stroke the whole of northern Palestine. 3. Thermopylae In Chapter-2 the author has discussed the Greeks defense of their homeland against the Persian invader Emperor Xerxes in a mountain pass called Thermopylae. A Spartan Leonidas stopped with 7000 men out of whom were 300 Spartans who were trained to be soldiers since the age of seven. Leonidas command proved fatal for Xerxes and resulted in his defeat. 4. Somewhere In Britain In Chapter-3 the author has discussed an encounter between the
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The Polity of the Spartans was written by Xenophon which he mainly talks about Sparta’s military and laws. The passage gives insight that Xenophon is not from Sparta‚ he is from Athens. One could tell he is an outsider due to his biased remarks and discusses about the harsh military training a Spartan goes through.
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With reference to Source A‚ and other sources‚ explain the significance of women in Spartan society Every class in Spartan society had an important duty to perform in order for the state to maintain supremacy over their subjects. Accordingly‚ Spartan women had to create healthy babies for the Spartan state. They were given many privileges in order to aid in their accomplishment of this role. These privileges involved prominent social positions in regards to education‚ family‚ religion and the
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Ancient and modern sources present differing views of Xerxes. It’s difficult to make a judgment of Xerxes character and effectiveness as a King since there is a bias in a majority of these sources. Ancient Persian Ancient Persian sources are mostly inscriptions and reliefs found in Persepolis though there are also inscriptions found in other parts of the Persian Empire. An example are the Daiva inscriptions “A great god is Ahuramazda‚ who created this earth … who made Xerxes king‚ one king of
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ancient military masters and put them to good use. I could then -- and still can‚ when necessary -- bust out a ten or even twenty page paper with a few days notice. I’ve developed a worry-free formula for your academic paper or essay (called the Spartan System) that has been so successful that it was printed out and taught as a curriculum by almost every English teacher I’ve had. Naturally‚ I was hesitant to teach my secrets to more than a few friends but after I left school and published the formula
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The Real Housewives of Sparta The Roles of Spartan Women by: Jasveen Bathh Teacher: Ms.Neale Ancient History ISU Essay The Ancient Greek era was about the birth of democracy‚ their magical myths‚ their many gods and the wonderful people that came with it! Men were always seemed as the dominant gender and how they were the decision makers and thats exactly how Ancient Greece was about except for one particularly city-state Sparta. In Sparta women were not looked
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Sparta and Athens Geography Athens: The Athenians were located near the sea in a region of Greece called Attica. Because the Athenians were so close to the sea they became traders trading with other civilizations around the Mediterranean region. Also this encouraged Athens to build a strong naval fleet. Due to their constant travel around the Mediterranean
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Sikieliotis(Historical Bookcase‚ 11.2‚1) reports that Xerxes ordered every city that was enslaved by him to make fighting ships. Such cities were the Cypriot‚ Egyptian‚ Phoenician‚ Cicilian‚ Lycian‚ Mysian‚ Karian. Egyptians gave 200 ships‚ Phoenician gave 300 ships‚ Cypriots gave 150 ‚Cicilian 80. Cypriots not only made the ships but also they were obliged to run them as well so they send an army as well. Some of the Cypriot leaders that participated were Gorgos of Salamina‚ brother of Onesilos‚ alongside
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To what extent was Themistocles responsible for the Greek victory in the Persian wars in 480-479BC? Themistocles was a prominent figure within the Greek battles against the Persians during the periods of 480-479 BC. Themistocles had a major influence in the battles at Artemisium‚ Salamis‚ Plataea and Mycale which lead to the Greek victory in the war. Through his unique contributions to the battles‚ Themistocles had greatly impacted on these victories some majorly others to a small extent‚ achieved
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is about the Spartans warrior culture and how it ties into the Marine Corps values‚ and the present day warrior culture of our Marine Corps. My opinion on this book is that it is a great and interesting read that captures the attention of the reader and ties in ideally to our Marine Corps values. It depicts perfectly on what it is to be a warrior whether it is past‚ present‚ or future. I think that every Marine should read this book or at least look into the history of the Spartans and their dedication
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