Thespies - 300 of Sparta
... despite the fact that they were given the permission to leave the battle field and return to their city to defend it, in case needed, the Thespians decided not to leave the Spartans alone and remained in Thermopylae. It goes without saying, that Xerxis, the king of Persians, after his victory in The ...
... despite the fact that they were given the permission to leave the battle field and return to their city to defend it, in case needed, the Thespians decided not to leave the Spartans alone and remained in Thermopylae. It goes without saying, that Xerxis, the king of Persians, after his victory in The ...
Abstract
... their city. Though Pericles’ extollment of democracy may seem an unlikely source for Herodotus’ statement on tyranny, the Athenian leader redefines the city’s government in a subsequent speech modifying the idealism of the funeral oration. In words reminiscent of Periander’s daughter, Pericles tells ...
... their city. Though Pericles’ extollment of democracy may seem an unlikely source for Herodotus’ statement on tyranny, the Athenian leader redefines the city’s government in a subsequent speech modifying the idealism of the funeral oration. In words reminiscent of Periander’s daughter, Pericles tells ...
Thucydides on the evacuation of Athens in 480 BC - E
... second genitive absolute, emövxcov xcov Mr|öcov, is placed differently, as it is placed between oi At>nvaioi and öiavondevxeg exAuteiv xfiv jiöAiv. It seems as obvious as can be, considering the often ambiguous language of Thucydides, that the first genitive absolute is the more emphasised one, givi ...
... second genitive absolute, emövxcov xcov Mr|öcov, is placed differently, as it is placed between oi At>nvaioi and öiavondevxeg exAuteiv xfiv jiöAiv. It seems as obvious as can be, considering the often ambiguous language of Thucydides, that the first genitive absolute is the more emphasised one, givi ...
Thucydides on the evacuation of Athens in 480 BC - E
... second genitive absolute, emövxcov xcov Mr|öcov, is placed differently, as it is placed between oi At>nvaioi and öiavondevxeg exAuteiv xfiv jiöAiv. It seems as obvious as can be, considering the often ambiguous language of Thucydides, that the first genitive absolute is the more emphasised one, givi ...
... second genitive absolute, emövxcov xcov Mr|öcov, is placed differently, as it is placed between oi At>nvaioi and öiavondevxeg exAuteiv xfiv jiöAiv. It seems as obvious as can be, considering the often ambiguous language of Thucydides, that the first genitive absolute is the more emphasised one, givi ...
Greek Historiography (ed. S. Hornblower)
... Darius, whom else?); but its position here is a difficulty. B. argues that Herodotus got his account from Alexander or someone in his circle. If so, one would have to assume that Alexander (or Herodotus’ source, if it was not he) reported the Macedonian king’s stress on his subordinate role in addre ...
... Darius, whom else?); but its position here is a difficulty. B. argues that Herodotus got his account from Alexander or someone in his circle. If so, one would have to assume that Alexander (or Herodotus’ source, if it was not he) reported the Macedonian king’s stress on his subordinate role in addre ...
Ancient Studies History -- Unit 3 -
... architects and artists who worked on the Parthenon and other projects. Pericles’ victory over his aristocratic rivals. The change in Pericles’ leadership and the “secret” of his power. What led Pericles to favor the interests of “the many” over “the few”? And what measures did he promote that helped ...
... architects and artists who worked on the Parthenon and other projects. Pericles’ victory over his aristocratic rivals. The change in Pericles’ leadership and the “secret” of his power. What led Pericles to favor the interests of “the many” over “the few”? And what measures did he promote that helped ...
The Epic of Gilgamesh
... Spartans for surrender. But just at this point, the Athenian navy, which was anchored off the island of Samos, heard about the oligarchs’ attempt to gain power in Athens, and their plan to surrender to Sparta. The Athenian sailors and soldiers were very angry about losing their democracy and about t ...
