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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 Logistics Special Class: NOT this Friday, but Friday Oct. 10 � NO CLASS on Monday, BUT THERE IS A (SHORT) ASSIGNMENT � http://people.duke.edu/~wj25/Greek_Originals/Schedule.html

The Persian Wars 490 BCE - Battle of Marathon (Great King = Darius)

The Persian Wars Thermopylae 480 BCE - Invasion of Greece Burning of Athens (Great King = Xerxes) Salamis � Plataea

480 The Persian War

480 The Persian (Achaemenid) Empire

Herodotus Arion and the Dolphin Wenjia, Qin � Croesus and Solon Arabella, Jerry Cleobis and Biton Yuyi, Zhifan Atys and Adrastus Shuo, Yi Croesus on the Pyre Lingfei, Ted

Herodotus Military narrative: Croesus attacks Cyrus Cyrus counterattacks Siege of Sardis

Herodotus Croesus on the Pyre Pending business: Fourteen: Twice seven

Herodotus Coda: Marvels and Customs of Lydia

Herodotus Terms � historiê cycle of hybris - atê - nemesis “know thyself” mutability of fortune “de-emphasis of actual events into symptoms of a ... metaphysical tendency” - H. Woods � Stories � (know the stories and be able to recall and spell names of the principal characters, 
 starting from these titles) 1. Snatchings of Women (Io, Europa, Medea, Helen) 2. Gyges and the wife of Candaules 3. Arion and the Dolphin 4. Croesus and Solon 5. Cleobis and Biton 6. Atys and Adrastus 7. Croesus and the testing of the oracles 8. Croesus and the pyre

Herodotus Terms � slavery versus freedom (in Herodotus book 1) � Stories � (know the stories and be able to recall and spell names of the principal characters, 
 starting from these titles) 1. Deioces and the Rise of the Medes 2. Birth and Upbringing of Cyrus 3. Astyages and the Punishment of Harpagus 4. How Cyrus became king 5. Cyrus’ last campaign: the Massagetae �

Herodotus Names � Persia / Persians Media / Medes Caspian Sea Scythia /Scythians Massagetae � Deioces Astyages Harpagus Cyrus (the Great) Tomyris �

Herodotus 1. key motifs/themes 2. repeated motifs/themes “de-emphasis of actual events into symptoms of a ... metaphysical tendency” - H. Woods

Herodotus 1. key motifs/themes 2. repeated motifs/themes Deioces and the Rise of the Medes Wenjia, Lingfei � Birth and Upbringing of Cyrus Shuo, Ted Astyages: the Punishment of Harpagus Arabella, Yuyi How Cyrus became King Jerry, Yi Cyrus’ Last Campaign: the Massagetae Zhifan, Qin

Herodotus � In the fifth generation….

Herodotus � In the fifth generation…. 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

Herodotus � In the fifth generation…. 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

Herodotus � In the fifth generation…. 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. Deioces 2. Phraortes 1. Gyges 3. Cyaxares 2. Ardys 4. Astyages 3. Sadyattes 5. Cyrus: a mighty war 4. Alyattes 5. Croesus: a mighty war

Herodotus � In the fifth generation…. 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. Croesus (“the first injustice’) 1. Gyges 2. Cyrus 2. Ardys 3. Cambyses 3. Sadyattes 4. Alyattes 4. Darius 5. Croesus: a mighty war 5. Xerxes: a mighty war 1. Deioces 2. Phraortes 3. Cyaxares 4. Astyages 5. Cyrus: a mighty war