Themistocles: Ancient thinking all at sea
... historians concur, because Xerxes was foolish enough to The history of the Persian wars is stirring stuff, but it fight them in the narrows of Salamis – a fine point of history has only the most indirect relevance to Australia’s strategic worth bearing in mind. In any case, they followed up, the ve ...
... historians concur, because Xerxes was foolish enough to The history of the Persian wars is stirring stuff, but it fight them in the narrows of Salamis – a fine point of history has only the most indirect relevance to Australia’s strategic worth bearing in mind. In any case, they followed up, the ve ...
2008 SAN ANTONIO CLASSICAL SOCIETY
... appropinquāre difficle erat quod īnsulae erant altae et montēs altissimōs habēbant. Incolae tamen īnsulārum, quod līberī erant līberārumque cīvitātum, imperiō Persicō pārēre nōlēbant. 1. Where does this story take place? (a) Crete (b) A large Persian city 2. Xerxes was (a) A Persian city ...
... appropinquāre difficle erat quod īnsulae erant altae et montēs altissimōs habēbant. Incolae tamen īnsulārum, quod līberī erant līberārumque cīvitātum, imperiō Persicō pārēre nōlēbant. 1. Where does this story take place? (a) Crete (b) A large Persian city 2. Xerxes was (a) A Persian city ...
Running
... Spartans to come and help fight the Persians. The Spartans were delayed because of religious ceremonies, so the Athenians went ahead and fought the Persians without the help of the Spartans. They drove the Persians back to their ships, where they boarded and sailed away. The Greeks lost only 192 so ...
... Spartans to come and help fight the Persians. The Spartans were delayed because of religious ceremonies, so the Athenians went ahead and fought the Persians without the help of the Spartans. They drove the Persians back to their ships, where they boarded and sailed away. The Greeks lost only 192 so ...
Persia Ancient Greece
... Ancient Greece The Persian Empire conquered Ionia. Ionia is east of the Greek peninsula in Asia Minor, land that is now part of the modern nation of Turkey. In 499BCE, Athens sent its army to aid an Ionian rebellion against the Persians. ...
... Ancient Greece The Persian Empire conquered Ionia. Ionia is east of the Greek peninsula in Asia Minor, land that is now part of the modern nation of Turkey. In 499BCE, Athens sent its army to aid an Ionian rebellion against the Persians. ...
05. War in Ancient Greece
... from modern Turkey to Afghanistan to Russia to Egypt to India. They were unified by tolerance and strong economic ties. In a war, Greece would be doomed. The one thing the Greeks had going for them in a conflict was that they possessed far better warriors. But when Darius got mad at Athens, could At ...
... from modern Turkey to Afghanistan to Russia to Egypt to India. They were unified by tolerance and strong economic ties. In a war, Greece would be doomed. The one thing the Greeks had going for them in a conflict was that they possessed far better warriors. But when Darius got mad at Athens, could At ...
Lesson 2 Student Handout 2.3—The Battle of Thermopylae
... The pass at Thermopylae was a narrow passage with steep mountains on one side and a cliff on the other. Some three to four thousand Greeks put aside their differences and stationed themselves at Thermopylae, where they chose Leonidas from the city-state of Sparta as their leader. With him were 300 S ...
... The pass at Thermopylae was a narrow passage with steep mountains on one side and a cliff on the other. Some three to four thousand Greeks put aside their differences and stationed themselves at Thermopylae, where they chose Leonidas from the city-state of Sparta as their leader. With him were 300 S ...
Politics of Revenge and the Destruction of Sacred Sites
... temples, including those at Memphis (in Egypt), Didyma, Eretria, Abae and Potidaea.27 Herodotus is also willing to lay specific blame on particular Persian troops whose impiety led to their unlucky deaths. Potidaea, for example, revolted soon after the Persian defeat at Salamis, and suffered a siege ...
... temples, including those at Memphis (in Egypt), Didyma, Eretria, Abae and Potidaea.27 Herodotus is also willing to lay specific blame on particular Persian troops whose impiety led to their unlucky deaths. Potidaea, for example, revolted soon after the Persian defeat at Salamis, and suffered a siege ...
File - Ancient Greece Persia
... Sea with the Sea of Marmara. This narrow strip of water, separating East and West, was known as the Hellespont in ancient times (today it is called the Dardanelles). The Hellespont is where Xerxes, the fourth Great King of the Persian Empire, had his engineers lash together over 300 ships to build ...
... Sea with the Sea of Marmara. This narrow strip of water, separating East and West, was known as the Hellespont in ancient times (today it is called the Dardanelles). The Hellespont is where Xerxes, the fourth Great King of the Persian Empire, had his engineers lash together over 300 ships to build ...
Alexander the Great
... • “Stranger, go tell the Spartans that we lie here in obedience to their laws.” – (Inscription carved on the tomb of Leonidas’s Three Hundred) Leonidas at Thermopylae by David ...
... • “Stranger, go tell the Spartans that we lie here in obedience to their laws.” – (Inscription carved on the tomb of Leonidas’s Three Hundred) Leonidas at Thermopylae by David ...
