The Greek Roots of Democracy
... Minor. Ask What route could Persians have taken to invade Athens? (They could have marched from Asia Minor west and south into Greece or sailed across the Aegean Sea.) What were the three main stages of the Persian Wars? (Athenians repelled the first invasion; a combined Greek naval force defeated t ...
... Minor. Ask What route could Persians have taken to invade Athens? (They could have marched from Asia Minor west and south into Greece or sailed across the Aegean Sea.) What were the three main stages of the Persian Wars? (Athenians repelled the first invasion; a combined Greek naval force defeated t ...
JoelsWritingCompetitionEntry2016
... the glory of his middle years when King Darius of Persia launched an expedition to conquer Europe, wresting power from Egypt and then towards Greece, throwing Asia Minor into subjection or tumult and threatening the rest of the known world. The Persian enemy had marched its way into Thrace, destroyi ...
... the glory of his middle years when King Darius of Persia launched an expedition to conquer Europe, wresting power from Egypt and then towards Greece, throwing Asia Minor into subjection or tumult and threatening the rest of the known world. The Persian enemy had marched its way into Thrace, destroyi ...
11: Athens System Action Patterns: Making Decisions
... Thirdly, allowing people with problems or disputes to appeal to the jury courts [where judgments were made by a large group of citizens voting on decisions]. ...
... Thirdly, allowing people with problems or disputes to appeal to the jury courts [where judgments were made by a large group of citizens voting on decisions]. ...
Marathon- Thermopylae- Salamis- Cannae- and
... spread of Greek influence across much of the known world only occurred due to one of the most crucial battles of antiquity: the Battle of Marathon. In 490 B.C., after the revolt in Ionia had been crushed, Darius sent his general Mardonius, at the head of a massive fleet and invading force, to destro ...
... spread of Greek influence across much of the known world only occurred due to one of the most crucial battles of antiquity: the Battle of Marathon. In 490 B.C., after the revolt in Ionia had been crushed, Darius sent his general Mardonius, at the head of a massive fleet and invading force, to destro ...
Athens: Its Rise and Fall, Book IV.
... they serve, sooner or later, to produce a counteracting rise and progress in the fortunes of another; as the sea here advances, there recedes, swallowing up the fertilities of this shore to increase the territories of that; and fulfilling, in its awful and appalling agency, that mandate of human de ...
... they serve, sooner or later, to produce a counteracting rise and progress in the fortunes of another; as the sea here advances, there recedes, swallowing up the fertilities of this shore to increase the territories of that; and fulfilling, in its awful and appalling agency, that mandate of human de ...
hoplites - the fighters of ancient greece
... The Greek hoplite was the most feared soldier of his day, in the lands around the eastern Mediterranean. From the 7th to the mid-4th century, no foreign force knew how to match the hoplite. Hoplites were men who carried ho pin, “arms”; this meant a long spear for stabbing (not for throwing), a short ...
... The Greek hoplite was the most feared soldier of his day, in the lands around the eastern Mediterranean. From the 7th to the mid-4th century, no foreign force knew how to match the hoplite. Hoplites were men who carried ho pin, “arms”; this meant a long spear for stabbing (not for throwing), a short ...
5: Art and Architecture
... Japanese telephone cards. What accounts for the pervasiveness and continuing power of this imagery? Why are the art and architecture of fifth-century Athens so renowned? There is no single answer, of course, but any explanation must take into account the extraordinary aesthetic quality of the monumen ...
... Japanese telephone cards. What accounts for the pervasiveness and continuing power of this imagery? Why are the art and architecture of fifth-century Athens so renowned? There is no single answer, of course, but any explanation must take into account the extraordinary aesthetic quality of the monumen ...
Empire and Democracy in Fifth Century Athens
... “The Athenians were hegemones of allies who were originally autonomous and who planned operations on the basis of their common revenues….Their first action under the command of Kimon the son of Miltiades, was to besiege and take Eion on the (river) Strymon; it was held by Persians, who were sold int ...
... “The Athenians were hegemones of allies who were originally autonomous and who planned operations on the basis of their common revenues….Their first action under the command of Kimon the son of Miltiades, was to besiege and take Eion on the (river) Strymon; it was held by Persians, who were sold int ...
1 - Malmberg
... The transparent and structured texts in the handbook will give you an overview of how all the periods relate to each other and where events fit in. Focused assignments in the workbooks for you and your classmates will help you ...
... The transparent and structured texts in the handbook will give you an overview of how all the periods relate to each other and where events fit in. Focused assignments in the workbooks for you and your classmates will help you ...
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... tion. An interesting highlight of this expedition was the discovery of fhe bones of the legendary Theseus which were recovered and returned to Athens. Plutarch comments that under Kimon the Athenians carried the war into their enemies' country and won new colonial teritory. (4) Kimon's greatest mili ...
... tion. An interesting highlight of this expedition was the discovery of fhe bones of the legendary Theseus which were recovered and returned to Athens. Plutarch comments that under Kimon the Athenians carried the war into their enemies' country and won new colonial teritory. (4) Kimon's greatest mili ...
