trade position in the Aegean and Black Seas and this resulted in their economic wealth declining. However‚ according to Herodotus‚ the direct cause of the Ionian revolt was the ambitions and plots of the tyrant Aristogoras. Although‚ it is unlikely that the ambitions of one man caused the Ionians to take such drastic action against the Persians. A brief outline of Herodotus’ accounts follows; In approximately 500 BC a group of exile aristocrats from Naxos pleaded with Aristogoras to help them
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colonisation and economic expansion. It was not until the tyrants became cruel and oppressive in their rule that the modern conations of the word were adopted by the Greeks‚ Herodotus captures the later formed opinion well in his histories when he states: “There is nothing in the whole world so unjust‚ nothing so bloody‚ as tyranny...” (Herodotus‚ The history‚ Book V‚ “92) Many Tyrants are accounted for during this period the most notable being Cypeslus‚ Cleisthenes of Sicyon and Pisistratus within the scopes
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functions in Military‚ Religious and Judicial/Political. The Kings main role in Military could vary between the Kings. The Kings were supreme me commanders of the army yet only one led the campaign while the other one stayed in Sparta. Ancient Historian Herodotus claims this was after Cleomenes and Demaratos in 510 BC the two kings that had disputes. However Xenophon notes that it was the Ekklesia who chose what King went on the campaign. However there were some privileges of being a king when being in charge
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DESTINED FOR WAR Jarod Bleibdrey‚ M.S.C.J January 20‚ 2013 As humans have evolved into vast‚ complex civilizations‚ a growing trend became notable to mankind‚ which was corruption. Speculating that Herodotus was the first true historian‚ and Thucydides was the second‚ then the Peloponnesian War would be the first form of government corruption in which war became inevitable. At this point‚ the war varies in perception of the two great alliances‚ and why the war was even fought. This essay
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that Greece did not receive contributions from Egypt. Lefkowitz has “offered the public a pablum history which ignores or distorts the substantial evidence of African influence on Greece in the ancient writings of Aetius‚ Strabo‚ Plato‚ Homer‚ Herodotus‚ Diogenes‚ Plutarch‚
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With reference to sources‚ what does the evidence reveal about Spartan cultural life? There were many different aspects to the Spartan cultural life which ancient sources and evidence have provided insight and knowledge for our modern societies. These features include art‚ architecture‚ writing and literature‚ and Greek writer’s views of Sparta. The Spartan cultural life also gives us knowledge into other aspects of Spartan life and the society in which they lived. Architecture was one of the essential
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Cleisthenes when coming against his rival for power Isagoras. Herodotus tells about an event where Cleisthenes rearranged the tribes from 4 to 10 and changed their names so that they were closer to his heritage as an Alcmaeonid. These two were rivals for power‚ and Cleisthenes‚ who was getting the worst of it‚ took the people into his party. He the changed the number of Athenian tribes from four to ten‚ and abolished the old names (Herodotus 5. 66) . This was obviously a play to show the people that
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Bast as the goddess of pregnant women‚ fertility‚ home‚ the moon‚ and fire. Herodotus talked about a peculiarity occurring when a fire started around cats‚ mentioning the cats bounding over men headfirst into the roaring flames‚ which left the men in deep mourning. The goddess Bast represented a protective goddess because of a cat’s ability to kill vermin that spread disease and watch out for their crops. Herodotus also recounted a story about a just kittened mother. The female cat no longer
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and they unknowingly changed the world. There were so many great ancient Greek writers that wrote great literary works. Some of the writers were Sappho‚ Herodotus‚ Homer‚ and Aesop. Sappho was a gifted lyric poet that used few words‚ and wrote about feelings and emotions. Statues were built in her honor because she was such a great poet. Herodotus wrote about real world and people. One of his works was called “As Much as you can carry”‚ that was a story about the king of Lydia Croesus. He quoted that
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We know nothing of his early life. Themistocles (thuh MISS tuh kleez) was born between 510 and 520 BC and stepped onto 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
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