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Category: Mythological - (4 questions) What religious position did the Priest at the oracle of writer hold? Who was the father of Aegeus, king of When did the Greeks date the Trojan war 1260-1250 BC When did Heinrich Schliemann discover Troy 1873 Category: Archaic - (9 questions) What financial measures did instigate in his Athenian reforms Abolished all debts Abolished slavery of citizens based on debts and retrieved existing citizen slaves Made it illegal to export many food products Under Solon's reforms what was check on supreme court - Areopagus laws passed by the Athenian Assembly could veto any law Under Solon's reforms: who prepared Council of Four Hundred - chosen by lot agenda for the General Assembly By what date did large gap between rich and 600 BC poor open up in ancient Where was Pythagoras born island of Samos What religious cult did Pythagoras follow Orpheus - which believed in soul and transmigration Who was queen that Gyges (ancestor of Candaules Croesus of ) saw naked What would have to happen for Croesus to a mule must sit on throne of Persia lose throne of Lydia according to Oracle at Delphi When did Cyrus capture capital of Lydia - 546 BC Sardis Category: Classical - (28 questions) Dates Xerxes was Persian king 486-465 Who was grandfather of Cyrus Astyages, King of Medes God of Zarathustra religion Ahura Mazda Story of Pithius by Herodotus rich man in Persian empire, who gained favor of Xerxes.

Requested that eldest son be left behind

Xerxes split the son in two and marched through the pieces. How many men did Xerxes loose at battle of 20,000 Thermopylae What city had a civil war that started Epidamnus in 432 Who was Anaxagoras Greek sophist, who was friend of and taught that reason (nous) rules the world not superstition Anaxagoras' teaching about the sun Not a god, but piece of red-hot metal What real events was Sophocle's play Pericles' arrogance, play was produced in Oedipus the King about 429 as a plague was ravaging Athens, just as in the play What real events were referred to in Written in 406 BC as Athens was facing Sophocle's Oedipus at Colonus defeat, pointed to traditional values of Athens and that Athens would never know defeat. What event led to exile Elected general in 429 BC and lost stronghold of to Spartans by late arrival Who was famous teacher of How did Alcibiades work against Peace of Drew Athens into alliance with Argos - the longtime rival of What city from asked Athens for help in 415 BC When did Athens launch the Sicilian 415 BC expedition What was the size of original forces sent by 134 triremes Athens on Sicilian Expedition 5,000 hopilites 25,000 light armed troops 2 commanders of Athenian forces on Sicilian Nicias and Expedition after Alcibiades recalled What event turned around Syracuse forces in arrival of Spartan commander - Sicilian Expedition Size of Athenian losses in Sicilian expedition 200 triremes 60,000 men Message of ' play The Trojan Losing this war would men their wives and Woman to men of Athens children would be sold into slavery, must not give up What was message of Aristophanes' play to negotiate peace would be as crazy as Lysistrata to men of Athens listening to women and agreeing to things drunk Message of Euripides' play The Trojan Losing this war would men their wives and Woman to men of Athens children would be sold into slavery, must not give up After defeat of Athens who led the oligarchy and set up by Sparta When was the oligarchy in Athens 403 BC with support of Sparta overthrown after defeat by Sparta When was death of Alcibiades and how? 403 BC - killed by outraged brothers of lover in in village in Persia Who was teacher of oligarchy leader - Critias Socrates - one of the things that led to his being brought up on charges and killed Outline of 's Euthyphro Socrates is awaiting trial and engages Euthryphro in conversation about how to define piety Outline of Plato's Crito account of Socrates's last hours, rejected plan to escape Category: Hellenistic - (16 questions) What was Xenephone's book about Cyrus Cyropaedic - praise of their form of government

rejected democracy after death of his teacher - Socrates What was the largest political shift in Greek rise of monarchy world in 4th century BC What was the toll in life of Peloponessian 1 in 4 males in Athens War 1 in 2 in Sparta Event that led to rise of Philip of Macedon death of King Perdiccas, his brother, in battle with Illyrians in 359 BC What event happened to signify King Philip's won chariot race in 356 BC Olympic games acceptance into pan-hellenic culture What treaty happened between King Philip 346 BC - King Philip guaranteed Athens and Athens that gave him time to consolidate access to Black Sea grain power Over what time period did Alexander 334 - 323 BC conquer Persian empire When did Alexander conquer India 327-326 BC at the Battle with Porus on Hydaspes Dates for life of Pyrrhus the Greek leader 318-272 BC What kingdom was Pyrrhus the Greek leader Epirus - kingdom in northern Greece (south born half of modern Albania) When did Pyrrhus go to southern Italy to 281 BC help Greeks fight Rome First battle between Pyrrhus and Rome 280 at Battle of Heraclea - won at terrible cost When did Rome defeat Pyrrhus 275 BC at Battle of Beneventum When was Cleopatra born 69 BC What battle did and Octavian Battle of in Greece in 42 BC defeat Brutus and Cassius When did Rome declare war on Cleopatra 31 BC under Octavian