The Persian Wars was one of the most famous and significant wars in history in many ways. The Persian wars was a series of wars fought by Greek states and Persia over a period of almost half a century. There were many battles fought in the Persian wars including the Marathon‚ Thermpylae‚ Salamis‚ and Plataea. To begin‚ the battle of Marathon too place in august in Marathon Greece. This battle was fought between Persia‚Athens‚ and aided by Plataea. This was during
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leads to the back of the Greek army where they are slaughtered from both sides. His role in both the film and Histories are the same in terms of leading the Persians to a goat track‚ however in the ’ Histories’ Ephialtes simply reveals the path to Xerxes in hope of a rich reward from the tyrannical Persians. The film ’300’ would have had Ephialtes become a traitor to create bitter and scheming character‚ further connecting to audience to the Spartans‚ and again emphasising their role as the ’Good
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each territory. Spies‚ “the eyes and ears of the king‚” were also dispersed throughout the empire to gather and report information. These methods helped Achaemenid rulers keep the empire under control and unified. Lastly‚ Cyrus and Darius‚ but not Xerxes‚ valued the culture and beliefs of the people they ruled. This reduced the chances of people rebelling because they are forced to live following a certain religion. The government also worked on building roads to facilitate trade and communication
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Ancient Greece Sparta‚ one of the powerful city-states‚ retains this name for good reason. They took over Messenia and used the land wisely‚ by making a government using the Code of Lycurgus. The Spartan women were given a lot more freedom compared to other Greek city-states; thus‚ every person provided a part in the development of their city. They represented duty‚ strength‚ discipline‚ beauty‚ and freedom of thought. Spartans valued power and built their city-state to protect themselves
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“Esther‚ I overheard that two men were plotting to kill your husband‚ King Xerxes! You must go and tell the king what I have just told you!” Quickly Esther responded and told the king. I was very relieved that the king’s life was saved. The king figured out that I was the one who saved his life. Maybe someday I would be rewarded. Later‚ Haman‚ the second in command after the king‚ required everyone to bow to him. I would not bow! I am a Jew‚ and I believe in God and will not bow to a man. Haman
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were encouraged to rebel by the Greeks and Athens. In the 490’s B.C.E‚ Darius who was the son of Cyrus the great‚ decided to invade the Athens as a punishment for the rebellion that they caused in Ionia. However‚ they lost at the battle of Marathon. Xerxes the son of Darius decides that he wants to now take revenge on the Greeks after their loss at Marathon and takes a force of 250‚000 Persian
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In Day of Empire‚ author Amy Chua discusses how the hyper powers rise‚ and why they fall in the struggle for global dominance. The book begins in the United States – the present-day world hyper-power. The United States’ ascent to world dominance began after its victory in World War II‚ which was catalyzed in large part through what the country offered – freedom‚ as well as a chance to start anew. Offerings such as freedom sparked an influx of immigrants‚ and immigrants attracted into the United
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the notable figures of the ancient world‚ Themistocles stands paramount as the Athenian general‚ whose abilities as a tactician and strategist thwarted the Persian invasion force‚ effectively saving the entire Greek culture from the armies led by Xerxes. Described by ancient writer Thucydides as ‘a man who showed an unmistakable natural genius… and deserves our admiration’‚ Themistocles was the most influential leader of the Athenian war effort against the Persians. It was he who realized that the
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Persian Wars Persians wars were sequences of conflicts contested between Persia and ancient Greece‚ where the two were both ancient civilizations. The Greeks were successions of sovereign city states‚ and the most influential cities were Sparta and Athens. Athens had numerous celebrated philosophers and thinkers along having the privilege of being the first world’s democratic government. The people of Athens mostly depended on trade to obtain resources to be used to run the government. On the other
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it is. Told the Persian messenger that even he would be accountable for his words. Even though the hunchback guy (I didn’t get his name) showed a passion and pride for being a Spartan‚ the king had to deny him for the benefit of his army. He told xerxes that Spartan
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