their religion very seriously. For example‚ 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
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Polycrates – Grace Vegesana With reference to one tyrant studied‚ to what extent were tyrants positive in Ancient Greece? Tyrants in Ancient Greece were positive to a significant extent and this is able to be observed through Polycrates of Samos. Polycrates ruled over the Greek island Samos‚ situated just off the Asian coast‚ from the years 538BC-522BC. He began his rise to power in 538BC when him and his 2 brothers Pantagnostus‚ and Syloson executed a sudden‚ illegal overthrow of the current ruler
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Today I shall be arguing and elaborating upon the thesis that the battle at Thermopylae was instrumental in insuring the victory at Plataea against the Persian army as it allowed for Greece to build up its army’s in preparation for the upcoming battle. I shall attempt to prove this statement by discussing various aspects of the battle of Thermopylae and the battle of Plataea such as battle tactics‚ size of the Greek and Persian armies and the overall intent and outcome of both battles. The primary
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Xerxes’ kingship after Darius was from 426BC to 465BC‚ his accession being a decision finalised by the previous king from a number of factors as evident in inscriptions‚ reliefs as well as accounts by the Greek historian‚ Herodotus. It was not straightforward that Xerxes’ would succeed his father‚ and the sources provide dates and insight that factor out possibilities which may have resulted in Darius’ final decision. Xerxes’ had several brothers both of half and of blood‚ including Artobazanes
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(Davidovits & Morris‚ 1988) Another theory was made by a historian named Herodotus. Mr. Herodotus stated that the pyramids were constructed in a manner of simply lifting huge bricks‚ starting from the base‚ up to the top of the pyramids with levers made of short timbers and rope. (Hodges & Keable‚ 1993) Both of these theories sounds relevant to me‚ and seems to work‚ but I take more interest in the theory by Mr. Herodotus. One reason I chose this theory is because it clearly explains how the
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Expansion of the Persian Empire may very well have overtaken the less organized and unallied Greek city-states and become the prominent world force‚ directing the course of history. While Herodotus’ accounts have provided many of the details that may have otherwise been lost‚ gaining him the title of “Father of History‚” Aristagoras could‚ by some accounts‚ be given the title “Father of Western Civilization” (Holland 154). While that may be
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behind can be highly revealing of the society at the time‚ and when supplemented with literary sources‚ they become even more informative. In the readings from Herodotus he focuses on describing the offerings left to Apollo by two kings‚ Gyges and Croesus. Both offerings are described as being
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superior leadership from commanders such as Themistocles and Leonidas‚ the effective Greek strategy and the cooperation of all the Greek city states to unite against a common threat. Ancient historians such as Aeschylus in his play ‘The Persians’ and Herodotus attribute the Greek victory to the so called ‘hubris’ or extreme confidence and arrogance showed by Xerxes. All these reasons played a crucial role in the Greek victory over the Persians in the Second Persian War. The leadership showed by men such
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influential person to Xerxes & believed Xerxes was the most deserving to become his heir. Herodotus records that the Persians accounted Darius a ‘merchant’ for his great achievements on setting the empire onto a sound financialfooting. Persians & foreigners also called him ‘Lawgiver’ for his enforcement of the law. On the other hand‚ Themistocles was so greedy he stooped to dishonest actions such as according to Herodotus he took a bribe of 30 talents to arrange
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portraying Xerxes in a positive light. Herodotus Herodotus was an ancient historian born just after the reign of Xerxes. In his book The Histories‚ Herodotus doesn’t attack Xerxes but describes him in two ways. Firstly‚ a typical King whose subjects feared him and secondly‚ a ruler punished by the gods for his arrogant use of power. Herodotus uses the bridging of Hellespont and destroying the Greek temples as examples of Xerxes arrogance. Herodotus also writes about instances of Xerxes being
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