Chapter 7: The Ancient Greeks
... Age were not all bad, however. One positive development was a huge population shift. Thousands of Greeks left the mainland and settled on islands in the Aegean Sea. Other Greeks moved to the western shores of Asia Minor, to what is now the country of Turkey. This wave of movement expanded the reach ...
... Age were not all bad, however. One positive development was a huge population shift. Thousands of Greeks left the mainland and settled on islands in the Aegean Sea. Other Greeks moved to the western shores of Asia Minor, to what is now the country of Turkey. This wave of movement expanded the reach ...
Herodotus, The Histories, Book 6. 94
... This they said, not so much out of good will towards the Plataeans as because they wished to involve the Athenians in trouble by engaging them in wars with the Boeotians. The Plataeans, however, when the Lacedaemonians gave them this counsel, complied at once; and when the sacrifice to the Twelve G ...
... This they said, not so much out of good will towards the Plataeans as because they wished to involve the Athenians in trouble by engaging them in wars with the Boeotians. The Plataeans, however, when the Lacedaemonians gave them this counsel, complied at once; and when the sacrifice to the Twelve G ...
The Histories - Pronto Export
... great block of marble. And so it is, but that is only one piece of a larger puzzle. There is another hand: 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 Floren ...
... great block of marble. And so it is, but that is only one piece of a larger puzzle. There is another hand: 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 Floren ...
Marathon and Thermopylae 1 Herodotus`s Account of Marathon
... number, and when he had taken accurate note of everything, he rode back quietly; for no one pursued after him, nor paid any heed to his visit. So he returned, and told Xerxes all that he had seen. "Four whole days Xerxes suffered to go by, expecting that the Greeks would run away. When, however, he ...
... number, and when he had taken accurate note of everything, he rode back quietly; for no one pursued after him, nor paid any heed to his visit. So he returned, and told Xerxes all that he had seen. "Four whole days Xerxes suffered to go by, expecting that the Greeks would run away. When, however, he ...
Second Year of the War - The Plague of Athens
... THE PLAGUE In the early fifth century, the Greeks, apparently against all odds, managed to defeat the numerically far superior forces of the expansive Persian empire in two invasions, in 490 (the battle of Marathon), and again in 480. This sobering experience led a number of Greek cities to join tog ...
... THE PLAGUE In the early fifth century, the Greeks, apparently against all odds, managed to defeat the numerically far superior forces of the expansive Persian empire in two invasions, in 490 (the battle of Marathon), and again in 480. This sobering experience led a number of Greek cities to join tog ...
Chapter 4: The Ancient Greeks
... Spartans returned home at age 30 but stayed in the army until age 60. They continued to train for combat. They expected to either win on the battlefield or die, but never to surrender. One Spartan mother ordered her son to “Come home carrying your shield or being carried on it.” —from pages 126–127 ...
... Spartans returned home at age 30 but stayed in the army until age 60. They continued to train for combat. They expected to either win on the battlefield or die, but never to surrender. One Spartan mother ordered her son to “Come home carrying your shield or being carried on it.” —from pages 126–127 ...
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... The Challenge of Persia • The Greeks came into contact with the Persian Empire to the east. • The Ionian Greek cities in western Asia Minor revolted unsuccessfully against the Persians in 499 B.C. • Darius, the Persian ruler, sought revenge. • In 490 B.C., the heavily outnumbered Athenians de ...
... The Challenge of Persia • The Greeks came into contact with the Persian Empire to the east. • The Ionian Greek cities in western Asia Minor revolted unsuccessfully against the Persians in 499 B.C. • Darius, the Persian ruler, sought revenge. • In 490 B.C., the heavily outnumbered Athenians de ...
File - History With Mrs. Heacock
... the city-states. People could meet and debate issues at the agora. Greek citizens could also choose officials, pass laws, vote, and hold public office. In exchange for these rights, Greek citizens were required to serve in government and fight as soldiers. With the support of Greece's common people, ...
