Greek Colonisation in the Archaic Period Rachel So-Mahng Truong Yr11 Ancient History The city states of Cyrene and Sicily were founded by the Greeks in ancient times‚ circa 7th century BC. These colonisations were due to the land hunger‚ need for trade‚ overpopulation and political and civil disputes that were prevalent during the time period‚ making it necessary to colonise other parts of the Mediterranean such as the Italian islands and northern Africa. This colonisation also led to changes in
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Katy Carlin Professor Lipkin HISTO 1110 June 21‚ 2013 The Battle of Thermopylae According to the essay Herodotus: Xerxes Invades Greece‚ from The Histories‚ Herodotus was a very famous historian‚ who gave his account of the battle of Thermopylae. It is significant though to recognize that Herodotus was Greek and giving an account of what happened when the Persians defeated them. In the text Xerxes has many incidents that portray him as superstitious and tyrannical. Some examples of
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Sardis according to Herodotus (5.102-5.103). This lead Darius to want be reminded of the Athenians so he could seek revenge as shown by Herodotus with the quote (6.94) “exhorted by his servant ‘remember the Athenians‚’”. In 490 BC Darius
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this logistical exercise took nearly four years to prepare. Hearing of Xerxes planned invasion in just 481 BC simultaneously resulted in a quick development of the Greek war force‚ instructed mainly by the Hellenic League and Themistocles. As Herodotus
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evidence‚ such as annals or king lists‚ and pragmatic epigraphy. Herodotus is widely known as the "father of history": his Histories are eponymous of the entire field. Written between the 450s and 420s BC‚ Herodotus’ work reaches about a century into the past‚ discussing 6th century historical figures such as Darius I of Persia‚ Cambyses II and Psamtik III‚ and alluding to some 8th century ones such as Candaules. Herodotus was succeeded by authors such as Thucydides‚ Xenophon‚ Demosthenes‚
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Lycurgus was an important figure throughout Sparta as he was responsible for setting up a large amount of the Spartan’s social and political institutions. In source A Herodotus shows just how effective Lycurgus was “Later he reorganised the army…by these changes Spartan Government was put upon a sound basis.” He was responsible for introducing laws and advice or prophecies received from a god through the medium ship of a priest or priestess. As Plutarch‚ on Sparta explains: “Lycurgus . . . brought
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his calm to the Persian throne‚ Darius married Atossa ‚ the daughter of Cyrus the Great. Xerxes was the eldest son of this union. This made Xerxes the son of the king‚ grandson of the founder of the empire and the son with the most royal blood. Herodotus recorded that Persian Males were educated between the ages of five and twenty. “To ride‚ to use a bow and to speak the truth.” On Xerxes’ father‚ Darius’ tomb there is an inscription that reads. “Trained am I both with hands and feet. As a
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S1 Topic 4 Life in Ancient Greece Explanatory Notes for Teachers Level: Topic: S1 Life in Ancient Greece Supporting Teaching Materials: worksheets Students’ Prior Knowledge Before this ELA unit‚ students should have learnt about features of ancient Greek civilization and gained some understanding of how ancient civilizations influence the development of modern civilization‚ through the medium of Chinese. In these lessons‚ they should also have learnt some English terms related
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and beliefs. Historical objectivity challenges historical construction and the way historians find evidence to reconstruct the past. The differing perspectives towards how history is interpreted are expressed through the historians Keith Jenkins; Herodotus; Marc Bloch and Edward Hallett Carr and the text written by Albert Prior Fell. The text‚ “That noble dream: The problem of historical objectivity” written by Albert Prior Fell‚ raises a lot of very significant points regarding the impossibility
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Introduction HIS100 History of Western Civilization to Middle Ages Lesson 5 Quiz This assignment is worth a total of 60 points. Please make sure you have answered all questions prior to submitting. Once you click the submit button‚ you will not be able to return to this section. Question 1 of 60 What type of columns does the Parthenon have? | Alsacian | | Ionic | | Corinthian | | Doric | Question 2 of 60 In 490 B.C.E. the Athenians defeated the Persians at the Battle
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