other people and events did not play important roles in the defeat against the Persians as well. To gain a complete understanding of why the Persians were defeated‚ one needs to look at the roles of the Spartans and Pausanias‚ the importance of the Battle of Plataea and the mistakes of the Persians themselves. To a reasonably large extent‚ Themistocles contribution brought about a Greek victory‚ but not to full extent. Even before the war‚ Themistocles played a key role in creating the circumstances
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warrior. The overall lighting does not alter anywhere in the movie‚ to incorporate a certain scene that draws you into the story. The film is set in an ancient place called Sparta. In the movie‚ you will see wonderful Greek architectures. The Battle of Thermopylae goes down in history as one of the most courageous achievement of valor in any war. The Spartan King
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their Empire needed more power. The Persians exercised gaining absolute power under their leader‚ Xerxes‚ by invading civilization west of Asia to strengthen their Empire. Xerxes’ intentions for invasion were also based on vengeance from previous battles for expansion of their Empire. Xerxes motives for invading Greece were tyrannical‚ and the events that lead the Persian Empire western invasion were based on reckless intentions from a ruthless leader. The Persian motive for gaining power began
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temple ruins that stand reminiscent of its extraordinary history (Harrison 2000). At the same time‚ the classical Greek period also marked the beginning of the second Persian invasion which consisted of three major battles: the battles of Thermopylae and Salamis in 480 BCE‚ followed by the battle of Platea in 479. The significance of Cleisthenes’ democratic reforms and Themistocles’ military naval project in the liberation of Greece from Persia will
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Many years ago‚ approximately 2500 years‚ there lived a group of people called the Spartans. A Spartan is a person from the Greek city of Sparta or the ancient Greek state of the same name (Connolly‚ pg 39). These people are part of the ancient Western Civilization and they are composed of the strongest most victorious warriors/soldiers of all time. Things were different back in those days but the Spartans had a vivid understanding that only the strongest survived. This allowed them to be the best
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“their birth place alone is mute”‚ no more is it at its peak. In the third stanza we have Byron’s first direct reference to the independence efforts‚ he writes “I dream’d that Greece might yet be free”‚ while standing at the locations of a tremendous battle‚ such as that of Marathon or that of Salamina (refer to notes below) -described in the fourth stanza-‚ he feels that this land cannot be enslaved. A revolt must take place. On from the fifth stanza Byron goes on a disappointed and angry outburst
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than 6000 men and only losing less than 200 men The battle took place in a plain north east of Athens called marathon Ionia of the coast of Anatolia is a place where Greeks have been long settled‚ however around 546 B.C. the Persians conquered the area. Later the Ionian Greeks revolted in an attempt overthrow the Persians. Athens and Eretria sent soldiers and ships to their aid‚ however the Persians were successful and took over Ionia in the battle of lade. The Persian king darius I vowed to destroy
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The Spartan Military was one of the most feared militaries of its time. Located in the southern region of the Peloponnesus‚ Sparta was centralized around military dominance. Beginning at a young age‚ Spartan boys were pushed both physically and mentally. Every day was a test. Lycurgus‚ a Spartan Tyrant‚ was revered as God with his reforms to transform Sparta into the ultimate weapon‚ militarization. The Spartan military was the most feared military in the world for their way of life‚ ruthless training
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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 through his unique tactics
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Family Background and status Xerxes was born a royal prince and would have had all the respect and prestige associated with his status. He was not the eldest son of King Darius I. Darius had three sons by another wife whilst he was still but a lord. For Darius to strengthen 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
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