... the city-states. People could meet and debate issues at the agora. Greek citizens could also choose officials, pass laws, vote, and hold public office. In exchange for these rights, Greek citizens were required to serve in government and fight as soldiers. With the support of Greece's common people, ...
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... without reference to fighting in behalf of Greece, in other references in Thucydides to the Persian wars, namely, in the speech of Euphemus atCamarina(6.83.2: Tav {3&p{3apov JL6vot Ka(JE'A6V7"EC E1K6Twc IlPXOJLEV) and in the Melian dialogue (5.S9: OtKatwc Tav M7joov KaTaAVcaVTEC apXOJLEv). Although ...
... without reference to fighting in behalf of Greece, in other references in Thucydides to the Persian wars, namely, in the speech of Euphemus atCamarina(6.83.2: Tav {3&p{3apov JL6vot Ka(JE'A6V7"EC E1K6Twc IlPXOJLEV) and in the Melian dialogue (5.S9: OtKatwc Tav M7joov KaTaAVcaVTEC apXOJLEv). Although ...
Athens: Its Rise and Fall, Book III.
... his popularity, that the most unhesitating confidence was placed in all his suggestions. In addition to the victory of Marathon, Miltiades, during his tyranny in the Chersonese, had gratified the resentment and increased the dominion of the Athenians. A rude tribe, according to all authority, of the ...
... his popularity, that the most unhesitating confidence was placed in all his suggestions. In addition to the victory of Marathon, Miltiades, during his tyranny in the Chersonese, had gratified the resentment and increased the dominion of the Athenians. A rude tribe, according to all authority, of the ...
Traveler Feature Activities
... Cicero called Herodotus "the father of history." This designation is true in that Herodotus broke with traditional ways of recounting the past, In doing so, he established some of the basic methods of research and analysis that historians still use today. Cicero's designation also suggests that for ...
... Cicero called Herodotus "the father of history." This designation is true in that Herodotus broke with traditional ways of recounting the past, In doing so, he established some of the basic methods of research and analysis that historians still use today. Cicero's designation also suggests that for ...
The Development of Ancient Greek Naval Warfare
... decks of their triremes so that their maneuverability was intact. Also, having men stationed and moving around the deck might jeopardize the balance of the ship and make rowing much more difficult. Even during battle when some men were stationed for throwing javelins, they were taught to do this fro ...
... decks of their triremes so that their maneuverability was intact. Also, having men stationed and moving around the deck might jeopardize the balance of the ship and make rowing much more difficult. Even during battle when some men were stationed for throwing javelins, they were taught to do this fro ...
PowerPoint Presentation - Scarsdale Public Schools
... leading power in ancient Greece after the Persian Wars A ...
... leading power in ancient Greece after the Persian Wars A ...
The Epic of Gilgamesh
... In any case, Alcibiades left the Spartans and fled to Anatolia (modern Turkey) under the protection of a Persian satrap (SAT-rap) (ruler), named Tissaphernes (tiss-uh-FUR-nees). Alcibiades gave the Persians good advice about how to manage the Peloponnesian War. He convinced Tissaphernes to give mone ...
... In any case, Alcibiades left the Spartans and fled to Anatolia (modern Turkey) under the protection of a Persian satrap (SAT-rap) (ruler), named Tissaphernes (tiss-uh-FUR-nees). Alcibiades gave the Persians good advice about how to manage the Peloponnesian War. He convinced Tissaphernes to give mone ...
The-Peloponessian-Warppt.LiamMacS
... 1)Known as the ‘first grievance’ between the Athenians & Spartans 2)Athenian response to Corinthian delegation at the Battle of Sybota: "Neither are we beginning war, Peloponnesians, nor are we breaking the treaty; but these Corcyraeans are our allies, and we are come to help them. So if you want to ...