... Spartans for surrender. But just at this point, the Athenian navy, which was anchored off the island of Samos, heard about the oligarchs’ attempt to gain power in Athens, and their plan to surrender to Sparta. The Athenian sailors and soldiers were very angry about losing their democracy and about t ...
the hellenic league of 480 bc -fact or ideological fiction?
... new sentence, beginning [J.E:1:et OE: nuv6cx.v6[J.E:VOL, may well denote an interval of time between the peace treaties and the next plans (to reconnoitre enemy resources and to seek aid from the neutral states), but in its immediate context it suggests that all the steps were discussed and decided ...
... new sentence, beginning [J.E:1:et OE: nuv6cx.v6[J.E:VOL, may well denote an interval of time between the peace treaties and the next plans (to reconnoitre enemy resources and to seek aid from the neutral states), but in its immediate context it suggests that all the steps were discussed and decided ...
TTC - Greek And Persian Wars Guidebook
... The story of the Greek and Persian wars, however, involves far more than epic battles; tales of heroism, treason, and martyrdom; decisive (and indecisive) rulers; and strategic military tactics. The wars proved integral to the cultural and political development of much of the ancient world. Among th ...
... The story of the Greek and Persian wars, however, involves far more than epic battles; tales of heroism, treason, and martyrdom; decisive (and indecisive) rulers; and strategic military tactics. The wars proved integral to the cultural and political development of much of the ancient world. Among th ...
Campaigns against Persia and revolts in the `Delian League`
... felt that it might collaborate with the Persians. As it was close to the League Athens it was forced to join the League. Carystus had wanted to remain neutral but the League felt its neutrality threatened all members. To make war on a state which desired to remain neutral, and to deprive it of its i ...
... felt that it might collaborate with the Persians. As it was close to the League Athens it was forced to join the League. Carystus had wanted to remain neutral but the League felt its neutrality threatened all members. To make war on a state which desired to remain neutral, and to deprive it of its i ...
Abstract
... approaches to the treatment of Themistocles within Herodotus’ Histories. Some have seen Themistocles as acting out of self-interest and in this way personifying Athens (Immerwahr 1966; Wood 1972; Munson 1988). Others (specifically Blösel 2001 and 2004) have argued that the characterization of Themis ...
... approaches to the treatment of Themistocles within Herodotus’ Histories. Some have seen Themistocles as acting out of self-interest and in this way personifying Athens (Immerwahr 1966; Wood 1972; Munson 1988). Others (specifically Blösel 2001 and 2004) have argued that the characterization of Themis ...
OCR GCSE (9-1) Latin Set Text Guide Student Activity
... itself came under Persian rule. In 499 BC, with military support from Athens and Eretria, the Greek cities of Ionia revolted against the tyrants which had been installed by Persia. It took the Persian king, Darius I, six years to subdue this and the various other Greek rebellions in western Anatolia ...
... itself came under Persian rule. In 499 BC, with military support from Athens and Eretria, the Greek cities of Ionia revolted against the tyrants which had been installed by Persia. It took the Persian king, Darius I, six years to subdue this and the various other Greek rebellions in western Anatolia ...
DELIAN LEAGUE AND PELOPONNESIAN WAR
... There are several disputes in the 430s that Thucydides insists were instrumental in leading Athens and Sparta to break the 30 Year Peace and go to war. The mechanics of these hostilities should be familiar to anyone who has studied a history of WWI. Corcyra, Epidamnus and Corinth Corcyra was an isla ...
... There are several disputes in the 430s that Thucydides insists were instrumental in leading Athens and Sparta to break the 30 Year Peace and go to war. The mechanics of these hostilities should be familiar to anyone who has studied a history of WWI. Corcyra, Epidamnus and Corinth Corcyra was an isla ...
Herodotus, The Histories, Book 6. 94
... however, when the Lacedaemonians gave them this counsel, complied at once; and when the sacrifice to the Twelve Gods was being offered at Athens, they came and sat as suppliants about the altar, and gave themselves up to the Athenians. The Thebans no sooner learnt what the Plataeans had done than in ...
