The Periklean Age
... fleet sailed to Thrace and laid siege to Eion, on the Strymon river (476 BC). The besieged, a Persian governor with his garrison, after a hard struggle, rather than surrender, threw the gold and the silver of the city in the river. He then raised a pile of wood and burned his wife, children and slav ...
... fleet sailed to Thrace and laid siege to Eion, on the Strymon river (476 BC). The besieged, a Persian governor with his garrison, after a hard struggle, rather than surrender, threw the gold and the silver of the city in the river. He then raised a pile of wood and burned his wife, children and slav ...
PDF - DSpace@MIT
... A. Athens and Sparta were the two strongest powers in Greece, each leading a ...
... A. Athens and Sparta were the two strongest powers in Greece, each leading a ...
PDF - DSpace@MIT
... A. Athens and Sparta were the two strongest powers in Greece, each leading a ...
... A. Athens and Sparta were the two strongest powers in Greece, each leading a ...
The beginnings of democracy
... taxes by 50%, one day to cut them by that much; they could outlaw something one day, approve it the next; give citizens of Athens a right one day, take it away the next. This all must have been terribly inefficient. There was no constitution to keep them in check, and no lifetime judges to tell them ...
... taxes by 50%, one day to cut them by that much; they could outlaw something one day, approve it the next; give citizens of Athens a right one day, take it away the next. This all must have been terribly inefficient. There was no constitution to keep them in check, and no lifetime judges to tell them ...
Philip II of Macedoni As king, Philip`s brother Alexander II gave
... on Greece and became the first invader to have subdued the various city-states, a feat not even the powerful Persian Empire had been able to do. The father of Alexander the Great, Philip bequeathed to his son not only a great army, but also an eye looking east towards Persia. ...
... on Greece and became the first invader to have subdued the various city-states, a feat not even the powerful Persian Empire had been able to do. The father of Alexander the Great, Philip bequeathed to his son not only a great army, but also an eye looking east towards Persia. ...
Chapter 5
... 20, boys became hoplites, or foot soldiers. They remained in the army for 10 years, after which time they were allowed to leave and take their place as citizens. Sparta was rather unusual among Greek city-states in that women played an important role in society. Spartan women were trained in gymnast ...
... 20, boys became hoplites, or foot soldiers. They remained in the army for 10 years, after which time they were allowed to leave and take their place as citizens. Sparta was rather unusual among Greek city-states in that women played an important role in society. Spartan women were trained in gymnast ...
Across 1. When Athens built these it angered Sparta. 2. Ships used
... empire, including several Greek poli in Ionia. When these poli were conquered they were forced to pay taxes to Persia and send citizens to serve in its military, they asked Athens for help. Athens sent a military force that freed the Ionians and burned the Persian city of Sardis. The Persians quickl ...
... empire, including several Greek poli in Ionia. When these poli were conquered they were forced to pay taxes to Persia and send citizens to serve in its military, they asked Athens for help. Athens sent a military force that freed the Ionians and burned the Persian city of Sardis. The Persians quickl ...
Herodotus, The Histories Book 6, Marathon
... the generals this time, when he said that Pan appeared to him, and reached Sparta on the day after he left Athens; when he came before the Spartan magistrates he said: ‘Men of Sparta, the Athenians ask you to come to help them and not to allow the most ancient city of Greece to be thrown into slaver ...
... the generals this time, when he said that Pan appeared to him, and reached Sparta on the day after he left Athens; when he came before the Spartan magistrates he said: ‘Men of Sparta, the Athenians ask you to come to help them and not to allow the most ancient city of Greece to be thrown into slaver ...
Follow Up Questions
... (Thessaly, Thebes, Athens, Sparta, Aetolia) • Alexander moved with such speed on southern tribes they had no time to act and were forced to submit to his rule. • Thessaly To get to the Greek states in the South, Alexander had to go through Thessaly. Thessaly was waiting to do battle but Alexander wa ...
