Throughout the course of history there have been many great and powerful civilizations. These civilizations made their way to power in many ways including military force‚ great wealth‚ and politics. These civilizations include the Assyrians‚ the Egyptians‚ the Romans‚ and in more recent times‚ the United States of America. Another civilization that is often mentioned to be a part of this prestigious group is that of the Ancient Greeks. The primary reason being the Ancient Greek’s military advancement
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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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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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Herodotus recorded that in 480 BC‚ King Leonidas lead a small army consisting of 300 Spartans (with several thousand other Greek soldiers)‚ who were to confront the powerful Persian army in a battle which is now known as the Battle of Thermopylae. The reason that Sparta only sent forth 300 soldiers to the battle because Sparta was in the middle of the religious festival of the Karneia‚ and according to Herodotus‚ the Spartans would only ‘march with all the troops at their disposal’ at the conclusion
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While strongest at the front‚ the phalanx’s main weakness was on the right flank and to the rear. Once engaged in battle the heavy armor and close quarters did not allow the phalanx to easily address attacks from either of those directions. Although the battle of Thermopylae was a decisive Persian victory‚ the employment of the phalanx formation proved to be a useful and superior strategy there as roughly fourteen hundred Hoplite led by King
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the world stage in 490 BC. At that time‚ the lives of the Greeks were entwined with the imperial ambitions of the Persians‚ the greatest military power in the world‚ who had just retreated to Persia from their loss by outnumbered Athenians at the Battle of Marathon. All serious statesmen and military leaders fully expected the Persians to return. In 482‚ Themistocles challenged Aristides for leadership of Athens‚ believing that Athens could only defeat Persia‚ ultimately‚ on the sea‚ Aristides placing
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Notes of Comparing and Contrasting Athens and Sparta: By Jasper 7-3 The Greeks: Cleisthenes: Nobleman‚ Born in 570 B.C. Life expectancy was 15 years old. Other Greeks feared Spartans。The mythical stories of heroes influenced Cleisthenes. The 2 main stories were by Homer‚ the Iliad and the Odyssey. There was a big change in the mid 6 BC century. A person and a tall girl went to Athens and said the tall girl was Athena and she said he has to be king. After few days‚ people didn’t like his ruling
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Film Paper “300” By: Sue Vang MGT-127 4-13-12 The film I chose to evaluate is the fantasy action film‚ “300.” 300 is a fictional retelling of the Battle of Thermopylae‚ in which the Greeks tried to hold off an invasion of the Persian Empire. The author’s message‚ from a leadership perspective‚ shows what a group of soldier would do for their king and how they inspire a country. A number of scenes from the film will depict that King Leonidas is a great leader with great conviction for
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unrealistically portrayed strength of warriors in battle‚ jaded dialect‚ and it’s mind-blowing graphical images. The only thing 300 had to keep its viewers attention was a sea of blood‚ and scandalous sex. This movie is perfect for anyone seeking to view nonstop action with all the blood and gore included. 300 is just another run of the mill action movie with its thoughtless dialect and flashy special effects. The movie is based on the ancient Battle of Thermopylae and was vastly exaggerated. Honestly though
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Lecture Notes on Greek Civilization Greece part of the Balkan Peninsula maritime country in Southeastern Europe bounded in the north by Albania‚ Bulgaria‚ Macedonia‚ in the south by the Mediterranean Sea‚ in the west by the Ionian Sea and in the east by the Aegean Sea known as the first “Western” civilization; reached the peak of its advancement in the 5th century BCE had no unified government and consisted of city states 4 Major Greek Tribes: 1. Acheans 2. Ionians 3. Dorians 4
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