... however, when the Lacedaemonians gave them this counsel, complied at once; and when the sacrifice to the Twelve Gods was being offered at Athens, they came and sat as suppliants about the altar, and gave themselves up to the Athenians. The Thebans no sooner learnt what the Plataeans had done than in ...
The Athenian Embassies to Sardis and Cleomenes` Invasion of Attica
... The condemnation of the embassy clearly resulted from the terms it accepted, which in turn means those terms - submission to Persia - were refused by the Athenians.10 Now, it is possible that upon the envoys' return Cleisthenes was confronted by an unexpected anti-Persian sentiment among the people ...
... The condemnation of the embassy clearly resulted from the terms it accepted, which in turn means those terms - submission to Persia - were refused by the Athenians.10 Now, it is possible that upon the envoys' return Cleisthenes was confronted by an unexpected anti-Persian sentiment among the people ...
Plataea: The Overlooked Battle of the Graeco-Persian Wars - H-Net
... tion. Cartledge’s translation of the oath needs to be ac- important addition to our understanding of the Graecocompanied by the original Greek. I understand that a lay Persian Wars and the cultural ethos of the ancient Greeks. audience would just be bogged down by the Greek. How- For those intereste ...
... tion. Cartledge’s translation of the oath needs to be ac- important addition to our understanding of the Graecocompanied by the original Greek. I understand that a lay Persian Wars and the cultural ethos of the ancient Greeks. audience would just be bogged down by the Greek. How- For those intereste ...
Speaking to the Deaf: Herodotus, his Audience, and the Spartans at
... Fetters in this way establish an analogy between the Spartans’ confidence in their prosperity, which made them ready to force others into submission, and Croesus’ confidence in his wealth, which led him to a preventive attack against the Persians, in an attempt ‘to restrain in some way their growing ...
... Fetters in this way establish an analogy between the Spartans’ confidence in their prosperity, which made them ready to force others into submission, and Croesus’ confidence in his wealth, which led him to a preventive attack against the Persians, in an attempt ‘to restrain in some way their growing ...
MS-HSS-AC-Unit 4 -- Chapter 10- Greek World
... people to help the side of good in its struggle. This religion remained popular in Persia for many centuries. ...
... people to help the side of good in its struggle. This religion remained popular in Persia for many centuries. ...
Conflict in the Greek World
... Greek city-states an alliance, or a formal agreement between two or more nations or powers to cooperate and come to one another’s defense. Modern scholars call this alliance the Delian League after Delos, the location where the league held meetings. From the start, Athens dominated the Delian League ...
... Greek city-states an alliance, or a formal agreement between two or more nations or powers to cooperate and come to one another’s defense. Modern scholars call this alliance the Delian League after Delos, the location where the league held meetings. From the start, Athens dominated the Delian League ...
Conflict in the Greek World
... Greek city-states an alliance, or a formal agreement between two or more nations or powers to cooperate and come to one another’s defense. This alliance was called the Delian League. From the start, Athens dominated the Delian League. It slowly used its position of leadership to create an Athenian e ...
... Greek city-states an alliance, or a formal agreement between two or more nations or powers to cooperate and come to one another’s defense. This alliance was called the Delian League. From the start, Athens dominated the Delian League. It slowly used its position of leadership to create an Athenian e ...
“Does Anyone Care about the Greeks Living in Asia?:” Ionia and
... intercourse across the imagined boundary set up by the King’s Peace, as well as commerce between Athens and Chios and Samos (Hornblower, 1982; Dušanić 1999). So why do the orators turn their back on the cities that fifth century authors such as Herodotus and Thucydides dwelled on? ...
... intercourse across the imagined boundary set up by the King’s Peace, as well as commerce between Athens and Chios and Samos (Hornblower, 1982; Dušanić 1999). So why do the orators turn their back on the cities that fifth century authors such as Herodotus and Thucydides dwelled on? ...
The Histories - Pronto Export
... the left hand holding the sling with which David outmatched his foe. For Michelangelo and his contemporaries, David’s use of the sling was analogous to the startling achievements of the Florentine Republic. In just a few hundred years the city had transformed itself from a lackluster little market t ...
