Jacob Anderson World Civ I Empires Persia & Rome The foundations of an ancient empire are shaped by many characteristics originating in a civilization’s social‚ philosophical‚ and theological values. Collectively these will bring about an empire that has aspects which will classify them in distinctive ways. The aspects that will be compared between Persia and Rome are the motives for expansion‚ methods of expansion‚ the administration‚ the impact on those conquered and the original empire
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cities and kingdoms in the hands of the Ionians if they would choose the mainland. It is strange that Herodotos doesn’t mention the Cypriot navy as it was known that Cyprus had powerful navy force as they showed some years later (480 BC) empowering Xerxes with approximately 150 ships against the Greeks. The decisive collision happened in the valley of Salamina where the Persian army gathered with their leader Artyvius. The description of the battle is being given again by Herodotos( History‚ E 110-113)
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The Battle of Thermopylae The Battle of Thermopylae was a significant battle of the Persian war. It consisted of 2 sides‚ the Greeks and the Persians as the king of Persia intended to invade Greece. Greece and Sparta were never in close relations but decided to put that aside and have Sparta lead the Greeks. The Spartans were disciplined and trained at a very young age as it was normal for them to send their children to the military. They came together and despite the limited amount of soldiers
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When the boy was born... ... like all Spartans‚ he was inspected. If he’d been small or puny or sickly or misshapen... ... he would have been discarded. From the time he could stand‚ he was baptized in the fire of combat.
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hoplites to wipe them out. This battle is not the best example of terrain manipulation because the Greeks lost on the third day. It was wise to hold the Persians at a natural chokepoint‚ but the Greeks ultimately were trapped when Ephialtes showed Xerxes a goat pass‚ leading to the Greeks’ backs. The Thermopylae pass was effective for a while‚ but caused the defeat of Leonidas’ troops; the Greeks used the Artemisium strait in a similar way to fight the
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built about 1800 BC in Babylon. Other forms‚ such as simple suspension and cantilever bridges‚ are known to have been used in ancient India‚ China‚ and Tibet. Pontoon bridges were used in the military expeditions of the Persian monarchs Darius I and Xerxes I. The Romans built many timber-trestle bridges. Surviving roman bridges‚ however usually have a level road supported on one or more semicircular stone arches. One of the most famous bridges would be The Pont du Gard at Nimes‚ France. It has
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convincing accounts of the major encounters. Although too involved to include in this report‚ its detailed battle maps aided in the understanding of the movements of the troops in each skirmish. From its many illustrations‚ a picture of a frieze of Xerxes was used. Chandler‚ Fiona. Ancient World. London: Usborne Publishing LTD‚ 2012. This book provided background information on the Greeks and Persians and the clash that erupted. Tracing each civilization from its formation to eventual fall‚
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Perseus (Greek: Περσεύς)‚ the legendary founder of Mycenae and of the Perseid dynasty of Danaans there‚ was the first of the heroes of Greek mythology whose exploits in defeating various archaic monsters provided the founding myths of the Twelve Olympians. Perseus was the Greek hero who killed the Gorgon Medusa‚ and claimed Andromeda‚ having rescued her from a sea monster sent by Poseidon in retribution for Queen Cassiopeia declaring that her daughter‚ Andromeda‚ was more beautiful than the Nereids
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The Persian Empire was a vast empire; it stretched from Egypt to Turkey past Mesopotamia to the Indus River. It was located in what is now Iran. Around the fifth century B.C.E. it had become the largest empire on Earth. Although the Persian Empire did well‚ due to some poor emperors decisions‚ it disappeared just as fast as it appeared. There were a lot of nomadic tribes that did not have a police force or law makers. But some tribes would collect different tribes all under one leadership. “The
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Introduction: In ancient times‚ Greece was not a united country. It was a collection of separate lands‚ called city states where Greek-speaking people lived. There were hundreds of city-states in ancient Greece‚ some really small ones and some really big ones with large populations. The following are the five most powerful city-states in about 550 B.C.E; Athens (A-thens)‚ Sparta (Spar-ta)‚ Corinth (Cor-inth)‚ Thebes(the-be-s) and Argos (Ar-gos). Ancient Greece consisted mainly of a mountainous
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