Ben KING The Choice of Athens (Herodotus, Histories 7.139) In the
... In the well-known "Encomium of Athens," Herodotus argues that the Athenians ought to be called "the saviors of Greece," because it was they who, by resolving to face the Persians at sea, "chose that Greece remain free" (7.139.5). This argument presents a fundamental problem for many interpretations ...
... In the well-known "Encomium of Athens," Herodotus argues that the Athenians ought to be called "the saviors of Greece," because it was they who, by resolving to face the Persians at sea, "chose that Greece remain free" (7.139.5). This argument presents a fundamental problem for many interpretations ...
CHAPTER 2 - THE RISE OF GREEK CIVILIZATION
... The chapter begins by stressing the importance of the ancient Greeks to the history of Western Civilization. Although Greek civilization was centered in the lands surrounding the Aegean Sea, the Greeks spread their culture throughout the Mediterranean area and even into the Black Sea region, coming ...
... The chapter begins by stressing the importance of the ancient Greeks to the history of Western Civilization. Although Greek civilization was centered in the lands surrounding the Aegean Sea, the Greeks spread their culture throughout the Mediterranean area and even into the Black Sea region, coming ...
The Rise of the Greeks, 1000–500 BCE
... buildings There were frequent wars between the various city-states ...
... buildings There were frequent wars between the various city-states ...
The Rise of Greek Civilization Homer, Sparta, Athens, and the
... war- He said that this was the beginning of a bad thing for Athens and the world around her. Thucydides was another historian but he focused on the Peloponnesian wars The Persian Wars took place – Began at Thermopylae – Greek fleet beat the Persians at Themistocle even though they were outnumbered ...
... war- He said that this was the beginning of a bad thing for Athens and the world around her. Thucydides was another historian but he focused on the Peloponnesian wars The Persian Wars took place – Began at Thermopylae – Greek fleet beat the Persians at Themistocle even though they were outnumbered ...
Democracy and Greece`s Golden Age
... Name: ___________________________________________ Date: __________________________ Class Period: _____ ...
... Name: ___________________________________________ Date: __________________________ Class Period: _____ ...
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... javelins, bows and arrows. Greeks only have spears and short swords. Persians have a much bigger army than Greeks. "I wish I had money". ... to buy more armour. Wealthier soldiers have breastplates and greaves, which are leg guards. Dimitros describes his armour - helmet, shield etc. and his spear. ...
... javelins, bows and arrows. Greeks only have spears and short swords. Persians have a much bigger army than Greeks. "I wish I had money". ... to buy more armour. Wealthier soldiers have breastplates and greaves, which are leg guards. Dimitros describes his armour - helmet, shield etc. and his spear. ...
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... – Ran 26.2 miles from Marathon to Athens to bring the news of the Athenian victory so that the city would not be given up without a fight – “Rejoice, we conquer.” • Collapsed and died right after ...
... – Ran 26.2 miles from Marathon to Athens to bring the news of the Athenian victory so that the city would not be given up without a fight – “Rejoice, we conquer.” • Collapsed and died right after ...
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... $ The Parthenon replaced an older temple of Athena, called the PreParthenon or Older Parthenon, that was destroyed in the Persian invasion of 480 BC. $ Like most Greek temples, the Parthenon was used as a treasury, and for a time served as the treasury of the Delian League, which later became the At ...
... $ The Parthenon replaced an older temple of Athena, called the PreParthenon or Older Parthenon, that was destroyed in the Persian invasion of 480 BC. $ Like most Greek temples, the Parthenon was used as a treasury, and for a time served as the treasury of the Delian League, which later became the At ...
File - UAGC SOCIAL STUDIES
... • A wise leader named Pericles ruled Athens from 460-429 B.C. • Under Pericles, Athens had a direct democracy. • A large number of male citizens took part in the government. • Women did not participate. They were thought of as inferior. (Slaves and foreigners) • Athens was the first culture to have ...
... • A wise leader named Pericles ruled Athens from 460-429 B.C. • Under Pericles, Athens had a direct democracy. • A large number of male citizens took part in the government. • Women did not participate. They were thought of as inferior. (Slaves and foreigners) • Athens was the first culture to have ...
