Sea to th ...
... B. Who is Alexander the Great? Alexander III of Macedon (20/21 July 356 – 10/11 June 323 BC), commonly known as Alexander the Great, was a king of Macedon, a state in northern Greece. By the age of 30, he had created one of the largest empires in ancient history, stretching from the Ionian Sea to th ...
Ancient Greece - A Journey Through Learning Unit Studies and
... goddess of wisdom. This is why they put such an emphasis on education. ...
... goddess of wisdom. This is why they put such an emphasis on education. ...
Active Reading Note-Taking Guide
... Sum It Up What led to the Persian Wars? Greeks setting up colonies in the Mediterranean area often clashed with the Persians. In 499 B.C., the Athenian army helped the Greeks in Asia Minor rebel against their Persian rulers. King Darius decided that the mainland Greeks had to be stopped from interfe ...
... Sum It Up What led to the Persian Wars? Greeks setting up colonies in the Mediterranean area often clashed with the Persians. In 499 B.C., the Athenian army helped the Greeks in Asia Minor rebel against their Persian rulers. King Darius decided that the mainland Greeks had to be stopped from interfe ...
Chapter 3: The Civilization of the Greeks
... Compared to the landmasses of Mesopotamia and Egypt, Greece covered a small area. Its mountainous peninsula encompassed only 45,000 square miles of territory, about the same as the state of Louisiana. The mountains and the sea were especially significant. Much of Greece consists of small plains and ...
... Compared to the landmasses of Mesopotamia and Egypt, Greece covered a small area. Its mountainous peninsula encompassed only 45,000 square miles of territory, about the same as the state of Louisiana. The mountains and the sea were especially significant. Much of Greece consists of small plains and ...
Transcript of “The Greeks: Crucible of Civilization” Episode Two
... Greece. The year 490 BC. Here a revolution has begun that will change the world. In a moment of chaos and anarchy, the people of a tiny state named Athens have seized control of their ci ...
... Greece. The year 490 BC. Here a revolution has begun that will change the world. In a moment of chaos and anarchy, the people of a tiny state named Athens have seized control of their ci ...
The Peloponnesian War, 460-404 BCE
... A. The Spartan empire feared that its large slave population would help an ...
... A. The Spartan empire feared that its large slave population would help an ...
Laura Cook, Ibtissam Gad, and Angela Li
... The arts are crucial to society of any time or age; they alleviate the human being, and allow him to express his ideas and believe boundlessly. Every age of art provides modern society with history and beauty to cherish. Ancient Greece, one of the many influential ancient societies, provided people ...
... The arts are crucial to society of any time or age; they alleviate the human being, and allow him to express his ideas and believe boundlessly. Every age of art provides modern society with history and beauty to cherish. Ancient Greece, one of the many influential ancient societies, provided people ...
Bell Task
... A. Power to the hands of the people may have been caused by organization of the Greek armies. 1. Old way depended on who won a fight between aristocratic warriors. 2. Aristocrats were most important soldiers. ...
... A. Power to the hands of the people may have been caused by organization of the Greek armies. 1. Old way depended on who won a fight between aristocratic warriors. 2. Aristocrats were most important soldiers. ...
Lecture 2 - Ronald B. Mitchell`s
... e) Anarchy: With no higher government to protect them from threats by others, each side had to protect its own interests. Anarchy (lack of government) above the interacting states, left them no recourse but to protect themselves. 2. Intermediate and Proximate causes: Even if structure made war very ...
... e) Anarchy: With no higher government to protect them from threats by others, each side had to protect its own interests. Anarchy (lack of government) above the interacting states, left them no recourse but to protect themselves. 2. Intermediate and Proximate causes: Even if structure made war very ...
Golden RAtio
... considered to be protector of the town. Although it was constructed in 438 B.C, its decoration continued until 432 B.C. ...
... considered to be protector of the town. Although it was constructed in 438 B.C, its decoration continued until 432 B.C. ...
Histoire et sources des mondes antiques
... It will also focus on the question of the function of the marble steles as part of the bookkeeping system: since steles could be used as a proof in case of trial for embezzlement, the question of the visibility of the records in the public or in the sacred space should be reexamined. — In the Delia ...
... It will also focus on the question of the function of the marble steles as part of the bookkeeping system: since steles could be used as a proof in case of trial for embezzlement, the question of the visibility of the records in the public or in the sacred space should be reexamined. — In the Delia ...
Athenian Democracy - Hackett Publishing
... glad to reinforce this conviction by claimed contacts with the gods (oaths, sacrifices, curses, other ceremonies) and supervision of private religious functions like the Eleusinian mysteries. Athenians had a particularly high regard for their city-state, and their emotional and practical investment ...