... 1)Known as the ‘first grievance’ between the Athenians & Spartans 2)Athenian response to Corinthian delegation at the Battle of Sybota: "Neither are we beginning war, Peloponnesians, nor are we breaking the treaty; but these Corcyraeans are our allies, and we are come to help them. So if you want to ...
Peloponnesian War: 418 BCE - International Relations Organization
... could equally claim just as much credit, given the decisive victory of the Greek navy, composed primarily of Athenian ships and rowers, over the Persians at the Battle of Salamis in 479 BCE. Yet it was at the Battle of Plataea, in the Spring of 479 BCE that the united Greek forces confronted the Per ...
... could equally claim just as much credit, given the decisive victory of the Greek navy, composed primarily of Athenian ships and rowers, over the Persians at the Battle of Salamis in 479 BCE. Yet it was at the Battle of Plataea, in the Spring of 479 BCE that the united Greek forces confronted the Per ...
Fighting by the Rules: The Invention of the Hoplite Agôn Author(s
... rules of war developed after the Homeric epics were put into writing about 700, and that they broke down after about 450, especially during the Peloponnesian War. During the Archaic period, the rules of hoplite warfare"helpedto maintain the long-term practicalworkabilityof the hoplitedominated socio ...
... rules of war developed after the Homeric epics were put into writing about 700, and that they broke down after about 450, especially during the Peloponnesian War. During the Archaic period, the rules of hoplite warfare"helpedto maintain the long-term practicalworkabilityof the hoplitedominated socio ...
Ancient Studies History -- Unit 3 -
... What important advice about God’s will does Artabanus give to Xerxes? (And how is this advice similar to the advice that Solon gave to Croesus about happiness?) (18) ...
... What important advice about God’s will does Artabanus give to Xerxes? (And how is this advice similar to the advice that Solon gave to Croesus about happiness?) (18) ...
The Athenian Embassies to Sardis and Cleomenes` Invasion of Attica
... Cleisthenes followed the lines of his family's old connections to Sardis and sought help from the superpower across the Aegean.5 It is simply inconceivable that Cleisthenes did not know that any relationship with the Persian empire began with an unqualified recognition of Persian superioritythrought ...
... Cleisthenes followed the lines of his family's old connections to Sardis and sought help from the superpower across the Aegean.5 It is simply inconceivable that Cleisthenes did not know that any relationship with the Persian empire began with an unqualified recognition of Persian superioritythrought ...
Western Civ. Id
... middle part of the 400s was the direct result of continuing conflict between the Greeks and the Persians. After the defeat of their army in 479, the Persians withdrew their forces from the mainland of Greece, but that did not mean that the threat from Persia was ended completely. Persia still contro ...
... middle part of the 400s was the direct result of continuing conflict between the Greeks and the Persians. After the defeat of their army in 479, the Persians withdrew their forces from the mainland of Greece, but that did not mean that the threat from Persia was ended completely. Persia still contro ...
World History
... • Periclean Athens was a direct democracy. In this form of government, large numbers of citizens take part in the dayto-day affairs of government. • This meant that Athenian men participated in the assembly and served on juries. • Pericles hired architects and sculptors to rebuild the Acropolis, whi ...
... • Periclean Athens was a direct democracy. In this form of government, large numbers of citizens take part in the dayto-day affairs of government. • This meant that Athenian men participated in the assembly and served on juries. • Pericles hired architects and sculptors to rebuild the Acropolis, whi ...
Pericles` Consolation and Solon`s Happiest Life
... uses the elder statesman's ideas about happiness to console the parents of the fallen. This borrowing is especially appropriate, since Solon names Tellus, an Athenian who died fighting for his city, as the happiest person he knows. Yet even when the allusions to Solon are most clear, Pericles uses n ...
... uses the elder statesman's ideas about happiness to console the parents of the fallen. This borrowing is especially appropriate, since Solon names Tellus, an Athenian who died fighting for his city, as the happiest person he knows. Yet even when the allusions to Solon are most clear, Pericles uses n ...
