Ionic | | Corinthian | | Doric | Question 2 of 60 In 490 B.C.E. the Athenians defeated the Persians at the Battle of | Plataea. | | Miltiades. | | Marathon. | | Miletus. | Question 3 of 60 Which of the following was NOT true of the 490 B.C.E. Athenian victory over the Persians? | It convinced the Greeks of their cultural superiority over barbarians. | | It ended Persian hopes of successfully invading Greece. | | It established the superiority of the hoplite and phalanx
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Propontis.” (Cartwright & Mark‚ 2016). This alliance was dissolved after the defeat of Athens by Sparta in the war of the Peloponnesus in 404 BC. The Delian League had remarkable military victories. They were all against the Persian forces; after the victories of the League the Persian garrisons were withdrawn from Thrace
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The stories of The Histories‚ written by Herodotus‚ have the theme of punishment scattered throughout. Many of the stories are based upon punishment and cruelty‚ partly because this book tells the story of how the Greek city states fight off the Persians time and time again. However‚ it is not only in battle it cruelty and punishment seen; the idea of punishment and cruelty for power‚ revenge‚ and control is seen throughout the entire work. Among the stories of The Histories‚ the punishments that
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Athenian wealth and power and was dedicated to the Greek goddess Athena. After the Persian invasion destroyed these temples in 480 BC‚ it was ordered by the Athenian leader Pericles to construct the current standing temple of Athena. Athena is known for the goddess of wisdom‚ courage‚ inspiration‚ law and justice‚ civilization‚ strength‚ and strategy. It was believed that she helped the Greeks conquer the Persian Empire‚ thus a statue of Athena made of gold and
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Introduction: The Battle of Thermopylae‚ a critical event in the Greco-Persian Wars of 480 BCE‚ is etched into the annals of ancient history as a symbolic confrontation between the Greek city-states and the Persian Empire. This monumental clash unfolded at the narrow pass of Thermopylae‚ highlighting the cultural and military disparities between the disciplined Greeks‚ led by the Spartans‚ and the vast Persian forces under King Xerxes I. As we delve into the historical significance of this battle
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Herodotus’ writes his Histories for Greeks. Specifically for Greeks living in Herodotus’ own time. The statement of purpose which begins the work seems to contradict this hypothesis. Herodotus claims to wish to "prevent the traces of human events from being erased by time‚ and to preserve the fame of the important and remarkable achievements " [Herodotus‚ 1.0]. The underlying assumption here is that the author is preserving these events and achievements for future generations and perhaps even future
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Evaluate Greek Unity as the main reason for Greek Victory against the Persians in the years 490BC-479BC. There is much discussion over whether it was Greek unity that caused the victory against the Persians in the years 490BC-479BC. The three main points of view on the matter is that they were not united at all‚ which can be seen from the accounts of Herodotus‚ that they were united‚ which can be seen in the Themistocles Decree and that it was Themistocles himself that made them unified. It
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To what extent was Themistocles’ contribution the key factor in bringing about a Greek victory in the Persian Wars‚ 480-479 BC? To a very large extent Themistocles did play the key role in bringing about a Greek victory against the Persians in 480-479BC. His efforts in the pre-war years‚ his leadership and tactical skills at Artemisium and Salamis‚ and his persuasive arguments all combined to offer the Greeks hope of victory. However‚ Themistocles‚ alone‚ could not determine the fate of the war
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years at war (Hunt 104). The creation of the Delian League‚ the reign of Pericles‚ the aggravation of Corinth‚ and the refusal to negotiate made Athens the sole instigator for the long and violent Peloponnesian War. The Delian League began after the Persian War as a democratic alliance between Athens and the city-states of northern
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even imposed economic sanctions on the Magarians. Until‚ in 431 B.C.E. all of Greece decided enough was enough. Athens had made enemies of Sparta‚ the Peloponnesian league‚ the king of Macedon (which was Alexander the Great’s father)‚ the emperor of Persian and even there own allies. A conflict was inevitable. There leader Pericles had been certain the 30 years peace would not last. So as soon as the Spartans had left the land around Athens ‚ the Athenians began to build a wall around the city and to
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