our own civilization. But it was one person by the name Pericles who changed it all. Nobody dominated Athenian political life during the Golden Age more than the statesman Pericles (495-429BCE)‚ who served nearly 30 years on the board of Ten Generals which was elected annually rather than the chosen by lot‚ and was the representative of the people. A privileged person by birth‚ he was still democracy’s strongest advocate. Later in Pericles career‚ he conveyed an intriguing speech honoring soldiers
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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 bitter relationship. Despite accounts‚ by composers such as Herodotus and Aeschylus‚ there has been recent attempt to consider both ancient and modern sources to balance his image. In the endeavor to reevaluate a reign that has much maligned throughout history and to reconsider a personality who has been at the mercy
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strong military leadership and strategy‚ especially when facing overwhelming odds. The vast majority of information about the battle comes from writing of Herodotus. Although‚ he does provide valuable insight into the actual battle one also has to consider his biases when analyzing specifics details. This is particularly true because Herodotus was born after the battle and certainly could have added embellishments to promote his own agendas. It does appear that his basic facts agree with other historical
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the roots of the famous phrase "equal justice under law." The liberality of which Pericles spoke also extended to Athens’ foreign policy: "We throw open our city to the world‚ and never by alien acts exclude foreigners from any opportunity of learning or observing‚ although the eyes of an enemy may occasionally profit by our liberality..."[14] Yet Athens’ values of equality and openness do not‚ according to Pericles‚ hinder Athens’ greatness‚ indeed‚ they enhance it‚ "...advancement in public life
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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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mixed” (Stronk 44). Based on this description‚ Herodotus’ writing style is definitely comparable to Ctesias’. Herodotus’ Histories contain stories that seem to be completely fictional‚ or “reworked‚” as Stork described Ctesias’ writing. Also‚ at many points throughout the book Herodotus states that there are many versions of the story he is telling‚ but he picks and chooses when he will tell all of the versions and when he
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EMPIRE It has widely been established by both modern and ancient historians that the administrative basis of the Persian Empire was introduced by Cyrus the Great‚ where it was later revised and stabilised by Darius I around 519BC. According to Herodotus‚ Xerxes had inherited his father Darius’ perfected system of satrapies‚ satraps and economic and communications improvements which enabled Xerxes to continue the running of the Achaemenid empire. Modern historian Bury states that the administration
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Spartans besiege city of Athens. Plague kills many Athenians Pericles the great ruler died Spartans win in 404B.C. Never again was Greek unity bonded like that again. After all this happened Greeks were never the same they didn’t think that Sparta was going to set a plague on Athens. After they just helped them try to win a war against the Peloponnesians. His contemporary historian‚ acclaimed him as "the first citizen of Athens". Pericles turned the Dalian League into an Athenian empire and led his
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The polis some important characteristics A polis is a Greek city-state. Instead of having a united country‚ the Greeks were divided into large‚ independent cities with their own governments and people. Some of the more famous poleis are Athens‚ Sparta‚ Corinth‚ Thebes‚ and Argos. Poleis were originally ruled by heredity kings. As these kings became unpopular‚ they were often overthrown by tyrants. Although usurpers to the throne that were considered illegitimate‚ they were often very popular
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Themistocles naval policy it had significant outcomes to each battle in a certain way. Themistocles’s naval policy was the foundation for future superiority for the Athenians‚ for these reasons the Athenians depended on the sea to be a trading power. As Herodotus stats: “Athens’ future lay on the sea as a trading power”. As a result‚ this lead Themistocles to plan the improvement of the harbours in Athens for the trireme building programs‚ which will enable the Greeks to have a larger Navy consisting of triremes
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