... (Thessaly, Thebes, Athens, Sparta, Aetolia) • Alexander moved with such speed on southern tribes they had no time to act and were forced to submit to his rule. • Thessaly To get to the Greek states in the South, Alexander had to go through Thessaly. Thessaly was waiting to do battle but Alexander wa ...
Prep sheet for Civ I, First midterm exam
... the Babylonian Captivity. 3) Empires have had both positive and negative effects in human history. Discuss the Sumerian, Hebrew, Assyrian, Persian, and Hellenistic empires- which ones were the most beneficial and which ones were the most destructive? Why? ...
... the Babylonian Captivity. 3) Empires have had both positive and negative effects in human history. Discuss the Sumerian, Hebrew, Assyrian, Persian, and Hellenistic empires- which ones were the most beneficial and which ones were the most destructive? Why? ...
Dec. 15th
... 3. Identify the battle where King Leonidas and his brave 300 defended a narrow pass against overwhelming odds that eventually led to all their deaths A. Marathon B. Thermopylae ...
... 3. Identify the battle where King Leonidas and his brave 300 defended a narrow pass against overwhelming odds that eventually led to all their deaths A. Marathon B. Thermopylae ...
SJP MUN VII Joint Historical Crises: The Peloponnesian War 1
... captured the important Athenian colony of Amphipolis. They defeated the Athenian general Thucydides, who was immediately exiled for his failure. Upon failed peace negotiations, our current situation emerges. Following an attack by Syracuse on one of Athens’s Sicilian allies, Athens began a campaign ...
... captured the important Athenian colony of Amphipolis. They defeated the Athenian general Thucydides, who was immediately exiled for his failure. Upon failed peace negotiations, our current situation emerges. Following an attack by Syracuse on one of Athens’s Sicilian allies, Athens began a campaign ...
Guided tour - International Academic Staff
... height of the Classical period, was the most powerful city in the Greek world. The Persian wars had been won mainly thanks to the Athenian fleet at the Battle of Salamis in 480 BC, but the victory had come at a cost. While the Athenians were fighting at Salamis, the Persian army sacked Athens, raisi ...
... height of the Classical period, was the most powerful city in the Greek world. The Persian wars had been won mainly thanks to the Athenian fleet at the Battle of Salamis in 480 BC, but the victory had come at a cost. While the Athenians were fighting at Salamis, the Persian army sacked Athens, raisi ...
Greek Civilization - 6th Grade Social Studies
... – Hellenistic Era – time when Greek ideas and language spread to non-Greeks – Alexandria ...
... – Hellenistic Era – time when Greek ideas and language spread to non-Greeks – Alexandria ...
roman - Big History Project
... The Romans had a more productive site on the western side of the Italian peninsula. They built their city on seven hills near the Tiber River. Their site wasn’t at the seashore, but 18 miles (30 km) inland. This gave them protection from naval attacks. They could still access the Mediterranean by ri ...
... The Romans had a more productive site on the western side of the Italian peninsula. They built their city on seven hills near the Tiber River. Their site wasn’t at the seashore, but 18 miles (30 km) inland. This gave them protection from naval attacks. They could still access the Mediterranean by ri ...
Posters
... Theater was an important part of Athenian social life. In the 400s and 500s B.C.E., Athenians developed two types of plays that we still have today: tragedy and comedy. Tragic plays presented the downfall of a great hero. Extreme arrogance toward the Gods, or hubris (pronounced HEW-briss), usually c ...
... Theater was an important part of Athenian social life. In the 400s and 500s B.C.E., Athenians developed two types of plays that we still have today: tragedy and comedy. Tragic plays presented the downfall of a great hero. Extreme arrogance toward the Gods, or hubris (pronounced HEW-briss), usually c ...