Alexander the Great
... • “Stranger, go tell the Spartans that we lie here in obedience to their laws.” – (Inscription carved on the tomb of Leonidas’s Three Hundred) Leonidas at Thermopylae by David ...
... • “Stranger, go tell the Spartans that we lie here in obedience to their laws.” – (Inscription carved on the tomb of Leonidas’s Three Hundred) Leonidas at Thermopylae by David ...
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... Started in 559 BCE by Cyrus the Great, the Persian Empire arose rapidly out of the grasslands of what is now Iran. By 500 BCE, it was a domain that extended from Pakistan in the east, westward through Central Asia to Macedonia in the north, and to Egypt in the south. It was home to twenty million pe ...
... Started in 559 BCE by Cyrus the Great, the Persian Empire arose rapidly out of the grasslands of what is now Iran. By 500 BCE, it was a domain that extended from Pakistan in the east, westward through Central Asia to Macedonia in the north, and to Egypt in the south. It was home to twenty million pe ...
Hellenic History Study Guide All dates are BC. Hellenic history
... phalanx. It raised Athenian pride in themselves and their prestige among other Greeks. Finally, it made the new Persian king Xerxes, who succeeded Darius (his father) after Darius’ death in 485, determined to bring the necessary force to punish all of Greece. With their new-found pride, the Athenian ...
... phalanx. It raised Athenian pride in themselves and their prestige among other Greeks. Finally, it made the new Persian king Xerxes, who succeeded Darius (his father) after Darius’ death in 485, determined to bring the necessary force to punish all of Greece. With their new-found pride, the Athenian ...
The Greeks: Crucible of Civilization
... 31. What additional cargo did the grain boats that fed the city of Athens bring with them at the end of the first year of war? How did this affect the city? ...
... 31. What additional cargo did the grain boats that fed the city of Athens bring with them at the end of the first year of war? How did this affect the city? ...
The Greeks: Crucible of Civilization
... 31. What additional cargo did the grain boats that fed the city of Athens bring with them at the end of the first year of war? How did this affect the city? ...
... 31. What additional cargo did the grain boats that fed the city of Athens bring with them at the end of the first year of war? How did this affect the city? ...
The Battle of Thermopylae
... attack. The wall of Greeks stopped three attacks and thousands of Persians fell in the sand and the sea. The next day the king promised great rewards for a victory and even greater punishments for failure, but not even the Immortals could push the Greeks aside. In front of the Greeks’ stone wall lay ...
... attack. The wall of Greeks stopped three attacks and thousands of Persians fell in the sand and the sea. The next day the king promised great rewards for a victory and even greater punishments for failure, but not even the Immortals could push the Greeks aside. In front of the Greeks’ stone wall lay ...
The Battle of Thermopylae
... attack. The wall of Greeks stopped three attacks and thousands of Persians fell in the sand and the sea. The next day the king promised great rewards for a victory and even greater punishments for failure, but not even the Immortals could push the Greeks aside. In front of the Greeks’ stone wall lay ...
... attack. The wall of Greeks stopped three attacks and thousands of Persians fell in the sand and the sea. The next day the king promised great rewards for a victory and even greater punishments for failure, but not even the Immortals could push the Greeks aside. In front of the Greeks’ stone wall lay ...
Cimon role in the Delian League
... disgrace, leaving unpaid the fine imposed upon him for his conduct at Paros. Cimon's first task in life, therefore, was to remove the stain on the family name by paying this fine. The Persian danger was now over, and the immediate purpose of the Delian League was achieved. Already, however, Athens h ...
... disgrace, leaving unpaid the fine imposed upon him for his conduct at Paros. Cimon's first task in life, therefore, was to remove the stain on the family name by paying this fine. The Persian danger was now over, and the immediate purpose of the Delian League was achieved. Already, however, Athens h ...
Alexander the Great
... • After the Persian threat subsided, the Greek poleis had conflicts among themselves • The Athenians formed an alliance called the Delian League – Athens supplied most of the military force and the other poleis provided financial support – In the absence of the Persian threat, eventually the other p ...
... • After the Persian threat subsided, the Greek poleis had conflicts among themselves • The Athenians formed an alliance called the Delian League – Athens supplied most of the military force and the other poleis provided financial support – In the absence of the Persian threat, eventually the other p ...
The Early Greeks
... democratic – strides in democracy • Greeks see ability as the key to holding office • included lower-class citizens in government ...
... democratic – strides in democracy • Greeks see ability as the key to holding office • included lower-class citizens in government ...
Natural Barriers
... • Athens going into the Battle of Marathon only had 10,000 men • King Darius of Persia had united the Persian Army and now was trying to get revenge on Athens • Darius brings 20,000 men to attack at Marathon ...
... • Athens going into the Battle of Marathon only had 10,000 men • King Darius of Persia had united the Persian Army and now was trying to get revenge on Athens • Darius brings 20,000 men to attack at Marathon ...