... glad to reinforce this conviction by claimed contacts with the gods (oaths, sacrifices, curses, other ceremonies) and supervision of private religious functions like the Eleusinian mysteries. Athenians had a particularly high regard for their city-state, and their emotional and practical investment ...
SAC Worksheet - Story, storey, istor
... Source: The image below is of Ostraka fragments from 5th century BC Athens. The Ostraka were used by Athenian citizens to vote in a political procedure known as Ostracism. Ostracism was an official vote held each year to exile a certain Athenian citizen from the city for ten years. At least 6,000 At ...
... Source: The image below is of Ostraka fragments from 5th century BC Athens. The Ostraka were used by Athenian citizens to vote in a political procedure known as Ostracism. Ostracism was an official vote held each year to exile a certain Athenian citizen from the city for ten years. At least 6,000 At ...
Classical World - Olivier Demail said
... warfare in the late Archaic Age and especially with the success of the Athenian phalanxes at the Battle of Marathon in 490 BCE. The Athenian army was made up of citizens. It was considered an honorable duty to fight for one’s polis and every citizen was expected to participate if at all possible. Th ...
... warfare in the late Archaic Age and especially with the success of the Athenian phalanxes at the Battle of Marathon in 490 BCE. The Athenian army was made up of citizens. It was considered an honorable duty to fight for one’s polis and every citizen was expected to participate if at all possible. Th ...
The Fifth-Century Enlightenment
... tyrannical laws, and so on with the others. And they declare what they have made—what is to their own advantage—to be just for their subjects, and they punish anyone who goes against this as lawless and unjust. This, then, is what I say justice is, the same in all cities, the advantage of the establ ...
... tyrannical laws, and so on with the others. And they declare what they have made—what is to their own advantage—to be just for their subjects, and they punish anyone who goes against this as lawless and unjust. This, then, is what I say justice is, the same in all cities, the advantage of the establ ...
Democracy.pps
... 1) What was the Dikasteria and how as it organised? The law courts, tried all but treason cases. No judge , just a chairman. no lawyers, All cases lasted only one day. 2) How were jurors different fro today? 201 401 or more chosen from 6000 eligible jurors. 3) Who was Pericles? Great Athenian democr ...
... 1) What was the Dikasteria and how as it organised? The law courts, tried all but treason cases. No judge , just a chairman. no lawyers, All cases lasted only one day. 2) How were jurors different fro today? 201 401 or more chosen from 6000 eligible jurors. 3) Who was Pericles? Great Athenian democr ...
FOUR HUNDRED ATHENIAN SHIPS AT SALAMIS?
... However, none of these emendations or interpretations is necessary. On principle, we should beware of altering the text or of bending the grammar to make it fit our preconceived notions 6). Once the provenance of the speech is fully understood, the passage can stand as received. The prologue to the ...
... However, none of these emendations or interpretations is necessary. On principle, we should beware of altering the text or of bending the grammar to make it fit our preconceived notions 6). Once the provenance of the speech is fully understood, the passage can stand as received. The prologue to the ...
Persia Attacks the Greeks
... • When they did not come, the Persian commander ordered the troops back on the boat. • When the horsemen were on the boat, the Greeks charged the Persian foot soldiers and defeated them. • After Darius’s death, his son Xerxes became king. • He vowed a new invasion of Greece. (pages 134–137) ...
... • When they did not come, the Persian commander ordered the troops back on the boat. • When the horsemen were on the boat, the Greeks charged the Persian foot soldiers and defeated them. • After Darius’s death, his son Xerxes became king. • He vowed a new invasion of Greece. (pages 134–137) ...
Athenian Democracy
... Professor John Camp directs excavations of the Athenian Agora, which was a gathering place in ancient Athens. He is also a professor of Classics at Randolph-Macon College. This is an excerpt from an opinion article he wrote in the New York Times in 2003. Once a year the Athenians would meet and ...
... Professor John Camp directs excavations of the Athenian Agora, which was a gathering place in ancient Athens. He is also a professor of Classics at Randolph-Macon College. This is an excerpt from an opinion article he wrote in the New York Times in 2003. Once a year the Athenians would meet and ...
The Arts - New Paltz Central School District
... The earliest democracy in the world began in Athens, in 510 BC. A man named Cleisthenes (KLICE-then-eez), who was an aristocrat (a rich, powerful man) in Athens, invented this new type of government, the democracy. Cleisthenes, like other aristocrats, wanted to get more power. But tyrants had gotten ...
... The earliest democracy in the world began in Athens, in 510 BC. A man named Cleisthenes (KLICE-then-eez), who was an aristocrat (a rich, powerful man) in Athens, invented this new type of government, the democracy. Cleisthenes, like other aristocrats, wanted to get more power. But tyrants had gotten ...