Athens - Piero Scaruffi
... – A colony could be founded by more than one Greek city – The colony was largely independent – Colonies often at war with each other and with Carthage and Etruscans – Syracuse one of the most powerful Greek cities from 485BC to the second Punic War (218-201) – Second Punic War caused destruction of ...
... – A colony could be founded by more than one Greek city – The colony was largely independent – Colonies often at war with each other and with Carthage and Etruscans – Syracuse one of the most powerful Greek cities from 485BC to the second Punic War (218-201) – Second Punic War caused destruction of ...
A short guide to the Museum of Ancient Art – Print and bring along
... height of the Classical period, was the most powerful city in the Greek world. The Persian wars had been won mainly thanks to the Athenian fleet at the Battle of Salamis in 480 BC, but the victory had come at a cost. While the Athenians were fighting at Salamis, the Persian army sacked Athens, raisi ...
... height of the Classical period, was the most powerful city in the Greek world. The Persian wars had been won mainly thanks to the Athenian fleet at the Battle of Salamis in 480 BC, but the victory had come at a cost. While the Athenians were fighting at Salamis, the Persian army sacked Athens, raisi ...
Secuencia "Ancient Greece"
... During the Archaic Age, a civilization called the Greeks existed. It was located in the Eastern Mediterranean Sea, in zones such as the‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐, near the strait of Corinth and between the ‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐ sea and the ‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐ sea. They lived in islands such as ‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐ and Cre ...
... During the Archaic Age, a civilization called the Greeks existed. It was located in the Eastern Mediterranean Sea, in zones such as the‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐, near the strait of Corinth and between the ‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐ sea and the ‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐ sea. They lived in islands such as ‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐ and Cre ...
Democracy and Greece`s Golden Age
... countryside, burning the Athenian food supply. Pericles responded by bringing residents from the surrounding region inside the city walls. The city was safe from hunger as long as ships could sail into port with supplies from Athenian colonies and foreign states. In the second year of the war, howev ...
... countryside, burning the Athenian food supply. Pericles responded by bringing residents from the surrounding region inside the city walls. The city was safe from hunger as long as ships could sail into port with supplies from Athenian colonies and foreign states. In the second year of the war, howev ...
Section 3 - Democracy and Greece`s Golden Age
... countryside, burning the Athenian food supply. Pericles responded by bringing residents from the surrounding region inside the city walls. The city was safe from hunger as long as ships could sail into port with supplies from Athenian colonies and foreign states. In the second year of the war, howev ...
... countryside, burning the Athenian food supply. Pericles responded by bringing residents from the surrounding region inside the city walls. The city was safe from hunger as long as ships could sail into port with supplies from Athenian colonies and foreign states. In the second year of the war, howev ...
Classics activity 1 Democracy
... Politics, democracy, power, women, slavery, participation, voting, warfare, empire The Activity The year 1993 was celebrated as the 2,500th anniversary of the birth of Democracy, since its foundation by Cleisthenes in Athens in 509 B.C. Does that make sense? Was Classical Athens really 'democratic'? ...
... Politics, democracy, power, women, slavery, participation, voting, warfare, empire The Activity The year 1993 was celebrated as the 2,500th anniversary of the birth of Democracy, since its foundation by Cleisthenes in Athens in 509 B.C. Does that make sense? Was Classical Athens really 'democratic'? ...
Document B: The Athenian Constitution (Modified)
... 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 vote ...
... 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 vote ...
Brewer208final
... Under the radical democracy, Athenians appear to be easily persuaded and subject to quick, extreme actions, often times very brutal, only to regret them in hindsight. Such was possibly the case with Alcibiades. In their rage over the defecation of the herms, the Athenians were very quick to implicat ...
... Under the radical democracy, Athenians appear to be easily persuaded and subject to quick, extreme actions, often times very brutal, only to regret them in hindsight. Such was possibly the case with Alcibiades. In their rage over the defecation of the herms, the Athenians were very quick to implicat ...
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.