The Persian Wars (cont.)
... • The Greeks tricked the Persian fleet into sailing into the strait between Athens and Salamis. • With their lighter, faster ships, the Greeks defeated the Persian fleet. • Following the defeat, Xerxes (Zerk sez) returned to Asia, leaving some troops behind. • In 479 B.C., the Greeks defeated ...
... • The Greeks tricked the Persian fleet into sailing into the strait between Athens and Salamis. • With their lighter, faster ships, the Greeks defeated the Persian fleet. • Following the defeat, Xerxes (Zerk sez) returned to Asia, leaving some troops behind. • In 479 B.C., the Greeks defeated ...
1 2 Foreign Bodies Is this a foreign body? A man lies on a sturdy
... lends to that claim a potential explanatory power for the whole of his histories: the course of history is determined by who lives where and what the natural environment has differentially done to human physical and mental constitutions. The classic exposition of the importance of the environment f ...
... lends to that claim a potential explanatory power for the whole of his histories: the course of history is determined by who lives where and what the natural environment has differentially done to human physical and mental constitutions. The classic exposition of the importance of the environment f ...
Marathon and the Myth of the Same-Day March
... p.m .... The shield signal then was made before 9 a.m .... It follows that the battle started very close to dawn, i.e. very close to 5.30 a.m." In fact, there is reason to think the Athenians did not attack at first light. Though ancient testimony for this mundane element of daily routine on campaig ...
... p.m .... The shield signal then was made before 9 a.m .... It follows that the battle started very close to dawn, i.e. very close to 5.30 a.m." In fact, there is reason to think the Athenians did not attack at first light. Though ancient testimony for this mundane element of daily routine on campaig ...
Battle of the Eurymedon
The Battle of the Eurymedon was a double battle, taking place both on water and land, between the Delian League of Athens and her Allies, and the Persian Empire of Xerxes I. It took place in either 469 or 466 BC, in the vicinity of the mouth of the Eurymedon River (now the Köprüçay) in Pamphylia, Asia Minor. It forms part of the Wars of the Delian League, itself part of the larger Greco-Persian Wars.The Delian League had been formed between Athens and many of the city-states of the Aegean to continue the war with Persia, which had begun with the first and second Persian invasions of Greece (492–490 and 480–479 BC, respectively). In the aftermath of the Battles of Plataea and Mycale, which had ended the second invasion, the Greek Allies had taken the offensive, besieging the cities of Sestos and Byzantium. The Delian League then took over responsibility for the war, and continued to attack Persian bases in the Aegean throughout the next decade. In either 469 or 466 BC, the Persians began assembling a large army and navy for a major offensive against the Greeks. Gathering near the Eurymedon, it is possible that the expedition aimed to move up the coast of Asia Minor, capturing each city in turn. This would bring the Asiatic Greek regions back under Persian control, and give the Persians naval bases from which to launch further expeditions into the Aegean. Hearing of the Persian preparations, the Athenian general Cimon took 200 triremes and sailed to Phaselis in Pamphylia, which eventually agreed to join the Delian League. This effectively blocked the Persian strategy at its first objective.Cimon then moved to pre-emptively attack the Persian forces near the Eurymedon. Sailing into the mouth of the river, Cimon quickly routed the Persian fleet gathered there. Most of the Persian fleet made land-fall, and the sailors fled to the shelter of the Persian army. Cimon then landed the Greek marines and proceeded to attack the Persian army, which was also routed. The Greeks captured the Persian camp, taking many prisoners, and were able to destroy 200 beached Persian triremes. This stunning double victory seems to have greatly demoralised the Persians, and prevented any further Persian campaigning in the Aegean until at least 451 BC. However, the Delian League do not appear to have pressed home their advantage, probably because of other events in the Greek world that required their attention.