was of the disunity of the Greek states. The Greeks had chosen to defend a narrow pass‚ or gap‚ between the mountains of central Greece and the sea‚ called Thermopylae. This pass was part of the route into Greece from the north. King Leonidas of Sparta rounded up 300 of Sparta’s most elite soldiers with the help of 7000 Greek soldiers from other states marched for an attempt to block the only road by which the massive Persian army could pass‚ while the small army knew they would face a large army
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with Athens’ seize of power to rid Greece of the Persians and form the Delian League. Almost immediately after the end of the Persian Wars‚ the Delian League served solely to sustain Athens and extend its range of control throughout Greece. This subtle Athenian invasion of its allies began as early as 476/5 with the invasion of Eion and the subsequent seizure of other poleis and the proffering of the Athenian Empire. The invasion was complete by the 450s with the outright takeover of Athens. When
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Sparta is to-date (if at all) known as the militaristic rival of “enlightened” Athens in Ancient Greece. By then‚ it was such a major power in its state. Sparta was eclipsed by the rise of Athens‚ with a population 5 times its number. But Sparta’s decline should not entirely obliterate its early accomplishments. Sparta was far more complex and multifaceted. Her culture was focused on loyalty to the state and military service. To achieve this‚ Spartans had to undergo formal education. Spartan education
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the death knell. The most major were the Decelean War‚ the plague and death of Pericles‚ and the Macedonian take over. When Sparta turned its military attentions to Athens it was already weary from the Peloponnesian War. When a substantial portion of a naval ships were captured by Sparta in 405 BC the restriction on supplies into Athens and their resulting surrender to Sparta in 404 BC was the first tolling of
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city-state of Athens. Although this accomplishment is impressive enough‚ ancient Greece was more than the birthplace of democratic ideals. This small Mediterranean region‚ split down the middle by the conflict of two philosophies‚ closely parallels the modern world. The most obvious connection is the one between the Delian League and the western world. The Delian league consisted of Athens and its allies‚ and was in regular conflict with the Peloponnesian League‚ consisting of Sparta and its allies
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training‚ they were no match to the Greeks disciplined phalanx Athens won a crushing victory killing more than 6000 men and only losing less than 200 men The battle took place in a plain north east of Athens called marathon Ionia of the coast of Anatolia is a place where Greeks have been long settled‚ however around 546 B.C. the Persians conquered the area. Later the Ionian Greeks revolted in an attempt overthrow the Persians. Athens and Eretria sent soldiers and ships to their aid‚ however the Persians
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Case Questions 1. When Sparta increased their price of nonglare glass from $2.15 to $2.36 per square foot‚ they expected competitors to follow this and increase their prices as well. However‚ competitors did not follow this pricing change and SGP had a large loss of market share. Matthews believed if SGP returned to a price of $2.15 the company could regain a major portion of its original market share with sales of 275‚000 square ft. Because SGP has a great reputation‚ their sales should not fall
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speeches made by the leaders of Athens convinced their citizens that going to war made sense and that they should come up in arms and support their country. In this paper‚ we are going to look at the differences in speeches and propaganda used in the Persian War and the Peloponnesian War and what the speeches reveal about the city/states’ reasons for going to war. ... there was a rebellion in the Persian Empire. ... These ships managed to destroy a major Persian city‚ but Athens lost interest and soon returned
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We are still working on a way to slow them down. If the Persians take over Athens‚ then they will burn our libraries‚ kill all of us‚ and destroy our beautiful city. The advancement must‚ and will be stopped. Philandros Lykourgos age 27 was one of the Spartans killed that day. He was a general‚ and was quickly moving further up
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Honors Global Studies The early city-states of Athens and Sparta both were powerful in early Grease. Although they were close geographically‚ the way their civilizations functioned could not be more different. Although both city-states have advantages and disadvantages‚ I would much rather be raised in Athens. I would prefer Athens over Sparta because it is a democracy andThe early city-states of Athens and Sparta both were powerful in early Grease. Although they were close geographically‚ the
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