The location where they fought was the straits of salamis. The cause of the battler was the battle of Thermopylae. Once the greek army retriated it gave the persians the chance to conquer Boeotia and Attica which they did. The Athenian General Themistocles convinced the greek army to battle again with persia even if they were outnumbered. The king of persia Xerxes was eager to battle again. But Then he retreated to Asia and left Mardonius to continue conquest of Greece. A year later the persian army
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CIMON He was the son of Miltiades and a member of the Athenian aristocracy and conservative in his politics. Paid the 50 talents fine of his father. Served in the Persians wars ‘… he was fully the equal of Themistocles and his own father Miltiades.’ He was a protégé of Aristides who recognized his cleverness and audacity. From 478-461 he led the Delian League forces. He was pro-Spartan and believed in a policy of dual hegemony. He named one of his sons Lacedaemonius and he ‘enjoyed
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HIEU 101 Final Exam Review Sheet Identifications Ionian Revolt Themistocles Pericles Cimon Peloponnesian League Herodotus Thucydides Ephialtes Sophists Satrap Areopagus The Council of the 500 Pisistratus Agoge Stasis Peloponnesian League Aristagoras The Sixth-Parters The Definition of the Word Tyrant The Peace of Callias The Battle of Marathon Megarian Decree Boards of Ten Parthenon Aristophanes Essays 1. The great Persian invasion under Xerxes was a crucial
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Betty Huang Professor R. Trumbach HIS 1001 Outline: The Athenian Constitution I. Before Solon A. Loans were made on the security of the person and failure to repay by the due date would result in the borrowers and their family to be liable for seizure. Land was owned by few. B. Officials (aristocrats) were decided based on wealth and “basis of good birth” (family entitlement). 1. Types of Officials: a. The polemarch and the archon
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The Persian Wars: How the Greeks Won The Persian Wars were a series of conflicts fought between the Greek states and the Persian Empire from 500-449 BC. It started in 500 BC‚ when a few Greek city-states on the coast of Asia Minor‚ who were under the control of the Persian Empire‚ revolted against the despotic rule of the Persian king Darius. Athens and Eretria in Euboea gave aid to these Greek cities but not enough‚ and they were subdued by the Persians. The Persians became determined to conquer
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Greek civilization was ruled by a wealthy elite who served as the most powerful members of the ancient civilization. Noblemen got to live lavishly just for being born into the right family while poor farmers had to work hard and long hours for low pay. If they failed to produce these farmers and their family could be sold into slavery. It’s no surprise that the lower classes of classical Greek society wanted to bring about change to their government. This dissatisfaction with the current political
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of Salamis was a naval battle‚ which was fought in September‚ 480 BC between Persia and the Greek city-states. It took place on a small island in the Saronic Gulf near Athens‚ Greece in the canals between Salamis and Piraeus. Effectively under Themistocles and led by the Spartan Eurybiades‚ the Greeks had 371 small oared ships known as triremes and pentekonters. 180 ships form Athens‚ 40 from Corinth‚ Aegina had 30‚ 20 from both Chalcis and Megara‚ 15 from Sicyon‚ Epidaurus with 10‚ 7 from both Eretria
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The Rise of the Athenian Empire The Persian Wars had a mighty effect on Greece as a whole. The after effects‚ however‚ caused a much larger typhoon of change to radiate through the Aegean‚ irrevocably changing ancient life. These changes began 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
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Freedom in Greece: The rise and Fall of Delphi Delphi was one of the few institutions of the Greek world considered an authority throughout the Greek polis. A temple dedicated to Apollo‚ a god of light‚ truth‚ and divination. Its location was near a Mt. Parnassus and had a female priestess who answered the questions of the petitioner. The Oracle of Delphi being in a unique position was regarded as an arbiter for the Greeks it assisted in decisions such as war‚ colonization‚ and advice. How Delphi
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