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Herodotus
Clst 181SK Ancient Greece and the Origins of Western Culture
Historiê !
The Persian Wars
Logistics
Clst 181SK Ancient Greece and the Origins of Western Culture
Special Class: Sunday Oct. 12, 7:30-9:00
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The Persian Wars
The Persian Wars
480 BCE - Invasion of Greece (Great King = Xerxes)
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Thermopylae Burning of Athens
Salamis Plataea Mycale
480 The Persian War
480 The Persian (Achaemenid) Empire
Herodotus
Places! Hellespont Thermopylae Euboea (Artemisium) Salamis Isthmus of Corinth (Plataea) (Mycale) !
!! ! Places!! Hellespont (Chalcidice) Thermopylae Euboea (Artemisium) Salamis Isthmus of Corinth (Plataea) (Mycale) !
Names! Darius Xerxes Artabanus Mardonius Demaratus Leonidas Artemisia Themistocles !
Herodotus
Places! Hellespont Thermopylae (Artemisium) Salamis Isthmus of Corinth (Plataea) (Mycale) !
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In the fifth generation….
Herodotus
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In the fifth generation….
Herodotus
1. Io: East attacks West 2. Europa: West attacks East 3. Medea: West attacks East 4. Helen: East attacks West 5. A mighty war, West wins
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In the fifth generation….
Herodotus
1. Io: East attacks West 2. Europa: West attacks East 3. Medea: West attacks East 4. Helen: East attacks West 5. A mighty war, West wins
1. Gyges 2. Ardys 3. Sadyattes 4. Alyattes 5. Croesus: a mighty war
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In the fifth generation….
Herodotus
1. Io: East attacks West 2. Europa: West attacks East 3. Medea: West attacks East 4. Helen: East attacks West 5. A mighty war, West wins
1. Gyges 2. Ardys 3. Sadyattes 4. Alyattes 5. Croesus: a mighty war
1. Deioces 2. Phraortes 3. Cyaxares 4. Astyages 5. Cyrus: a mighty war
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In the fifth generation….
Herodotus
1. Io: East attacks West 2. Europa: West attacks East 3. Medea: West attacks East 4. Helen: East attacks West 5. Troy: a mighty war, West wins
1. Gyges 2. Ardys 3. Sadyattes 4. Alyattes 5. Croesus: a mighty war
1. Deioces 2. Phraortes 3. Cyaxares 4. Astyages 5. Cyrus: a mighty war
1. Croesus (“the first injustice’) 2. Cyrus 3. Cambyses 4. Darius 5. Xerxes: a mighty war
Herodotus
Events! Xerxes: Debate to decide whether to invade Greece Xerxes: The Dream Canal across Chalcidice Crossing the Hellespont Battle of Thermopylae: the 300 under Leonidas Excursus: the Spartans Burning of Athens Battle of Salamis !
Herodotus Events! Xerxes: Debate to decide whether to invade Greece Xerxes: The Dream Canal across the Chersonesus Crossing the Hellespont Battle of Thermopylae: the 300 under Leonidas Excursus: the Spartans Burning of Athens Battle of Salamis !
Xerxes: Debate to decide whether to invade Greece !
Mardonius Artabanus - The Wise Advisor
Herodotus Events! Xerxes: Debate to decide whether to invade Greece Xerxes: The Dream Canal across the Chersonesus Crossing the Hellespont Battle of Thermopylae: the 300 under Leonidas Excursus: the Spartans Burning of Athens Battle of Salamis !
Xerxes: The Dream !
“Dreams come from Zeus”
Herodotus Battle of Thermopylae Chalcidice
Herodotus Canal across Chalcidice
Herodotus Events! Xerxes: Debate to decide whether to invade Greece Xerxes: The Dream Canal across the Chersonesus Crossing the Hellespont Battle of Thermopylae: the 300 under Leonidas Excursus: the Spartans Burning of Athens Battle of Salamis !
Canal across the Chalcidice !