... the left hand holding the sling with which David outmatched his foe. For Michelangelo and his contemporaries, David’s use of the sling was analogous to the startling achievements of the Florentine Republic. In just a few hundred years the city had transformed itself from a lackluster little market t ...
Mini-Unit 3: Daniel`s Revelation
... things didn’t start off smoothly when the Persians took over. Daniel’s rivals at court set him up—they persuaded the new king to make a new law that said everybody had to pray to the king, and only the king, or be thrown into the den of lions. That’s the way it was with the laws of the Medes and the ...
... things didn’t start off smoothly when the Persians took over. Daniel’s rivals at court set him up—they persuaded the new king to make a new law that said everybody had to pray to the king, and only the king, or be thrown into the den of lions. That’s the way it was with the laws of the Medes and the ...
Marathon and the Myth of the Same-Day March
... presence, size, disposition, and movement of the Persian cavalry force. ll In 1968, Hammond reinforced his anecdotal evidence for the myth's plausibility in a long paper, which amply attests his control of the ancient sources, exhaustive familiarity with modern scholarly literature on the battle, an ...
... presence, size, disposition, and movement of the Persian cavalry force. ll In 1968, Hammond reinforced his anecdotal evidence for the myth's plausibility in a long paper, which amply attests his control of the ancient sources, exhaustive familiarity with modern scholarly literature on the battle, an ...
Second Persian invasion of Greece
The second Persian invasion of Greece (480–479 BC) occurred during the Greco-Persian Wars, as King Xerxes I of Persia sought to conquer all of Greece. The invasion was a direct, if delayed, response to the defeat of the first Persian invasion of Greece (492–490 BC) at the Battle of Marathon, which ended Darius I's attempts to subjugate Greece. After Darius's death, his son Xerxes spent several years planning for the second invasion, mustering an enormous army and navy. The Athenians and Spartans led the Greek resistance, with some 70 city-states joining the 'Allied' effort. However, most of the Greek cities remained neutral or submitted to Xerxes.The invasion began in spring 480 BC, when the Persian army crossed the Hellespont and marched through Thrace and Macedon to Thessaly. The Persian advance was blocked at the pass of Thermopylae by a small Allied force under King Leonidas I of Sparta; simultaneously, the Persian fleet was blocked by an Allied fleet at the straits of Artemisium. At the famous Battle of Thermopylae, the Allied army held back the Persian army for seven days, before they were outflanked by a mountain path and the Allied rearguard was trapped in the pass and annihilated. The Allied fleet had also withstood two days of Persian attacks at the Battle of Artemisium, but when news reached them of the disaster at Thermopylae, they withdrew to Salamis.After Thermopylae, all of Boeotia and Attica fell to the Persian army, who captured and burnt Athens. However, a larger Allied army fortified the narrow Isthmus of Corinth, protecting the Peloponnesus from Persian conquest. Both sides thus sought a naval victory that might decisively alter the course of the war. The Athenian general Themistocles succeeded in luring the Persian navy into the narrow Straits of Salamis, where the huge number of Persian ships became disorganised, and were soundly beaten by the Allied fleet. The Allied victory at Salamis prevented a quick conclusion to the invasion, and fearing becoming trapped in Europe, Xerxes retreated to Asia leaving his general Mardonius to finish the conquest with the elite of the army.The following spring, the Allies assembled the largest ever hoplite army, and marched north from the isthmus to confront Mardonius. At the ensuing Battle of Plataea, the Greek infantry again proved its superiority, inflicting a severe defeat on the Persians, killing Mardonius in the process. On the same day, across the Aegean Sea an Allied navy destroyed the remnants of the Persian navy at the Battle of Mycale. With this double defeat, the invasion was ended, and Persian power in the Aegean severely dented. The Greeks would now move to the offensive, eventually expelling the Persians from Europe, the Aegean islands and Ionia before the war finally came to an end in 479 BC.