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

480 The Persian War

480 The Persian (Achaemenid) Empire

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

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

Herodotus Names � Places � Darius Hellespont Xerxes Thermopylae Artabanus (Artemisium) Mardonius Salamis Demaratus Isthmus of Corinth Leonidas (Plataea) Artemisia (Mycale) Themistocles � �

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

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 �

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

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”

Herodotus Chalcidice Battle of Thermopylae

Herodotus Canal across Chalcidice

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 �

Herodotus Crossing the Hellespont

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 �

Herodotus Battle of Thermopylae

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 Battle of Thermopylae Excursus: the Spartans Burning of Athens � 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 Battle of Thermopylae Excursus: the Spartans Burning of Athens � Battle of Salamis �

Herodotus The Spartans Battle of Thermopylae � Sparta - army

Herodotus The Spartans Battle of Thermopylae � Athens - Acropolis

Herodotus The Spartans Battle of Thermopylae � Sparta

Herodotus The Spartans Battle of Thermopylae �

Herodotus The Spartans Battle of Thermopylae �

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

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

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 Battle of Thermopylae Excursus: the Spartans Burning of Athens � 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 Battle of Thermopylae Excursus: the Spartans Burning of Athens � 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 � 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 Retreat of Xerxes Burning of Athens Battle of Salamis � � Plataea - Mycale - by 479 the war is over, and the Greeks victorious �