fighting chance. He was killed with a sword to the neck. Others didn’t have such a quick merciful death. Some were trampled by strange beasts from other lands. Others were shot‚ and left to die. They still have arrows in their dead bodies. Out of the 300 Spartans that were in that army‚ 259 of them have been located. Theories run wild about the rest of them. Some of them may have been eaten by beasts. Others may have gone off somewhere‚ and been afraid to show their faces. We do not know if any of them
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Herodotus‚ Herodotus: The Histories. London: Penguin Group‚ 2003. In the start of the fifth book‚ Herodotus tells of the beginning wars between the Persians and the Greeks. The reader can find Herodotus to be somewhat messy with his writing in the beginning of this book because it gets confusing. Herodotus seems to favor Histiaeus of Miletus by calling him kind and honorable. One of Herodotus’ main themes is the Persians conquest and we learn of how the govern and take over land. Later in
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Athens – Sparta After comparing Athens and Sparta‚ I believe as a young woman living in Sparta would have been better for me. As a woman in Sparta‚ I would have been taught to be physically fit‚ so I could have children and defend Sparta. I enjoy sports‚ so this would be fun. Although women wore no jewelry or makeup‚ it was okay for them to be strong and protect their home. Also in Sparta‚ I could speak freely and own my house. I also had the right to choose my husband. If my husband went
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Gates of Fire‚ Steven Pressfield Western Civilization I Class 1) Describe the general story line of this book. 2) How does Pressfield present the Spartans and their society? What attributes (characteristics) does he claim that the Spartan exhibited? How did the other Greeks perceive the Spartans? Pressfield sees something in the Spartans‚ there is something that he touches upon in chapter 4 when Tripod is being beaten. He dies for no reason‚ he should have just taken the right of passage
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Leonidas was the king of Sparta between 488BC and 480BC. The movie “300” narrates the story of Leonidas leading 300 Spartan “body guards” and fighting to death against the massive Persian army led by “God King” Xerxes in the battle of Thermopylae in 480 BC. Prior to the start of the war‚ Leonidas knew that his army was hugely outnumbered and knew with certainty that his move against the Persians was a suicide mission. His intention was to delay the fast approaching Persian army from reaching the
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300 Cast • King Leonidas‚ King of Sparta. • Queen Gorgo‚ Queen of Sparta • Pleistarchus‚ son of Leonidas and Gorgo • Theron‚ a fictional corrupt Spartan politician • Dilios‚ narrator and Spartan soldier. • Captain Artemis‚ Leonidas’ loyal captain and friend. • Astinos‚ Captain Artemis’ eldest son. • Daxos‚ an Arcadian leader who joins forces with Leonidas. • Ephialtes‚ a deformed Spartan outcast and traitor. • King Xerxes‚ God-King of Persia • The Loyalist‚ a loyal Spartan politician
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Commentary Essay – Herodotus‚ The Histories. Book 2.86 Book two of Herodotus’ The Histories contains his account of Egyptian culture‚ traditions and relations to Greek religion. In particular‚ passage eighty-six describes the practice of an ancient ritual that has fascinated people for millennia. In this passage‚ Herodotus describes the ancient Egyptian method for mummification. Being one of the earliest known records‚ this account of the mummification process immediately retains merit. This does
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three methods of Tandon committee method Current assets Rs in lacs Current liab Rs in lacs Raw material 200 Creditors 250 WIP 100 Other CL 50 Finished goods 200 Bank borrowings 300 Receivables 300 total cL 600 Other CA 50 Total Core CA (CCA) 300 Total CA 850 2. From the following data calculate MPBF under all the 3 methods of Tandon committee Current assets Rs in lacs Current liabilities Rs in lacs Raw material 180 Creditors 120 Work
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teaches her child to act (to follow all orders and rules). Two of the first actual teachers in history were Confucius and Herodotus. Confucius was a renowned‚ Chinese philosopher and teacher who created the 5 classics: Book of Odes‚ Book of Documents‚ Book of Changes‚ Book of Rites‚ and the Spring and Autumn Annals. Each book taught emotion‚ spirituality‚ and history. Herodotus traveled from one territory to another gathering information on the Persian Wars. “After he died‚ editors divided his Histories
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As I read both exports of Thucydides and Herodotus they go back and forth with the question that was given for the assignment‚ is war good or bad. When I first thought on the topic I was leaning more to the good side‚ but I re-read my notes and both exports and realized that war is actually bad. Not only for the two nations that are fighting but for all nations‚ and cities neighboring those two. It’s bad because it makes rulers and other high ranks do things that are unpredictable. Both of these
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