Despite their huge differences‚ both Sparta and Athens united to fight the Persians together. In the book The Portable Greek Historians by M. I. Finley‚ Herodotus records‚ “The Greeks who at this spott awaited the coming of Xerxes were the following: from Sparta‚ three hundred men-at-arms; from Arcadia‚ a thousand Tegeans and Mantineans‚ five hundred of people; a hundred and twenty Orchomenians‚ from the Arcadian Orchomenus’ and a thousand from other cities‚” (Herodotus‚ The
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To what extent was Themistocles responsible for the Greek victory in the Persian wars in 480-479BC? Themistocles was a prominent figure within the Greek battles against the Persians during the periods of 480-479 BC. Themistocles had a major influence in the battles at Artemisium‚ Salamis‚ Plataea and Mycale which lead to the Greek victory in the war. Through his unique contributions to the battles‚ Themistocles had greatly impacted on these victories some majorly others to a small extent‚ achieved
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2 SEP 2002 OUTLINE I. Introduction. In society today the term "warrior" is used loosely and sometimes even associated with an athlete training for a specific event. By the fourth century B.C.‚ Sparta designed a culture solely for training soldiers‚ a warrior culture. The problem with the design of a warrior culture is not in the fighting capabilities of the group‚ but in the lack of an artistic legacy that was lost during the life of a fighting culture. II. Body. 1. Historical Background
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Assess the reasons for the Greek victory over the Persians in 490 to 480/479 BC. Make a judgement based on outcome‚ results and values. The reasons for the Greek victory against the Persians in 490 to 480/479 BC was a mixture of exceptional leadership‚ skilful tactics and strategy‚ superior weapons and soldiers‚ and Greek unity. Strong leadership was the most important aspect of the Greek defence‚ as without the intelligence and bravery of the leaders‚ the Greeks would have been easily defeated
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Origin In 480‚ the Persian king Xerxes invaded Greece‚ defeated his enemies at Artemisium and Thermopylae‚ and sacked Athens. Although his navy was severely damaged in the naval battle ofSalamis‚ it was obvious that the Persians were the strongest. So‚ the great king recalled many troops. This gave the Greeks the breathing space they needed‚ and they defeated Xerxes’ right-hand man Mardonius at Plataea. More or less at the same time‚ a Greek expeditionary force attacked the remains of the Persian
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The Achaemenid empire was the largest in geographical area in antiquity and covered over 6 million square kms from the Caspian Sea in the north to the Indian ocean in the south from Egypt in the west to the Indus River in the east. In the Greco-Persian wars from 499 BC-449 BC this colossal empire lost due to superior Greek military capabilities residing in the exceptional Greek generals and professional troop contingents. Athenian democracy ensured that talented individuals rose to positions of
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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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usChristina Bramanti October 5‚ 2012 CLAS 20105 The Role of Oracles‚ and Dreams in Herodotus’ The History Throughout Herodotus’ The History‚ Oracles‚ and dreams play an important role. While the gods have almost no presence throughout the book‚ the Oracles and/or dreams are linked to many of the major events. We first encounter the Oracles in Book I‚ when Croesus asks the Oracles at Delphi if he should attack the Persians‚ the Oracle replies telling him (in a very ambiguous way) that if
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Ancient Persia By Nafasshoev Nafassho‚ Grisell Ovalles‚ Leah Buatista‚ and Jordan Orange. The name Persia (from the ancient province of Persis; modern Fars‚ Iran) was given by the Greeks to the entire land occupied by various Iranian tribes from which the ACHAEMENID dynasty arose. It is the land of present-day IRAN and AFGHANISTAN‚ geographically the Iranian plateau. The earliest inhabitants of this area are only known‚ at first‚ from their stone artifacts and‚ later‚ their pottery. Paleolithic
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Teaching has been around for ages‚ just how a mother teaches her child to act (to follow all orders and rules). Two of the first actual teachers in history were Confucius and Herodotus. Confucius was a renowned‚ Chinese philosopher and teacher who created the 5 classics: Book of Odes‚ Book of Documents‚ Book of Changes‚ Book of Rites‚ and the Spring and Autumn Annals. Each book taught emotion‚ spirituality‚ and history. Herodotus traveled from one territory to another gathering information on the
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