In both Herodotus’ The Histories and Sima Qian’s Records of the Grand Historian‚ there is a great deal of attention paid to the non-Greek and non-Chinese foreigners encountered by both historians. Herodotus’ work arises from his extensive travels and interest in other peoples‚ while Sima Qian’s “The Account of Dayuan” serves a strictly strategic purpose to facilitate the Han emperor’s rule. However‚ both works do share a common theme of ethnocentric superiority. Herodotus and Sima Qian imply the
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believe what Krentz is really trying to create is a credible aspect to his and Herodotus’ theory. But what Krentz’s is really trying to accomplish or convey is the fact that Herodotus was correct about the Athenians mile-long charge to meet the Persians in battle‚ Miltiades military strategy to remove the deadly Persian cavalry from the fight and overall an Athenian victory. Krentz is trying to bring credibility to Herodotus’ telling through his own professional analysis. Perhaps one of the most important
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strong military leadership and strategy‚ especially when facing overwhelming odds. The vast majority of information about the battle comes from writing of Herodotus. Although‚ he does provide valuable insight into the actual battle one also has to consider his biases when analyzing specifics details. This is particularly true because Herodotus was born after the battle and certainly could have added embellishments to promote his own agendas. It does appear that his basic facts agree with other historical
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(generals) to command the Athenian forces in 490 BC and was crucial to the victory at the Battle of Marathon. According to Herodotus Miltiades was the architect of several Greek strategies that achieved victory at Marathon. The Greek offensive‚ although contributed to Miltiades as a brilliant strategic decision‚ is an important historiographical issue for modern historians. Herodotus tells us that opinion among the Athenian commanders was divided with some opposed to attacking with their heavily outnumbered
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in the outcome of the Battle of Marathon in that it was his initiative that produced the success of the Greeks. “Miltiades’ words prevailed‚ and by the vote of Callimachus (the polemarch‚ or commander in chief)…the decision to fight was made” – Herodotus. In response‚ the Athenians marched out from Athens with a force of approximately 11‚000 Greek hoplites (10‚000 Athenian and 1‚000 Plataean) to meet the
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mixed” (Stronk 44). Based on this description‚ Herodotus’ writing style is definitely comparable to Ctesias’. Herodotus’ Histories contain stories that seem to be completely fictional‚ or “reworked‚” as Stork described Ctesias’ writing. Also‚ at many points throughout the book Herodotus states that there are many versions of the story he is telling‚ but he picks and chooses when he will tell all of the versions and when he
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EMPIRE It has widely been established by both modern and ancient historians that the administrative basis of the Persian Empire was introduced by Cyrus the Great‚ where it was later revised and stabilised by Darius I around 519BC. According to Herodotus‚ Xerxes had inherited his father Darius’ perfected system of satrapies‚ satraps and economic and communications improvements which enabled Xerxes to continue the running of the Achaemenid empire. Modern historian Bury states that the administration
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lawgiver‚ magistrates for some cases such as adoption‚ marriage and public roads. * The kings played roles in making important judicial decisions. Quote: Herodotus “any man desires to adopt a son he must do it in the presence of the king.” Religious: * Chief Priest‚ overseeing religious festivals‚ making sacrifices. * HERODOTUS STATES THAT AT THE FESTIVALS THE KINGS WOULD BE GIVEN AN ANIMAL TO SACRIFICE TO THE GODS. *
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Themistocles naval policy it had significant outcomes to each battle in a certain way. Themistocles’s naval policy was the foundation for future superiority for the Athenians‚ for these reasons the Athenians depended on the sea to be a trading power. As Herodotus stats: “Athens’ future lay on the sea as a trading power”. As a result‚ this lead Themistocles to plan the improvement of the harbours in Athens for the trireme building programs‚ which will enable the Greeks to have a larger Navy consisting of triremes
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customs usually existed with the aim of treating the powerful and the weak equally. In conclusion‚ it is evident that the civilization of Greece can be analyzed through the perspectives of different authors. The Iliad by Homer and The Histories by Herodotus describes the civilization of Greece from a transformation of a shame culture to a guilt culture. In the Iliad individuals are publicly shamed for not conforming to the societal norms. However‚ in the Histories individuals begin to feel guilty for
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