“Learn to love death’s ink-black shadow as much as you love the light of dawn.” This is a quote taken from ancient Spartan society that was said to the young men who were in the process of becoming soldiers. While Sparta is most popularly known as a warrior society‚ it had many other characteristics that made it revered. No other civilization during the Classical Era can be compared to that of Sparta. Sparta’s legendary warriors‚ women‚ and politics made it a true iconic civilization during that
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effort against the Persians. It was he who realized that the Persian threat was imminent and catastrophic‚ and it was his radical advancement of Athenian sea power which allowed the Greeks to achieve victory over the Persians. After serving at the battle of Marathon‚ in 490BC during the first invasion‚
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The Egyptian revolt and the two Babylonian revolts occurred during periods of attempted Greek expansion and within a very short time frame of each other‚ they were also conducted in the first years of Xerxes reign. Xerxes wished to direct all attention to carry Darius’ legacy of Greek expansion by continuing invasions. The revolts in the empire may have been in response to defeats and/or evidence suggests the increased taxation burden was of significant influence within these revolts. The consequences
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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 to battle for too long‚ I could get a new one. Living in Athens‚ I would not be able to choose my husband. I would have to do all the housework. I would not be able to learn anything‚ but how to take care of a home. Also I would not able to really speak to
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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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Alexander the Great (born 356BCE)‚ was the son of King Philip II of Macedon. When his father died in 336 BCE‚ Alexander would take the throne and start his brilliant conquest of the known world. He is remembered to this day both for his military genius/battle tactics and the way he handled the people he conquered. He is also recognized for his tremendous role in spreading Greek culture and ways of life throughout the world creating what historians call the “Hellenistic Era”. When Alexander was just a
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was called the City of Warriors. Education for the young was important‚ especially for the boys‚ who left home at the age of seven to learn to be a soldier. Training was horribly hard. It was designed so that they would survive anything during battle. They were not fed enough water or food. They were supposed to steal the food‚ but if they were sighted or caught doing this deed they would be whipped. The boys also learned to steal‚ lie‚ and cheat without being caught. Spartan soldiers were
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Title of Assessed Work: Why did Thebes come to political prominence in the fourth century? ‘’The victory of the Thebans was the most famous of all those won by Greeks over Greeks’’1 This essay will look at the rise of Thebes to political prominence in Greece in the fourth century BC in a an analytical rather than chronological fashion‚ by considering both the decline of the major city states around Thebes as well as Theban advantages. It will draw on the format used by John Buckler2
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Sparta became a militaristic society because city states at that time had to become good in military matters to be able to defend themselves and able to expand to remain self-sufficient. The Helot rebellion also caused them to ramp up their military standard to be able to control the helots and to protect them from invaders. Sparta was forced to become a self-sustaining society because they would not be able to get any help from other countries. The training of Spartan warriors started when they
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Hill? Who won the battle at Bunker Hill? Many say that it was a moral win for the Americans. Others argue that the battle at Bunker Hill was in some ways a victory for the British. Both the American strategy and British strategy played huge roles in who “won” the Battle of Bunker Hill. According to the Americans they won‚ but according to the British the British won. The Americans only partially accomplished their strategy‚ but they had a moral win of the battle. The first part of their
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