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Clst 181SK Ancient Greece and the Origins of Western Culture Herodotus Histori The Persian Wars Clst 181SK Ancient Greece and the Origins of Western Culture Logistics Special Class: Sunday Oct. 12, 7:30-9:00 The Persian Wars The

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Herodotus

Clst 181SK Ancient Greece and the Origins of Western Culture

Historiê

  • The Persian Wars
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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

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The Persian Wars 480 BCE - Invasion of Greece (Great King = Xerxes)

  • Thermopylae

Burning of Athens Salamis Plataea Mycale

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480 The Persian War

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480 The Persian (Achaemenid) Empire

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Places Hellespont Thermopylae Euboea (Artemisium) Salamis Isthmus of Corinth (Plataea) (Mycale)

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  • Places

Hellespont (Chalcidice) Thermopylae Euboea (Artemisium) Salamis Isthmus of Corinth (Plataea) (Mycale)

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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….

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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….

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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

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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

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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

  • Xerxes: Debate to decide whether to invade Greece
  • Mardonius

Artabanus - The Wise Advisor

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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

  • Xerxes: The Dream
  • “Dreams come from Zeus”
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Battle of Thermopylae

Chalcidice

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Canal across Chalcidice

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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

  • Canal across the Chalcidice
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Crossing the Hellespont

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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

  • Crossing the Hellespont
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Battle of Thermopylae

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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 Thermopylae
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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 Thermopylae
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Herodotus

Battle of Thermopylae

  • The Spartans

Sparta - army

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Herodotus

Battle of Thermopylae

  • The Spartans

Athens - Acropolis

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Herodotus

Battle of Thermopylae

  • The Spartans

Sparta

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Herodotus

Battle of Thermopylae

  • The Spartans
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Herodotus

Battle of Thermopylae

  • The Spartans
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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
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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
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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 Thermopylae
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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 Thermopylae
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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

  • 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