Tellus of Athens > H. World History > Tirado and Marchesi Name
... Croesus at Sardis. Croesus received him as his guest, and lodged him in the royal palace. On the third or fourth day after, he asked his servants take Solon over to his treasuries, and show him all their greatness and magnificence. When he had seen them all, and, so far as time allowed, inspected th ...
... Croesus at Sardis. Croesus received him as his guest, and lodged him in the royal palace. On the third or fourth day after, he asked his servants take Solon over to his treasuries, and show him all their greatness and magnificence. When he had seen them all, and, so far as time allowed, inspected th ...
Government in Ancient Athens
... • Every citizen had the right to speak his opinion. • Voting was done by a show of hands - sometimes however they would use secret ballots ...
... • Every citizen had the right to speak his opinion. • Voting was done by a show of hands - sometimes however they would use secret ballots ...
Ancient Greek warfare
The Greek 'Dark Age' drew to a close as a significant increase in population allowed urbanized culture to be restored, and the rise of the city-states (Poleis). These developments ushered in the Archaic period (800-480 BC). They also restored the capability of organized warfare between these Poleis (as opposed to small-scale raids to acquire livestock and grain, for example). The fractious nature of Ancient Greek society seems to have made continuous conflict on this larger scale inevitable.Concomitant with the rise of the city-state was the evolution of a new way of warfare - the hoplite phalanx. When exactly the phalanx developed is uncertain, but it is thought to have been developed by the Spartans. The chigi vase, dated to around 650 BC, is the earliest depiction of a hoplite in full battle array. The hoplite was a well-armed and armored citizen-soldier primarily drawn from the middle classes. Every man had to serve at least two years in the army. Fighting in the tight phalanx formation maximised the effectiveness of his armor, large shield and long spear, presenting a wall of armor and spearpoints to the enemy. They were a force to be reckoned with.With this evolution in warfare, battles seem to have consisted mostly of the clash of hoplite phalanxes from the city-states in conflict. Since the soldiers were citizens with other occupations, warfare was limited in distance, season and scale. Neither side could afford heavy casualties or sustained campaigns, so conflicts seem to have been resolved by a single set-piece battle.The scale and scope of warfare in Ancient Greece changed dramatically as a result of the Greco-Persian Wars. To fight the enormous armies of the Achaemenid Empire was effectively beyond the capabilities of a single city-state. The eventual triumph of the Greeks was achieved by alliances of many city-states (the exact composition changing over time), allowing the pooling of resources and division of labour. Although alliances between city states occurred before this time, nothing on this scale had been seen before. The rise of Athens and Sparta as pre-eminent powers during this conflict led directly to the Peloponnesian War, which saw further development of the nature of warfare, strategy and tactics. Fought between leagues of cities dominated by Athens and Sparta, the increased manpower and financial resources increased the scale, and allowed the diversification of warfare. Set-piece battles during the Peloponnesian war proved indecisive and instead there was increased reliance on attritionary strategies, naval battle and blockades and sieges. These changes greatly increased the number of casualties and the disruption of Greek society.Following the eventual defeat of the Athenians in 404 BC, and the disbandment of the Athenian-dominated Delian League, Ancient Greece fell under the hegemony of Sparta. However, it was soon apparent that the hegemony was unstable, and the Persian Empire sponsored a rebellion by the combined powers of Athens, Thebes, Corinth and Argos, resulting in the Corinthian War (395-387 BC). After largely inconclusive campaigning, the war was decided when the Persians switched to supporting the Spartans, in return for the cities of Ionia and Spartan non-interference in Asia Minor. This brought the rebels to terms, and restored the Spartan hegemony on a more stable footing. The Spartan hegemony would last another 16 years, until, at the Battle of Leuctra (371) the Spartans were decisively defeated by the Theban general Epaminondas.In the aftermath of this, the Thebans acted with alacrity to establish a hegemony of their own over Greece. However, Thebes lacked sufficient manpower and resources, and became overstretched in attempting to impose itself on the rest of Greece. Following the death of Epaminondas and loss of manpower at the Battle of Mantinea, the Theban hegemony ceased. Indeed, the losses in the ten years of the Theban hegemony left all the Greek city-states weakened and divided. As such, the city-states of southern Greece would shortly afterwards be powerless to resist the rise of the Macedonian kingdom in the north. With revolutionary tactics, King Phillip II brought most of Greece under his sway, paving the way for the conquest of ""the known world"" by his son Alexander the Great. The rise of the Macedonian Kingdom is generally taken to signal the end of the Greek Classical period, and certainly marked the end of the distinctive hoplite battle in Ancient Greece.