a new history of the peloponnesian war
... ‘An insightful, highly readable history of the first all-out war in western history. Tritle knows Greek history and he knows what war does to soldiers and civilians alike.’ Tom Palaima, University of Texas at Austin ‘Not another paraphrase of Thucydides, Tritle’s sensitive new history of the great w ...
... ‘An insightful, highly readable history of the first all-out war in western history. Tritle knows Greek history and he knows what war does to soldiers and civilians alike.’ Tom Palaima, University of Texas at Austin ‘Not another paraphrase of Thucydides, Tritle’s sensitive new history of the great w ...
Welcome to Ancient Greece
... Around 620 BC Draco, the lawgiver, wrote the first known written law of Ancient Greece. Draco was an Athenian lawgiver whose harsh legal code punished both trivial and serious crimes in Athens with death-hence the continued use of the word draconian to describe repressive legal measures. Today the w ...
... Around 620 BC Draco, the lawgiver, wrote the first known written law of Ancient Greece. Draco was an Athenian lawgiver whose harsh legal code punished both trivial and serious crimes in Athens with death-hence the continued use of the word draconian to describe repressive legal measures. Today the w ...
A-level Classical Civilisation Mark scheme Unit 02D
... • Eurymedon: 468 BC: victory under Cimon effectively cleared coast of Asia Minor of Persians (‘most costly campaign of League’); Persian army still intact but tended from now on to keep away from League interests; suggests action well in line with aims of League but Athens’ use of spoils from the vi ...
... • Eurymedon: 468 BC: victory under Cimon effectively cleared coast of Asia Minor of Persians (‘most costly campaign of League’); Persian army still intact but tended from now on to keep away from League interests; suggests action well in line with aims of League but Athens’ use of spoils from the vi ...
War, Stasis, and Greek Political Thought
... readiness of Greek cities to ally them- selves for a specific purpose with a city with which they had quite recently been at war. To cite but one famous example, as the result of a war with Corinth about a disputed boundary, Megara, long aligned with Sparta through the Peloponnesian League, deserted ...
... readiness of Greek cities to ally them- selves for a specific purpose with a city with which they had quite recently been at war. To cite but one famous example, as the result of a war with Corinth about a disputed boundary, Megara, long aligned with Sparta through the Peloponnesian League, deserted ...
The Peloponnesian War. - Norwell Public Schools
... to help with a large amount of soldiers, but the Spartans would not let them help because they thought that with such a big army they could over through Sparta. This was one of the many insults that the Athenians used. Another insult that went on in 449 B.C.E. was the Megara and Corinth Conflict. T ...
... to help with a large amount of soldiers, but the Spartans would not let them help because they thought that with such a big army they could over through Sparta. This was one of the many insults that the Athenians used. Another insult that went on in 449 B.C.E. was the Megara and Corinth Conflict. T ...
Athenian Democracy - Get Well Kathleen Davey
... encroachments and liberate Ionian cities rebelling against Persia. Member states had donated ships and soldiers to a combined defense and the mutual treasury had been located on the island of Delos. However, as time past Pericles urged/told most states to contribute money to the Delian League rather ...
... encroachments and liberate Ionian cities rebelling against Persia. Member states had donated ships and soldiers to a combined defense and the mutual treasury had been located on the island of Delos. However, as time past Pericles urged/told most states to contribute money to the Delian League rather ...
Athens - Piero Scaruffi
... Greek Society • Colonization – 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 Pu ...
... Greek Society • Colonization – 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 Pu ...
Chapter 7: The Ancient Greeks
... Reading Connection Do you vote in school elections? Why do you choose one classmate over another? Read to learn why Athenians kept electing Pericles. As you read in Section 3, the Battle of Plataea in 479 B.C. put an end to the Persians’ invasion of Greece. Although the Persians retreated, they stil ...
... Reading Connection Do you vote in school elections? Why do you choose one classmate over another? Read to learn why Athenians kept electing Pericles. As you read in Section 3, the Battle of Plataea in 479 B.C. put an end to the Persians’ invasion of Greece. Although the Persians retreated, they stil ...
Synopsis: Classical Greece: Legacy of Athenian Leaders Ganesh
... needed closer to home in case the Helots were to rebel. 5 This fact of Spartan society made them more insular and they were not able to expand their economy and navy to compete effectively with the Athenians. The Athenian navy enabled extensive trade around the Mediterranean which brought more money ...