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... his forces into Athens where they burned the city. Knowing the Athenians and their naval forces left, they continued south until they reached the straits at Salamis. There, the Athenians sprung a trap using their powerful ships to ram the Persian ships. This caused many of them to take on water. Per ...
... his forces into Athens where they burned the city. Knowing the Athenians and their naval forces left, they continued south until they reached the straits at Salamis. There, the Athenians sprung a trap using their powerful ships to ram the Persian ships. This caused many of them to take on water. Per ...
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... Greece. Although Ephialtes maintained that Sparta was Athens’ rival for power and should be left to fend for herself, Cimon’s view prevailed, and he himself led 4,000 hoplites to Mount Ithome. But after an attempt to storm the place had failed, the Spartans began to wonder if they could trust the At ...
... Greece. Although Ephialtes maintained that Sparta was Athens’ rival for power and should be left to fend for herself, Cimon’s view prevailed, and he himself led 4,000 hoplites to Mount Ithome. But after an attempt to storm the place had failed, the Spartans began to wonder if they could trust the At ...
City-States and Greek Culture: Chapter 8, Lesson 2 acropolis E
... lowest social class, Spartan citizens focused on having a strong military to prevent this, as well as outside attack. Sparta used a governing system called an oligarchy, where a few people from the ruling class had all authority. Athens was another large city-state, but it was ruled by an aristocrac ...
... lowest social class, Spartan citizens focused on having a strong military to prevent this, as well as outside attack. Sparta used a governing system called an oligarchy, where a few people from the ruling class had all authority. Athens was another large city-state, but it was ruled by an aristocrac ...
The Geography of Greece
... compete. Sacrificed all to the city-state. Married at 14 usually • 600 B.C. – 371 B.C. Sparta was most powerful • Valued duty, strength and discipline • Lost out on individuality, beauty, and freedom. ...
... compete. Sacrificed all to the city-state. Married at 14 usually • 600 B.C. – 371 B.C. Sparta was most powerful • Valued duty, strength and discipline • Lost out on individuality, beauty, and freedom. ...
Greek Democracy
... • Introduced direct democracy: citizens rule directly and not through representatives • Famous speech: “The Funeral Oration” ...
... • Introduced direct democracy: citizens rule directly and not through representatives • Famous speech: “The Funeral Oration” ...
The Greeks
... greatest Empire in size in the world. • Takes Egypt and Persia. He will go as far east to India. Wanted to keep going but his men would have mutinied. ...
... greatest Empire in size in the world. • Takes Egypt and Persia. He will go as far east to India. Wanted to keep going but his men would have mutinied. ...
Setting the Scene
... P1 After the PERSIAN Wars, there was a period of tremendous accomplishments in ARCHITECTURE, SCULPTURE, DRAMA and PHILOSOPHY in ATHENS. P2 This period of time is known as the GOLDEN AGE. It lasted from 479 to 431 B.C. P2 The leader of Athens during this time was Pericles P1 Rivalry between ATHENS an ...
... P1 After the PERSIAN Wars, there was a period of tremendous accomplishments in ARCHITECTURE, SCULPTURE, DRAMA and PHILOSOPHY in ATHENS. P2 This period of time is known as the GOLDEN AGE. It lasted from 479 to 431 B.C. P2 The leader of Athens during this time was Pericles P1 Rivalry between ATHENS an ...
File - Social Studies With Ms. Ossea
... by the furious attack. By one account, the Athenians had killed 6,400 Persians and lost only 192 of their own soldiers. The Persian losses may be exaggerated. The truth is that in a short time, this tiny state had defeated the giant that had come to destroy it. ...
... by the furious attack. By one account, the Athenians had killed 6,400 Persians and lost only 192 of their own soldiers. The Persian losses may be exaggerated. The truth is that in a short time, this tiny state had defeated the giant that had come to destroy it. ...
Ancient Greece - southsidehistory
... Cancelled land debts Freed those placed into slavery for debt Continued discontent ...
... Cancelled land debts Freed those placed into slavery for debt Continued discontent ...
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.