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Herodotus Greek Invasion Analysis
Herodotus was a Greek historian whose work encompassed Western civilization involving conflicts between Greece and the Persian Empire. There were many differences between the Greeks and the Persians. For instance, the Greeks struggled to find freedom during 480 B.C – 400 B.C. They were determined to train their soldiers, especially Spartan warriors, to be brave, courageous, and strong for defensive purposes from Persian invasion. On the other hand, the Persians differed from the Greeks because they believed their Empire needed more power. The Persians exercised gaining absolute power under their leader, Xerxes, by invading civilization west of Asia to strengthen their Empire. Xerxes’ intentions for invasion were also based on vengeance from previous battles for expansion of their Empire. Xerxes motives for invading Greece were tyrannical, and the events that lead the Persian Empire western invasion were based on reckless intentions from a ruthless leader.
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Xerxes wanted his people to follow his beliefs for expansion, and he allowed others to speak their mind after his proposition. Herodotus explained in history that not every Persian member of the Empire agreed with Xerxes proposition. Some Persians believed the Greeks did not deserve a free escape from their aid to the Ionians, and some believed the invasion would cause more Persian deaths from battle or disasters during the march to Greece. Xerxes heard all of his Persian’s opinions on his plan for invasion, and he ignored the opinions who opposed the march through Europe into Greece. This evidence from Herodotus story shows how Xerxes final decision was leadership through tyranny. His decision to invade was already determined before he allowed his people to speak their mind. This leadership is oppressive and unjust which was much different from the
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