Community College History 101 Western Civilization 5:00-7:50 P.M. Dr. Roshunda Belton 9/21/14 Battle of Thermopylae The Battle of Thermopylae started out in the late summer of 480 B.C‚ the Spartan King Leonidas 1 held out for three days with a mere 300 hoplites against thousands upon thousands of the best Great King’s troops. Under thirty-five Persian generals‚ were assembled for the invasion of Greece‚ five whom where sons of the royal house. On the arrival of Xerxes at Thermopylae‚ he saw the that
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300 Movie Review The Battle of Thermopylae is a famous historical event‚ many people have known of it probably after watching the great movie 300 that was released back in 2006. The movie tells the story of king Leonidas and his 300 men fighting a fierce battle against the Persian army that came to invade Greece. However‚ like any other Hollywood movie that is based on an actual historical event‚ this movie is no exception from rewriting some of the historical facts. After a brief comparison between
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The Battle of thermopylae was an important battle for both the persian and greek army‚ the leader of the persian fleet was Xerxes whose army was far more larger than King Leonidas‚ leader of the Greek army‚ but Leonidas was a far more tactical and smarter war general than Xerxes. There are many topics that you can cover when trying to figure out who was the more superior war general. Army Sizes is one of them. The Greek army consisted of the 300 spartan warriors who were highly trained throughout
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Throughout the Histories Herodotus chronicles many stories taking place over eighty years. The climaxes of the Histories are the great wars between the Greeks and the Persians. With that in mind it seems reasonable that Herodotus serves as a spectacular source for military matters of the ancients. Truly it is a great source‚ historians can learn about ancient armies building bridges to move their forces across bodies of water and Herodotus tells his readers that barbarians use short spears and wear
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The Histories‚ written by Herodotus‚ have the theme of punishment scattered throughout. Many of the stories are based upon punishment and cruelty‚ partly because this book tells the story of how the Greek city states fight off the Persians time and time again. However‚ it is not only in battle it cruelty and punishment seen; the idea of punishment and cruelty for power‚ revenge‚ and control is seen throughout the entire work. Among the stories of The Histories‚ the punishments that Herodotus includes
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Persian War.” He led in the battle between the Spartans and the Persians‚ which was called the Battle of Thermopylae. Leonidas’ contributions to Greek society helped many people continue fighting for what they believed in. Leonidas was the king of Sparta‚ after his brothers Dorieus and Cleomenes died‚ for 10 years from 490-480 BCE. He was born in 540 BCE in the Sparta area‚ which was in the Peloponnesian Peninsula‚ located in southern Greece. Leonidas lived in Sparta from 540-480 BCE which means
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Pg. 1 The Histories written by Herodotus Herodotus writes his histories with an important perspective. This perspective of course is also bias because these events that he documents are events that are happening during his life. They are not far and removed from him. This is a good thing for the future historians and students that can have a good idea of both the things that took place in our history‚ and yet is also slightly inaccurate in the way that they reflect his opinions of what he sees
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Sparta was a much different experience than their neighboring States. A Spartan was brought up in a very regimented lifestyle taught that the greatest glory was death in battle#. The life of a Spartan from birth until death is an intriguing story filled with excitement‚ danger‚ and pride. Spartan citizens would participate in mock battles‚ deal with the political matter of the state‚ and training young Spartan boys into Soldiers#. Every infant was examined shortly after birth by the elders do the
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PDEF 121 HISTORY AND CONTEMPORARY DEVELOPMENT IN EDCATION ASSIGNMENT: Compare and contrast the system of education in ancient Sparta and Athens and point out the relevance of these experiences to the modern theory and practice in education. INTODUCTION: (A) SPARTAN EDUCATION: When a boy child was born‚ the city-state of Sparta gave him a piece of land thus making him a full citizen of Sparta. The father had the right to raise him and teach him the basics until the age of 7. The boy would then
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Herodotus c.484 B.C-c.429/425 B.C. Greek historian. INTRODUCTION Called the "father of history" by the Roman philosopher Marcus Tullius Cicero‚ Herodotus is best known for his long and compelling prose account of life in Greece‚ Asia Minor‚ and Egypt which focuses on the causes and events of the Greco-Persian Wars. For Herodotus‚ history (historiai) meant "inquiry‚" and his attentions in the History are devoted not just to epic moments in the past‚ but also to geography‚ ethnology‚ and myth
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