Walking in Agora, the heart of the ancient Athens!
... It was named after the procession that passes during the Greater Panathenaea. Traders of all kinds would come here to sell their ware. Their benches were filled with staples, such as fresh fish, vegetables, meat, as well as other goods, including sophisticated perfumes. 2. Metroon (Old Bouleuterion) ...
... It was named after the procession that passes during the Greater Panathenaea. Traders of all kinds would come here to sell their ware. Their benches were filled with staples, such as fresh fish, vegetables, meat, as well as other goods, including sophisticated perfumes. 2. Metroon (Old Bouleuterion) ...
From Innovative Democracy to Warfare State: Ancient Athens as a
... discussing their constitution to Cleisthenes, Solon and even the mythical king Theseus.10 Lastly, suffice to say, both Sparta and Athens, “despite their rival protestations that they stood for the autonomy of the Hellenes or liberty and democracy, in fact used their leagues to secure their own polit ...
... discussing their constitution to Cleisthenes, Solon and even the mythical king Theseus.10 Lastly, suffice to say, both Sparta and Athens, “despite their rival protestations that they stood for the autonomy of the Hellenes or liberty and democracy, in fact used their leagues to secure their own polit ...
Frey_Harrison_Joseph
... great advantage. The oath was about “tithing” in hope that the threat might deter various states from agreeing voluntarily to support Persia (Burn 1984, 513). The Spartan controlled league successfully repelled the Persian for a second time and proclaimed victory. After the end of the Second Persian ...
... great advantage. The oath was about “tithing” in hope that the threat might deter various states from agreeing voluntarily to support Persia (Burn 1984, 513). The Spartan controlled league successfully repelled the Persian for a second time and proclaimed victory. After the end of the Second Persian ...
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 ...
Second Year of the War - The Plague of Athens
... [. . .] Such was the funeral that took place during this winter, with which the first year of the war came to an end. In the first days of summer the Lacedaemonians and their allies, with two-thirds of their forces as before, invaded Attica, under the command of Archidamus, son of Zeuxidamus, King o ...
... [. . .] Such was the funeral that took place during this winter, with which the first year of the war came to an end. In the first days of summer the Lacedaemonians and their allies, with two-thirds of their forces as before, invaded Attica, under the command of Archidamus, son of Zeuxidamus, King o ...
Chaper 12: Classical Greece
... • Under Pericles’ plan, Athens became ______________________ • In second year of war, a ___________ broke out in Athens - disease that spread easily, often led to death - city lost up to _______ of its people and army, including Pericles • In 421 B.C., Athens signed _________—agreement to stop fight ...
... • Under Pericles’ plan, Athens became ______________________ • In second year of war, a ___________ broke out in Athens - disease that spread easily, often led to death - city lost up to _______ of its people and army, including Pericles • In 421 B.C., Athens signed _________—agreement to stop fight ...
HISTORY of the CHRISTIAN CHURCH – Philip Schaff
... That, in brief, is the action of the Iliad. The characters we encounter are warriors through and through – not just warriors, but aristocratic warriors who considered greatness in battle to be the highest virtue a man could attain. This HEROIC OUTLOOK was composed of courage, bravery and glory in ba ...
... That, in brief, is the action of the Iliad. The characters we encounter are warriors through and through – not just warriors, but aristocratic warriors who considered greatness in battle to be the highest virtue a man could attain. This HEROIC OUTLOOK was composed of courage, bravery and glory in ba ...
Chapter 3: The Civilization of the Greeks
... But the Iliad is not so much the story of the war itself as it is the tale of the Greek hero Achilles and how the ‘‘wrath of Achilles’’ led to disaster. As is true of all great literature, the Iliad abounds in universal lessons. Underlying them all is the clear message, as one commentator has observ ...
... But the Iliad is not so much the story of the war itself as it is the tale of the Greek hero Achilles and how the ‘‘wrath of Achilles’’ led to disaster. As is true of all great literature, the Iliad abounds in universal lessons. Underlying them all is the clear message, as one commentator has observ ...
Impact of the plague in Ancient Greece
... stubbornly continued its resistance for more than 20 years after the disease had subsided should not be construed as evidence of the plague’s inconsequence. It is better explained by the remarkable tenacity and resourcefulness of the Athenian people despite a substantial decrease in armed forces. Al ...
... stubbornly continued its resistance for more than 20 years after the disease had subsided should not be construed as evidence of the plague’s inconsequence. It is better explained by the remarkable tenacity and resourcefulness of the Athenian people despite a substantial decrease in armed forces. Al ...
On Thucydides` History
... Athenians are “regular speech-goers . . . more like an audience sitting at the feet of a professional lecturer than a parliament discussing matters of the state” (3.38). One can assume from the prevalence of such examples that Thucydides is perturbed by the fickle nature of his fellow citizens. In a ...
... Athenians are “regular speech-goers . . . more like an audience sitting at the feet of a professional lecturer than a parliament discussing matters of the state” (3.38). One can assume from the prevalence of such examples that Thucydides is perturbed by the fickle nature of his fellow citizens. In a ...
