(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 battles‚ the trireme. A trireme
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To what extent is Xerxes misinterpreted in both ancient and modern sources? Throughout history‚ it has been claimed by many that Xerxes‚ the fourth Persian king of the Great Achaemenid dynasty‚ was a cruel and intolerant leader‚ whose actions were more than questionable. However‚ in a time when Persian and Greek hostilities were quite extreme‚ due to Xerxes’ military decision to acquire Greece‚ there were few written sources which were not composed by his opposition or heavily influenced by the
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Title: The battle of the brands: Old Spice vs. Axe. By: Neff‚ Jack‚ Advertising Age‚ 00018899‚ 11/17/2008‚ Vol. 79‚ Issue 43 Database:Communication & Mass Media Complete P&G‚ Unilever claim respective products are up and rival’s are down One of the crowning achievements of the Jim Stengel era at Procter & Gamble Co.‚ at least according to Jim Stengel‚ has been the rebound of Old Spice in the battle for hearts and minds of men. P&G’s former global marketing officer was so impressed with the old-school
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In 490 B.C.E. the Battle of Marathon was a brief but important event in the war between the Greek city-states and The Persian Empire. The results of the battle had unforeseen effects on Athens and the future of Western Civilization. The Greek ’Golden Age’‚ centred in Athens‚ brought about new forms of art‚ the foundations of future philosophy and redirected literature and drama. The achievements of the Athenians during this period were directly connected to the inspiration and prestige (which later
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The battle of Thermopylae was a classic underdog story‚ with a small group of determined soldiers fighting a vast‚ impenetrable army. This conflict was much like The Battle of Morgarten between Austria and Switzerland in 1315. Duke Leopold I of Austria‚ decided to put Europe’s mutual hatred of the Swiss to good use by invading the country with a force of anywhere between 3‚000 and 5‚000 foot soldiers and cavalry. According to chronicler Johannes Vitoduranus‚ "The men of this army came together
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present King Leonidas of Sparta with two options: either have to sacrifice the well-being of Sparta or have it burn to the ground. With submission not being an option‚ Leonidas forms an army of 300 Spartan warriors to block the narrow passage of Thermopylae where Xerxes intends to reach Hellas. The 300 are accompanied by about 1‚000 Thespians and Akkadians who protect the flanks of the passage‚ and combined‚ the forces manage to slay tens of thousands of Persians and prevent their entry into Hellas
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multiplier in many battles; at the Battle of Marathon‚ Miltiades used the Vrana Valley to prevent a Persian march on Athens‚ at the Battle of Thermopylae‚ Leonidas used the narrow‚ Thermopylae pass to invalidate the Persian numbers‚ and at the Battle of Artemisium‚ Themistocles used the Artemisium Strait to aid in his battle against the Persian fleets. The best manipulation and use of terrain by the Greeks in the Greco-Persian War was at the Battle of Marathon. In the Battle of Marathon Miltiades
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(of comic book fame). They are both based upon a one of the most famous battles in the Persian Wars (492 - 449 BC)‚ The Battle of Thermopylae. The Battle of Thermopylae goes down in history for being one of the most heroic feats of bravery in any war. The Spartan King Leonidas led 300 Spartan warriors in a fight to block the Persian Army from passing into Greece through a two meter wide pass through the mountains of Thermopylae. The Persian army that vastly outnumbered the Spartans was beat back
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Summary Gates of fire is a story about Xeones‚ a Greek boy who is a survivor of the Battle of Thermopylae in 480 BC. After awhile of living in his village it is over ran by Argives ‚ Xeones then wonders the countryside with two friends and spends his early years as an outlaw. Until one day he is captured enslaved by the Spartans ‚ where they keep him with the other slaves called Helots. He is then paired with Alexandros‚ the son of a high ranking Spartan officer‚ who
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Messenian War b. After the Messenian War 2. Training a. Age and Sex b. Way of life 3. Politics a. Women in Sparta b. Constitution c. Lycurgus 4. Significant Battles a. Battle of Marathon b. Battle of Thermopylae c. Battle of Plataea d. The Peloponnesian War 5. Sparta without a war a. Shortcomings b. Battle of Leuctra 6. Summary III. Conclusion The training regiments and social structure of the Spartans were geared towards building the strongest men and nation physically
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