that was a hiccup‚ his son Xerxes I led the invasions against the greek mainland. The size of Xerxes` forces were ginormous and he believed that the Greek forces would surrender after learning the size of their forces. The Greeks seeked help from Sparta which resulted in their Spartan leader who would lead the Greeks to victory. The spartans exemplified major courage as their men directed by Leonidas and many other greeks held off Xerxes` army at Thermopylae. Xerxes was amazed that the spartans
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The Persian Empire of Mesopotamia was the largest and most powerful empire of the Ancient Near East civilizations. The Persian Empire had engaged in a series of wars‚ also known as the Persian Wars of Expansion‚ which was beneficial for the empire. After conquering and taking over many other civilizations‚ they gained more power and control. In addition to gaining more power‚ the Persian Empire had also gained more land‚ which can help the empire economically‚ politically‚ and socially. By warring
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The Battle of Thermopylae is shrouded in fluctuating estimations and conflicting historic accounts. There is as much myth‚ legend and mystery surrounding the actual battle as we have historical records for it. Historians from ancient Greece were very biased and so we must find a middle ground between accounts to have an educated opinion of what really happened. The most speculation involves the actual numbers and count of each side; the Greek forces and the Persian forces. Greek accounts say the
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exoticism‚ this can seen when the King Xerxes is shown. There is many other stereotypes in the movie but exoticism is the most prominent. Exoticism is the stereotype where everything about a place‚ object‚ or person is amplified to be exotic‚ for example an place that is thought of as exotic is rich and they have beautiful‚ dark haired‚ dark eyed women. This stereotype is portrayed throughout the movie‚ yet it is very prominent with the character King Xerxes. The character
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negative view of a historical figure. Gorgo was a highly respected woman in ancient Greece‚ but Electra’s movie scenes portrays a slutty version of Gorgo that probably never existed. Ken Davitian represents a poor version of Xerxes in terms of personality and ambition. Xerxes represented a cruel and powerful ruler with a desire to expand his empire; however‚ Davitian appears to act passive in every scene of the motion
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To what extent was Themistocles’ contribution the key factor in bringing about a Greek victory in the Persian Wars‚ 480-479 BC? To a very large extent Themistocles did play the key role in bringing about a Greek victory against the Persians in 480-479BC. His efforts in the pre-war years‚ his leadership and tactical skills at Artemisium and Salamis‚ and his persuasive arguments all combined to offer the Greeks hope of victory. However‚ Themistocles‚ alone‚ could not determine the fate of the war
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calm‚ focused soldier who is the mentor of Alexandros. Dionekes is selected to accompany King Leonidas and 300 Spartan warriors to defend the "hot gates" at Thermopylae in a delaying action against the Persian multitudes invading Greece under King Xerxes. The Spartans and their allies hold the pass for several days against the onrush of the Persian army. Eventually‚ a greek traitor leads the Persian Immortals (elite troops of the Persian empire) through a secret mountain pass that allows them to
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Persians Wars were fought between the Persian God Kings (Darius I and Xerxes I) and the Greeks city-states (Athens‚ Arcadia and Sparta). There were many battles during this warring period‚ such as the Battle of Marathon or the Battle of Plataea‚ but the battle that Leonidas is known for is the Battle of Thermopylae for his courageous acts of leadership and his historical death. Leonidas learned that Persian’s God King‚ Xerxes‚ has rallied a massive army and has begun to invade Greece‚ in result Leonidas
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about the famous Battle of Thermopylae that mainly involved both the Persians and the Spartans. The Persian army‚ led by a king named Xerxes‚ is in the process of taking over several Hellenic states in Greece. When Xerxes arrives at Sparta to strike a deal with King Leonidas (Spartan Army Leader) that he will have power over all of Greece if he will bow down to King Xerxes‚ Leonidas responds with retaliation against the Persians. King Leonidas assembles 300 of his toughest Spartan soldiers to take on
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from the Persian’s‚ following the humiliating defeat of Darius at marathon. Xerxes actions were motivated by revenge and the urge to burn Athens to the ground‚ just like Sardis‚ however he knew it would not be easy. The Persians spent multiple years recruiting new infantry from all areas of its Empire‚ gathering a total of 500‚000 new soldiers‚archers‚ cavalry and inmortals for the second invasion. Not only this‚ but Xerxes determination to conquer the Greeks was so great he ordered his engineers to
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