Herodotus and Thucydides
Clst 181SK Ancient Greece and the Origins of Western Culture
Herodotus
Historiê ! The Persian Wars Clst 181SK Ancient Greece and the Origins of Western Culture
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Special Class: Sunday Oct. 12, 7:30-9:00 ! The Persian Wars The Persian Wars
Date? Persian King? Four principle battles? Herodotus
Places!
Hellespont Thermopylae Euboea (Artemisium) Salamis Isthmus of Corinth (Plataea) (Mycale)
! ! !! Places! ! Hellespont (Chalcidice) Thermopylae Euboea (Artemisium) Salamis Isthmus of Corinth (Plataea) (Mycale)
! ! !! Places! ! Hellespont (Chalcidice) Thermopylae Euboea (Artemisium) Salamis Isthmus of Corinth (Plataea) (Mycale)
! Events! Herodotus 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” ! Events! Herodotus 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! ! Events! Herodotus 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! ! Events! Herodotus 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! ! Events! Herodotus 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! ! Events! Herodotus 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! - Trireme ! Herodotus Battle of Salamis - Trireme ! Herodotus Battle of Salamis - Trireme ! Herodotus Battle of Salamis - Trireme !
Diekplous Periplous
“Hedge-hog” maneuver Events! Herodotus 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! ! Events! Herodotus 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 Retreat of Xerxes Burning of Athens Battle of Salamis
! Plataea - Mycale - by! 479 the war is over, and the Greeks victorious ! Thucydides
History of The Peloponnesian War 431-404 BC Thucydides The Peloponnesian War 431-404 BC
The Athenian Empire Thucydides The Peloponnesian War 431-404 BC Thucydides Athens
Athens - Acropolis Thucydides Sparta / Lacedaemon
Sparta