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Clst 181SK Ancient Greece and the Origins of Western Culture Herodotus Historiê � The Persian Wars

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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)

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” �

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 �

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 �

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 �

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 �

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 - Trireme �

Herodotus Battle of Salamis - Trireme �

Herodotus Battle of Salamis - Trireme �

Herodotus Battle of Salamis - Trireme � Diekplous Periplous “Hedge-hog” maneuver

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 �

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 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

The Peloponnesian War Thucydides 431-404 BC The Athenian Empire

The Peloponnesian War Thucydides 431-404 BC

Thucydides Athens Athens - Acropolis

Thucydides Sparta / Lacedaemon Sparta