... needed closer to home in case the Helots were to rebel. 5 This fact of Spartan society made them more insular and they were not able to expand their economy and navy to compete effectively with the Athenians. The Athenian navy enabled extensive trade around the Mediterranean which brought more money ...
Chapter 10 notes finished
... Although greatly outnumbered, the Athenians routed the Persian army at the battle of Marathon, then marched back to Athens in time to fight off the Persian fleet (490 bce) Ten years later, Xerxes decided to avenge Darius’ loss In 480 bce, he dispatched a 100k strong army and a fleet of 1k ship ...
... Although greatly outnumbered, the Athenians routed the Persian army at the battle of Marathon, then marched back to Athens in time to fight off the Persian fleet (490 bce) Ten years later, Xerxes decided to avenge Darius’ loss In 480 bce, he dispatched a 100k strong army and a fleet of 1k ship ...
Battle of Marathon
... 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 instantly they marched out against them, while the Athenians sent troops to their aid. As ...
... 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 instantly they marched out against them, while the Athenians sent troops to their aid. As ...
Student Notes - Student Handouts
... • Greeks lived in Asia Minor since at least 1000 B.C.E. • Persian empire expanded in the 5th century B.C.E. to include Asia Minor • 500 B.C.E. – Greeks in Miletus led a revolt • Athens and other city-states came to aid of Miletus • Persians won and King Darius swore revenge against Athens for interf ...
... • Greeks lived in Asia Minor since at least 1000 B.C.E. • Persian empire expanded in the 5th century B.C.E. to include Asia Minor • 500 B.C.E. – Greeks in Miletus led a revolt • Athens and other city-states came to aid of Miletus • Persians won and King Darius swore revenge against Athens for interf ...
Military of Ancient Greece
... • Athens was better financially prepared, while Sparta had a stronger army. • Sparta attacked Athens for 40 days. • Athens is more successful at first, but then is hit by the plague. • 1/4 of Athen's population is wiped out, resulting in a decrease in manpower and soldiers • Despite this dra ...
... • Athens was better financially prepared, while Sparta had a stronger army. • Sparta attacked Athens for 40 days. • Athens is more successful at first, but then is hit by the plague. • 1/4 of Athen's population is wiped out, resulting in a decrease in manpower and soldiers • Despite this dra ...
curriculum info - e
... Athens/Forum/8740/Alexander.htm" target="frame"> Issusm was not a great victory, but he did force the Persian Army the withdraw, and then rallied his troops to follow them further into the Fertile Crescent area. His army defeated the Persians in many battles but the Persians kept withdrawing fur ...
... Athens/Forum/8740/Alexander.htm" target="frame"> Issusm was not a great victory, but he did force the Persian Army the withdraw, and then rallied his troops to follow them further into the Fertile Crescent area. His army defeated the Persians in many battles but the Persians kept withdrawing fur ...
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... had done and far exceeded them in inventing artful means for attack and bizarre forms of revenge. And they reversed the usual way of using words to evaluate activities. Ill-considered boldness was counted as loyal manliness; prudent hesitation was held to be cowardice in disguise, and moderation mer ...
... had done and far exceeded them in inventing artful means for attack and bizarre forms of revenge. And they reversed the usual way of using words to evaluate activities. Ill-considered boldness was counted as loyal manliness; prudent hesitation was held to be cowardice in disguise, and moderation mer ...
Transformation of the `Delian League` into the Athenian empire
... The war between Athens and Aegina, in which the allies of the Delian League probably anticipated, was a flagrant act of aggression on Athens’ part. The crushing defeat and subsequent reduction of Aegina must have created fear and resentment among many of the members of the League. ...
... The war between Athens and Aegina, in which the allies of the Delian League probably anticipated, was a flagrant act of aggression on Athens’ part. The crushing defeat and subsequent reduction of Aegina must have created fear and resentment among many of the members of the League. ...
Greece-Essay 2-Persian War
... Assignment: Evaluate Leonidas and Themistocles and their contributions to the Greek victory over the Persians in 480 BC. Who made the more significant contribution? ...
... Assignment: Evaluate Leonidas and Themistocles and their contributions to the Greek victory over the Persians in 480 BC. Who made the more significant contribution? ...
