globalized world‚ with increased interconnectedness and invasive embedded nature‚ communities have significantly changed from Herodotus’ time. Although there are many aspects of community found in today’s societies that resonate with the societies Herodotus describes‚ the differences are significant. In the English language we have multiple words to express the same idea‚ but Herodotus only uses one‚ ethnos. This linguistic change reflects the changes that have occurred to societies across the globe.
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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 of the empire included all the important aspects of life‚ such as; military
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How did Xerxes deal wit the revolts in the Persian Empire? One of the great challenges faced by Xerxes during his time as ruler of the Persian Empire‚ was the method by which the revolts in both Egypt and Babylon would be dealt with. Essentially‚ he dealt with the revolts in two different ways; firstly using his military force to quickly and decisively quell the revolts; which were followed by either political or administrative reforms (or a combination of both). These methods reflected his ability
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sources present differing views of Xerxes. It’s difficult to make a judgment of Xerxes character and effectiveness as a King since there is a bias in a majority of these sources. Ancient Persian Ancient Persian sources are mostly inscriptions and reliefs found in Persepolis though there are also inscriptions found in other parts of the Persian Empire. An example are the Daiva inscriptions “A great god is Ahuramazda‚ who created this earth … who made Xerxes king‚ one king of many‚ one lord of
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To what extent is Xerxes misinterpreted in both ancient and modern sources? Throughout history‚ it has been claimed by many that Xerxes‚ the fourth Persian king of the Great Achaemenid dynasty‚ was a cruel and intolerant leader‚ whose actions were more than questionable. However‚ in a time when Persian and Greek hostilities were quite extreme‚ due to Xerxes’ military decision to acquire Greece‚ there were few written sources which were not composed by his opposition or heavily influenced by the
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The accounts of Scythia in Herodotus’ The Histories are organized in concurrence with the timeline of the Persian invasion of Scythia‚ led by King Darius‚ where as the invasion progresses Herodotus repeatedly digresses about the history of Scythia until the Persians and Scythians meet‚ at which point the apparent essence of the accounts of Scythia in The Histories‚ the Persian invasion‚ is concluded. Although Herodotus’ description of Scythia seems to be a byproduct of the accounts of King Darius
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The historic account by Herodotus covered the plan of Xerxes‚ how he expressed his plan‚ how his people reacted to his plan‚ and the battle itself. Xerxes gathered his nobles together and outlined the plan that he had for attacking the Spartans as a way to get revenge on them for the wicket things that they had done‚ something that Darius was not able to do during his lifetime. Although‚ in the end‚ the Persians won‚ it was not a victory of which they should have been proud. This is evident by the
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level of poverty in the uk was so severe that the government had to intervene. Beveridge called these issues “the 5 Giants” Beveridge stated that the government must combat these “5 evils” with a welfare state” that would provide help and support from “cradle to grave”. He argued to the government that to cure these problems they should provide adequate income to people‚ adequate health care‚ housing‚ education and employment. The government listened to Beveridges recommendations and in 1945
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Art History Paper People in acient greece use building to show power and also use has a kingdom for kings and queens. Today we use acient Greece architecture for more government things like banks‚ government buildings‚ capital buildings ect. Anything that has to do with the government. Many government buildings use columns. The white house uses the Lonic order it has the flute‚fillet‚ volute‚ and abacus. In acient Greece these building were used for kings and queens to live‚till this day buildings
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Additions Many areas of the film have been completely altered‚ For example in Herodotus The histories there is no mention at all of Leonidas’ wife queen Gorgo. In the times of aqncient Greece women were not involved in political debates within the film Queen Gorgo argues her husband’s case to send more Spartan troops to Thermopylae while he is fighting the Persians. This would not have occurred in ancient Greece as women were not considered citizens or equals to men.(Although Spartan women were
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