Herodotus: The Father of History Many students today propose the question‚ "why do we study history‚ what does it have to do with us?" This question is not a new idea; in fact‚ the Greeks didn’t concern themselves with true scientific history until after 500 B.C. Up until this point the Greeks focused mainly on myths and legends that explained how to please their many gods. It wasn’t until the time of Herodotus that any emphasis was placed on recording a true account of the past. In Herodotus’ writings
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the centuries‚ the ancient historians Herodotus and Thucydides have remained dominant figures in terms of historical writing and documentation. Both men wrote about significant wars‚ though they did so in very different‚ yet somehow similar‚ styles. Both authors wanted to maintain methodological order‚ but order was vastly misconstrued between the historians. Therefore‚ it is vital for researchers to compare-and-contrast the two author’s approaches to history to emulate the style of such historical
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between the ancient civilizations of Greece and Egypt in term of education system‚ art and geographical regions. II. The Egyptian and Greece are different in term of their education system. A. Egyptian education system 1. age entering to school 2. subjects they learn in school 3. girls from wealthy family enter the school B. Greece education system 1. age of entering school 2. subjects they were taught 3. girls learn to do house work III. The Egyptian and Greece are different in term of their
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A Comparison of Herodotus and Thucydides The Persian and Peloponnesian wars were both significant conflicts that tested independence. Documenting these wars was obviously hard at this point of civilization‚ but two men did‚ and are now known as the great writers of their time. When analyzing the writings of Herodotus and Thucydides‚ the authors must be compared and contrasted. Though it is almost impossible to know the complete accuracy of their accounts‚ analyzing the writing style will give
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Darius’s rise to the throne but the most important came from both Darius and Herodotus. Both accounts state he killed Smerdis‚ son of Cyrus‚ and claimed the throne with assistance of 6 other nobles. Darius claimed in his Behistun inscription that the supposed Smerdis was actually an impersonator called Gaumata‚ a Magian. Darius therefore stated that he was restoring the kingship to the rightful Achaemenid house. However‚ according to Herodotus‚ Smerdis was actually the legitimate king and it is undoubtedly
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CAUSES why invade Gallipoli one of the main causes to invade was the need to capture the Dardanelles straights to give the Russians the supplies and to help stall the advance into Russia from the Turks so they were to invade Gallipoli capture the Dardanelles straights and knock turkey of the war as an added bonus. cause of the first World War The immediate cause for World War 1 was the assassination of the Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria and his pregnant wife Sophie. Archduke Franz Ferdinand
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Finley‚ Herodotus records‚ “The Greeks who at this spott awaited the coming of Xerxes were the following: from Sparta‚ three hundred men-at-arms; from Arcadia‚ a thousand Tegeans and Mantineans‚ five hundred of people; a hundred and twenty Orchomenians‚ from the Arcadian Orchomenus’ and a thousand from other cities‚” (Herodotus‚ The Persian Wars 7.202)....Herodotus continues‚ “The sea was in good keeping‚ watched by the Athenians‚ the Aeginetans‚ and the rest of the fleet‚” (Herodotus‚ The Persian
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During the Greek Golden Age‚ art and philosophy expressed hellenic "weltanschauung"‚ their unique outlook on the world and way of life. Through the works of artists‚ playwrights‚ and philosophers‚ one can see both sides of the conflicted systems of the world‚ such as; good vs. evil‚ order vs. chaos‚ stability vs. flux‚ relativism vs. absolutism and balance and harmony. The Greeks were materialists. They adopted the philosophical doctrine which says that physical matter is the only reality in the
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empower ourselves to be able to effectively combat irrational‚ hostile enemies. Our decision to invade Iraq was just. How the idea was sold to the American public was not‚ this in my opinion was the administrations greatest fault. There is no doubt that Iraq posed a significant threat to our nation and others and that its leader needed to be ousted. Whether the preemptive decision to invade was based on the belief that they possessed WMD is‚ in my opinion‚ inconsequential. Ethically‚ we know
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The Persians had originally worshipped many minor gods before the teaching of Zoroaster were adopted by Darius and the Xerxes. These minor gods were called Daevas. Darius and Xerxes had replaced the Daevas with Ahuramazda as the Persian god to worship. From the leadership of Darius and Xerxes‚ the Persian was Zoroastrian religion‚ this religion believed in rituals such as Lan-sacrifice which was cantered on making offering to a god or traditional cult. The Persepolis tablet gives evidence that these
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