Persia Ancient Greece
... century before the Common Era led to an expansion of Greek culture we now call the Golden Age of Greece.” During this period of political stability, democracy flourished in Athens under a revered leader named Pericles. The Greeks also made advancements in art, drama, poetry and philosophy. The Golde ...
... century before the Common Era led to an expansion of Greek culture we now call the Golden Age of Greece.” During this period of political stability, democracy flourished in Athens under a revered leader named Pericles. The Greeks also made advancements in art, drama, poetry and philosophy. The Golde ...
essay on delian league
... important position in Athens because the Strategoi was elected annually and could be reelected, their role was to conduct foreign policy and call meetings of the Assembly. The Strategoi, archons, Areopagus and boule were the ones who presented laws to be voted on in the ecclesia, every Athenian cou ...
... important position in Athens because the Strategoi was elected annually and could be reelected, their role was to conduct foreign policy and call meetings of the Assembly. The Strategoi, archons, Areopagus and boule were the ones who presented laws to be voted on in the ecclesia, every Athenian cou ...
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... century before the Common Era led to an expansion of Greek culture we now call the Golden Age of Greece.” During this period of political stability, democracy flourished in Athens under a revered leader named Pericles. The Greeks also made advancements in art, drama, poetry and philosophy. The Golde ...
... century before the Common Era led to an expansion of Greek culture we now call the Golden Age of Greece.” During this period of political stability, democracy flourished in Athens under a revered leader named Pericles. The Greeks also made advancements in art, drama, poetry and philosophy. The Golde ...
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... Far west where the Lord Sun fades out. My son really wanted to hunt down this city? Yes, so Greece would bend beneath a Shah. Does it field a manhorde of an army? Such that is has worked evils on the Medes. Then bowtugging arrows glint in their hands? No. Spear held steady, and heavy shields. What e ...
... Far west where the Lord Sun fades out. My son really wanted to hunt down this city? Yes, so Greece would bend beneath a Shah. Does it field a manhorde of an army? Such that is has worked evils on the Medes. Then bowtugging arrows glint in their hands? No. Spear held steady, and heavy shields. What e ...
Funding Military Expeditions in Classical Athens
... market taxes, and mining concessions.7 During the Peloponnesian War and in the fourth-century, wealthy citizens often had to step forward and perform liturgies to keep Athens operational. Some liturgies, such as sponsoring a chorus, cost about 300 drachmas or so. However, the biggest liturgy was the ...
... market taxes, and mining concessions.7 During the Peloponnesian War and in the fourth-century, wealthy citizens often had to step forward and perform liturgies to keep Athens operational. Some liturgies, such as sponsoring a chorus, cost about 300 drachmas or so. However, the biggest liturgy was the ...
The Outbreak of War
... There were many differences between the city-states of Athens and Sparta. For example, Athens had a democratic form of government. Sparta had a culture that glorified military ideals. Both wanted to be the most powerful city-state in the region. This competition led to clashes between the two city-s ...
... There were many differences between the city-states of Athens and Sparta. For example, Athens had a democratic form of government. Sparta had a culture that glorified military ideals. Both wanted to be the most powerful city-state in the region. This competition led to clashes between the two city-s ...
Unit 6 — Ancient Greece - Union Academy Charter School
... wealth, to the city-states. Coinage was introduced, trade and colonization were encouraged, and athletic, musical, and dramatic contests were established. One notable tyrant was Peisistratus of Athens (560-529 BC), who embellished the city with monuments, stimulated trade and industry, and helped th ...
... wealth, to the city-states. Coinage was introduced, trade and colonization were encouraged, and athletic, musical, and dramatic contests were established. One notable tyrant was Peisistratus of Athens (560-529 BC), who embellished the city with monuments, stimulated trade and industry, and helped th ...
THE MEANING OF DEMOKRATIA
... others than imitators ourselves. Its administration favors the many instead of the few; this is why it is called a democracy. If we look at the laws, they afford equal justice to all in settling private differences. As for prestige, advancement in public life goes to men with reputations for ability ...
... others than imitators ourselves. Its administration favors the many instead of the few; this is why it is called a democracy. If we look at the laws, they afford equal justice to all in settling private differences. As for prestige, advancement in public life goes to men with reputations for ability ...
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.