Behind Olivia Crooker Ancient Medieval‚ Orange 7-8 January 7th‚ 2014 Cyrus the Great‚ one of the most insightful leaders of his time‚ according to Ancient Greek historians such as Xenophon and Herodotus it was because of his ability to create a lasting empire. He was able to use political‚ military‚ and trade powers to establish stability within his rule. Historians have recognized this and his tactics are still used to this day. Cyrus was able
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against the Persians in the years 490BC-479BC. The three main points of view on the matter is that they were not united at all‚ which can be seen from the accounts of Herodotus‚ that they were united‚ which can be seen in the Themistocles Decree and that it was Themistocles himself that made them unified. It is on the research of Herodotus that we rely most heavily on for our information of the Persian War period. He is often criticised for his inaccuracy‚ bias and failure to evaluate events properly
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discussed in class is “how much influence does religion have on politics”. After reading a section from Herodotus’ The Histories and Aristotle’s The Constitution of Athens it is apparent that religion is very influential in the political realm. I base my argument off of two instances‚ The Liberation of Athens from the Pisistratidae and the return of Peisistratus back into Athens. In The Histories‚ Herodotus explains how Athens becomes freed from tyrants with the help of the Spartans. He wrote that the
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Greek Colonisation in the Archaic Period Rachel So-Mahng Truong Yr11 Ancient History The city states of Cyrene and Sicily were founded by the Greeks in ancient times‚ circa 7th century BC. These colonisations were due to the land hunger‚ need for trade‚ overpopulation and political and civil disputes that were prevalent during the time period‚ making it necessary to colonise other parts of the Mediterranean such as the Italian islands and northern Africa. This colonisation also led to changes in
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Katy Carlin Professor Lipkin HISTO 1110 June 21‚ 2013 The Battle of Thermopylae According to the essay Herodotus: Xerxes Invades Greece‚ from The Histories‚ Herodotus was a very famous historian‚ who gave his account of the battle of Thermopylae. It is significant though to recognize that Herodotus was Greek and giving an account of what happened when the Persians defeated them. In the text Xerxes has many incidents that portray him as superstitious and tyrannical. Some examples of
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Sardis according to Herodotus (5.102-5.103). This lead Darius to want be reminded of the Athenians so he could seek revenge as shown by Herodotus with the quote (6.94) “exhorted by his servant ‘remember the Athenians‚’”. In 490 BC Darius
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this logistical exercise took nearly four years to prepare. Hearing of Xerxes planned invasion in just 481 BC simultaneously resulted in a quick development of the Greek war force‚ instructed mainly by the Hellenic League and Themistocles. As Herodotus
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evidence‚ such as annals or king lists‚ and pragmatic epigraphy. Herodotus is widely known as the "father of history": his Histories are eponymous of the entire field. Written between the 450s and 420s BC‚ Herodotus’ work reaches about a century into the past‚ discussing 6th century historical figures such as Darius I of Persia‚ Cambyses II and Psamtik III‚ and alluding to some 8th century ones such as Candaules. Herodotus was succeeded by authors such as Thucydides‚ Xenophon‚ Demosthenes‚
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Lycurgus was an important figure throughout Sparta as he was responsible for setting up a large amount of the Spartan’s social and political institutions. In source A Herodotus shows just how effective Lycurgus was “Later he reorganised the army…by these changes Spartan Government was put upon a sound basis.” He was responsible for introducing laws and advice or prophecies received from a god through the medium ship of a priest or priestess. As Plutarch‚ on Sparta explains: “Lycurgus . . . brought
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his calm to the Persian throne‚ Darius married Atossa ‚ the daughter of Cyrus the Great. Xerxes was the eldest son of this union. This made Xerxes the son of the king‚ grandson of the founder of the empire and the son with the most royal blood. Herodotus recorded that Persian Males were educated between the ages of five and twenty. “To ride‚ to use a bow and to speak the truth.” On Xerxes’ father‚ Darius’ tomb there is an inscription that reads. “Trained am I both with hands and feet. As a
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