Ancient Greece - Mr. G Educates
... • Athens going into the Battle of Marathon only had 10,000 men • King Darius of Persia had united the Persian Army and now was trying to get revenge on Athens • Darius brings 20,000 men to attack at Marathon • Athens did have one secret weapon ...
... • Athens going into the Battle of Marathon only had 10,000 men • King Darius of Persia had united the Persian Army and now was trying to get revenge on Athens • Darius brings 20,000 men to attack at Marathon • Athens did have one secret weapon ...
Περίληψη : Χρονολόγηση Γεωγραφικός Εντοπισμός
... the peace of Callias with the treaty between the Spartans and the Persians in 387/386 BC.5 In favour of the existence of the treaty one might also use the references of Theopompus and of Plutarch concerning the building of an altar of Peace in Athens and the honorary decrees offered to Callias.6 Irr ...
... the peace of Callias with the treaty between the Spartans and the Persians in 387/386 BC.5 In favour of the existence of the treaty one might also use the references of Theopompus and of Plutarch concerning the building of an altar of Peace in Athens and the honorary decrees offered to Callias.6 Irr ...
Battle of Marathon
... Herodotus in Book 6, sections 111 to 113, states: “Then the Athenians drew up their lines in the following manner – they had their line cover the full length of that of the Persians, but their center was only a few ranks deep and herein lay their weakest point. Both wings, however, were manned to fu ...
... Herodotus in Book 6, sections 111 to 113, states: “Then the Athenians drew up their lines in the following manner – they had their line cover the full length of that of the Persians, but their center was only a few ranks deep and herein lay their weakest point. Both wings, however, were manned to fu ...
USF Mini-Course Fall 2012
... had become a “tyrant city” in Greece, hated by many], because I believe it to be true. If the Athenians had taken fright at the danger that was bearing down on them and had abandoned their country, or if they had stayed put where they were but had surrendered to Xerxes, no one would have tried to re ...
... had become a “tyrant city” in Greece, hated by many], because I believe it to be true. If the Athenians had taken fright at the danger that was bearing down on them and had abandoned their country, or if they had stayed put where they were but had surrendered to Xerxes, no one would have tried to re ...
Greece and Alexander
... • “Stranger, go tell the Spartans that we lie here in obedience to their laws.” – (Inscription carved on the tomb of Leonidas’s Three Hundred) Leonidas at Thermopylae by David ...
... • “Stranger, go tell the Spartans that we lie here in obedience to their laws.” – (Inscription carved on the tomb of Leonidas’s Three Hundred) Leonidas at Thermopylae by David ...
Ionian Revolt
The Ionian Revolt, and associated revolts in Aeolis, Doris, Cyprus and Caria, were military rebellions by several Greek regions of Asia Minor against Persian rule, lasting from 499 BC to 493 BC. At the heart of the rebellion was the dissatisfaction of the Greek cities of Asia Minor with the tyrants appointed by Persia to rule them, along with the individual actions of two Milesian tyrants, Histiaeus and Aristagoras. The cities of Ionia had been conquered by Persia around 540 BC, and thereafter were ruled by native tyrants, nominated by the Persian satrap in Sardis. In 499 BC, the then tyrant of Miletus, Aristagoras, launched a joint expedition with the Persian satrap Artaphernes to conquer Naxos, in an attempt to bolster his position. The mission was a debacle, and sensing his imminent removal as tyrant, Aristagoras chose to incite the whole of Ionia into rebellion against the Persian king Darius the Great.In 498 BC, supported by troops from Athens and Eretria, the Ionians marched on, captured, and burnt Sardis. However, on their return journey to Ionia, they were followed by Persian troops, and decisively beaten at the Battle of Ephesus. This campaign was the only offensive action by the Ionians, who subsequently went on the defensive. The Persians responded in 497 BC with a three pronged attack aimed at recapturing the outlying areas of the rebellion, but the spread of the revolt to Caria meant that the largest army, under Daurises, relocated there. While initially campaigning successfully in Caria, this army was annihilated in an ambush at the Battle of Pedasus. This resulted in a stalemate for the rest of 496 BC and 495 BC.By 494 BC the Persian army and navy had regrouped, and they made straight for the epicentre of the rebellion at Miletus. The Ionian fleet sought to defend Miletus by sea, but were decisively beaten at the Battle of Lade, after the defection of the Samians. Miletus was then besieged, captured, and its population was brought under Persian rule. This double defeat effectively ended the revolt, and the Carians surrendered to the Persians as a result. The Persians spent 493 BC reducing the cities along the west coast that still held out against them, before finally imposing a peace settlement on Ionia which was generally considered to be both just and fair.The Ionian Revolt constituted the first major conflict between Greece and the Persian Empire, and as such represents the first phase of the Greco-Persian Wars. Although Asia Minor had been brought back into the Persian fold, Darius vowed to punish Athens and Eretria for their support of the revolt. Moreover, seeing that the myriad city states of Greece posed a continued threat to the stability of his Empire, according to Herodotus, Darius decided to conquer the whole of Greece. In 492 BC, the first Persian invasion of Greece, the next phase of the Greco-Persian Wars, would begin as a direct consequence of the Ionian Revolt.