Herodotus Crossing the Hellespont
Herodotus Events! Xerxes: Debate to decide whether to invade Greece Xerxes: The Dream Canal across the Chersonesus Crossing the Hellespont Battle of Thermopylae: the 300 under Leonidas Excursus: the Spartans Burning of Athens Battle of Salamis !Crossing the Hellespont
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Herodotus Battle of Thermopylae
Herodotus Events! Xerxes: Debate to decide whether to invade Greece Xerxes: The Dream Canal across the Chersonesus Crossing the Hellespont Battle of Thermopylae: the 300 under Leonidas Excursus: the Spartans Burning of Athens Battle of Salamis !
Battle of Thermopylae !
Herodotus Events! Xerxes: Debate to decide whether to invade Greece Xerxes: The Dream Canal across the Chersonesus Crossing the Hellespont Battle of Thermopylae: the 300 under Leonidas Excursus: the Spartans Burning of Athens Battle of Salamis !
Battle of Thermopylae !
Herodotus Battle of Thermopylae !
The Spartans
Sparta - army
Herodotus Battle of Thermopylae !
The Spartans
Athens - Acropolis
Herodotus Battle of Thermopylae !
The Spartans
Sparta
Herodotus Battle of Thermopylae !
The Spartans
Herodotus Battle of Thermopylae !
The Spartans
Herodotus Battle of Thermopylae !
The Spartans
Spartiates (8000) Helots (peoples of Laconia and Messenia), annual beating, belong to state Education of Boys Acceptance into the Syssition (15 per unit) Tremblers (eugenics) Spartan Women
“The process of creating invincible warriors began at birth….” “From the age of seven, boys left home to be trained in groups called “herds,” according to principle designed to encourage conformity, obedience, group
solidarity, and military skills.” “The Spartan was liable for military service to the age of sixty….”
-Pomeroy, Brief History of Greece
Herodotus Battle of Thermopylae !
The Spartans
Spartiates (8000) Helots (peoples of Laconia and Messenia), annual beating, belong to state Education of Boys Acceptance into the Syssition (15 per unit) Tremblers (eugenics) Spartan Women
“The process of creating invincible warriors began at birth….” “From the age of seven, boys left home to be trained in groups called “herds,” according to principle designed to encourage conformity, obedience, group
solidarity, and military skills.” “The Spartan was liable for military service to the age of sixty….”
-Pomeroy, Brief History of Greece
Herodotus Events! Xerxes: Debate to decide whether to invade Greece Xerxes: The Dream Canal across the Chersonesus Crossing the Hellespont Battle of Thermopylae: the 300 under Leonidas Excursus: the Spartans Burning of Athens Battle of Salamis !
Battle of Thermopylae !
Herodotus Events! Xerxes: Debate to decide whether to invade Greece Xerxes: The Dream Canal across the Chersonesus Crossing the Hellespont Battle of Thermopylae: the 300 under Leonidas Excursus: the Spartans Burning of Athens Battle of Salamis !
Battle of Thermopylae !
Herodotus Events! Xerxes: Debate to decide whether to invade Greece Xerxes: The Dream Canal across the Chersonesus Crossing the Hellespont Battle of Thermopylae: the 300 under Leonidas Excursus: the Spartans Burning of Athens Battle of Salamis !Burning of Athens - “the wooden walls will not be taken”
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Herodotus Events! Xerxes: Debate to decide whether to invade Greece Xerxes: The Dream Canal across the Chersonesus Crossing the Hellespont Battle of Thermopylae: the 300 under Leonidas Excursus: the Spartans Burning of Athens Battle of Salamis !Battle of Salamis
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Herodotus Events! Xerxes: Debate to decide whether to invade Greece Xerxes: The Dream Canal across the Chersonesus Crossing the Hellespont Battle of Thermopylae: the 300 under Leonidas Excursus: the Spartans Burning of Athens Battle of Salamis !Battle of Salamis
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Herodotus Events! Xerxes: Debate to decide whether to invade Greece Xerxes: The Dream Canal across the Chersonesus Crossing the Hellespont Battle of Thermopylae: the 300 under Leonidas Excursus: the Spartans Burning of Athens Battle of Salamis !Battle of Salamis
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Herodotus Events! Xerxes: Debate to decide whether to invade Greece Xerxes: The Dream Canal across the Chersonesus Crossing the Hellespont Battle of Thermopylae: the 300 under Leonidas Excursus: the Spartans Burning of Athens Battle of Salamis !
Retreat of Xerxes !Plataea - Mycale - by 479 the war is over, and the Greeks victorious !
