To her credit‚ she never explicitly asks the fate of Xerxes‚ rather she asks the fate of "the captains" (296) but the messenger knows what Atossa is really after: news of her son. The messenger immediately says after Atossa’s probing: "Xerxes himself lives to behold the light" (299). Hearing this‚ Atossa cries out: O for my palace you spoke a greater light‚ and after blackest night a whiter day
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25000 to 10000. Greek phalanxes superior and win. Sends Pheidippides to run to Athens to tell victory so that Athens will not give up city-state to Persia . Pheidippides runs 26 miles to deliver message‚ dies at end. - Battle of Thermopylae : King xerxes
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unhappy parent of misfortune. Once in a blue moon it might bring us luck but more often than not it is fraught with dangerous consequences. The Persian monarch Xerxes‚ rashly enough‚ ordered an expedition to conquer Greece. With a wave of the hand he dismissed all pitfalls and dangers. When the trial of strength came the armies of Xerxes were dashed to smithereens and the crestfallen monarch escaped in a solitary boat‚ forlorn and humiliated. Those who act first think afterwards are bound to repent
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the Spartan hunchback‚ Ephialtes‚ betraying his King by going to the Persian “God-King” Xerxes out of revenge. When the Ephialtes asked Leonidas if he could fight‚ the hunchback was denied because he could not stand tall and hold up his shield. When the hunchback went to Xerxes‚ he was offered clothing‚ jewelry‚ women and sexual pleasure as long as the hunchback does one thing for the “God-King”‚ kneel. Xerxes says‚ “Cruel Leonidas demanded that you stand‚ I only require that you kneel.” The battle
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of the Persian king’s invasion of 480-479 BC. His early life reflects the character and skills developed that were responsible for these contributions. Five pivotal roles he undertook were of varying degrees responsible for Greece’s success against Xerxes. Themistocles possessed an incredible foresight and began to prepare against the inevitable Persian invasion early on‚ his political leadership to a domestic level in Athens contributed to the state’s naval strength‚ and similarly‚ his political leadership
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During the Greco-Persian war (500 B.C. - 449 B.C)‚ many battles took place in this bloody war. Battles were fought on land and at sea. Sea battles played a major role during the war. The Athenian Fleet was among the most sophisticated and powerful navies to date that time. The Persian Armada seemed unbeatable with its vast number of ships and soldiers. The Athenian Navy had a higher kill ratio than the massive Persian Fleet. The Persians and the Athenians both used that same type of ship for sea
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Thermopylae; this was a tactic which would funnel the Persian army towards his own force through a narrow pass. For a few days this tactic withstood the Persian army‚ Leonidas plan worked well. But Ephialates a local Greek is blamed by Herodotus as showing Xerxes a way over the mountains which allowed the Persians to surround Leonidas and his army. Leonidas sent all his allies except the 300 men and some
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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‚ its enduring legacy becomes apparent‚ transcending its immediate military outcomes. Historical Background:.. The seeds of the Battle of Thermopylae were sown in the aftermath of the Persian defeat at Marathon in 490 BCE‚ as King Xerxes I sought revenge against Greece. Rallying a massive army‚ the Persians aimed to conquer Greece and
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The Battle of Thermopylae was a key event that occurred between the Persians and Greeks‚ it was led by King Leondias and the Persian King‚ Xerxes. The battle took its course over three days‚ during the second invasion of Greece due to the Persians. The reason for the battle occurring was because the forces of Xerxes marched through Thrace and Macedon on their journey to Greece. In result‚ Leonidas confided in an Oracle whom predicted that he’d lose the war‚ but he still deemed the war to be necessary
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whole. The Ancient Greeks and the Ancient Persians viewed the role of the individual within society very differently. By studying the art of the Ancient Greeks and the Ancient Persians‚ such as the Bust of Pericles in Athenian art and the depiction of Xerxes in Persian art‚ it is possible to gain an understanding of how the members of each society viewed themselves in relation to the other members of society and their respective leaders. It also provides an understanding of how those perceptions affected
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