Peloponnesian War: Athens - Carolina International Relations
... was defeated but aroused the wrath of the Emperor Darius.7 Darius assembled a large invasion force to burn Athens to the ground, but it was defeated by the heavily outnumbered Athenian army at the ...
... was defeated but aroused the wrath of the Emperor Darius.7 Darius assembled a large invasion force to burn Athens to the ground, but it was defeated by the heavily outnumbered Athenian army at the ...
Ancient Greece Chapter Four
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Thucydides and the Rise of the Four Hundred.
... be overthrown to prevent Alcibiades’ return (68). Other powerful citizens who had suffered ...
... be overthrown to prevent Alcibiades’ return (68). Other powerful citizens who had suffered ...
Constitution of Athens
... This was his plan: after wounding himself and his mules [Peisistratos] drove his carriage into the agora with the tale that he had just escaped from his enemies, who intended to murder him as he was driving into the country. Then he asked the people to give him a bodyguard, for he had previously dis ...
... This was his plan: after wounding himself and his mules [Peisistratos] drove his carriage into the agora with the tale that he had just escaped from his enemies, who intended to murder him as he was driving into the country. Then he asked the people to give him a bodyguard, for he had previously dis ...
Greco-Persian Wars
The Greco-Persian Wars (also often called the Persian Wars) were a series of conflicts between the Achaemenid Empire of Persia (modern day Iran) and Greek city-states that started in 499 BC and lasted until 449 BC. The collision between the fractious political world of the Greeks and the enormous empire of the Persians began when Cyrus the Great conquered the Greek-inhabited region of Ionia in 547 BC. Struggling to rule the independent-minded cities of Ionia, the Persians appointed tyrants to rule each of them. This would prove to be the source of much trouble for the Greeks and Persians alike.In 499 BC, the tyrant of Miletus, Aristagoras, embarked on an expedition to conquer the island of Naxos, with Persian support; however, the expedition was a debacle and, pre-empting his dismissal, Aristagoras incited all of Hellenic Asia Minor into rebellion against the Persians. This was the beginning of the Ionian Revolt, which would last until 493 BC, progressively drawing more regions of Asia Minor into the conflict. Aristagoras secured military support from Athens and Eretria, and in 498 BC these forces helped to capture and burn the Persian regional capital of Sardis. The Persian king Darius the Great vowed to have revenge on Athens and Eretria for this act. The revolt continued, with the two sides effectively stalemated throughout 497–495 BC. In 494 BC, the Persians regrouped, and attacked the epicentre of the revolt in Miletus. At the Battle of Lade, the Ionians suffered a decisive defeat, and the rebellion collapsed, with the final members being stamped out the following year.Seeking to secure his empire from further revolts and from the interference of the mainland Greeks, Darius embarked on a scheme to conquer Greece and to punish Athens and Eretria for the burning of Sardis. The first Persian invasion of Greece began in 492 BC, with the Persian general Mardonius successfully re-subjugating Thrace and conquering Macedon before several mishaps forced an early end to the rest of the campaign. In 490 BC a second force was sent to Greece, this time across the Aegean Sea, under the command of Datis and Artaphernes. This expedition subjugated the Cyclades, before besieging, capturing and razing Eretria. However, while en route to attack Athens, the Persian force was decisively defeated by the Athenians at the Battle of Marathon, ending Persian efforts for the time being.Darius then began to plan to completely conquer Greece, but died in 486 BC and responsibility for the conquest passed to his son Xerxes. In 480 BC, Xerxes personally led the second Persian invasion of Greece with one of the largest ancient armies ever assembled. Victory over the Allied Greek states at the famous Battle of Thermopylae allowed the Persians to torch an evacuated Athens and overrun most of Greece. However, while seeking to destroy the combined Greek fleet, the Persians suffered a severe defeat at the Battle of Salamis. The following year, the confederated Greeks went on the offensive, defeating the Persian army at the Battle of Plataea, and ending the invasion of Greece.The allied Greeks followed up their success by destroying the rest of the Persian fleet at the Battle of Mycale, before expelling Persian garrisons from Sestos (479 BC) and Byzantium (478 BC). The actions of the general Pausanias at the siege of Byzantium alienated many of the Greek states from the Spartans, and the anti-Persian alliance was therefore reconstituted around Athenian leadership, as the so-called Delian League. The Delian League continued to campaign against Persia for the next three decades, beginning with the expulsion of the remaining Persian garrisons from Europe. At the Battle of the Eurymedon in 466 BC, the League won a double victory that finally secured freedom for the cities of Ionia. However, the League's involvement in an Egyptian revolt (from 460–454 BC) resulted in a disastrous defeat, and further campaigning was suspended. A fleet was sent to Cyprus in 451 BC, but achieved little, and when it withdrew the Greco-Persian Wars drew to a quiet end. Some historical sources suggest the end of hostilities was marked by a peace treaty between Athens and Persia, the so-called Peace of Callias.