These people are called humanist. Many people believe that Ancient Greece is just famous for the movie “Hercules” and those columns on the White House. The truth is, that if the Ancient Greeks didn’t accomplish as much as they had, then life today would be drastically altered. The Greeks are a huge part of our culture, customs, and government. The Ancient Greeks are the most significant to western culture because of its creation of different types of government, ideas on philosophy, and the impact of Hellenistic culture.
Miltiades - democratic general given power by Aristides iv. Themistocles - Democratic navy general after Miltiades and Aristides were ostracized b. Battles v. Marathon - 15,000 Persians (lost 6,400) defeated by 10,000 Athenians (lost 200) vi. Thermopylae - Persians overwhelmed the Greeks (they fled to Salamis) vii. Salamis - Athens destroyed half of the Persian ships (forcing them to flee back to Persia viii.
Xerxes dealt with the Revolts; Revolts in the Empire; Egypt: - Before the death of Darius, the Satrap of Egypt rose in revolt o Protest against the heavy taxes imposed by the Persians o It was believed that Darius increased taxation to fund his expedition into Greece and Building program – Cook - Xerxes inherited the revolt with the death of Darius o Xerxes dissipated the revolt with relative ease o There is a common misconception regarding Xerxes treatment of the Egyptian’s, mainly due to the probable biased recounts of Herodotus. o Herodotus exhibits a colourful interpretation of Xerxes angrily venting his wrath upon the Egyptians and abandoning the tolerant policy of his predecessors. This questionable account of Xerxes efforts in Egypt conflicts with Grangers modern interpretation of Ancient Persia in An Assessment of Xerxes Reign. o Administration aimed to maximize economic return for the imperial coffers o The view that Xerxes treated Egypt harshly after the rebellion is not tenable. o Instead, Xerxes took Pharaonic titles and donated to temples o Kharga Oasis illustrates the imperial government’s desire to extend agricultural production and to keep firm control over revenue raised from renting watercourses - Due to the misconceptions of ancient historians, such as; Herodotus, there is an element of uncertainty surrounding Xerxes retaliations of the Egyptian Revolt.
Athenians had been in previous wars and as time progressed it was clear that Athens had to be rebuilt, as the reconstruction process proceeded the Athenian empire began to dominate their allies politically and economically. The Athenians started the Delian League which provided funds for Athens to build up its navy which allowed them to gain power. Meanwhile Sparta, who was a military leader of the Greek world, made their own treaties that reached out to the Peloponnesian with the exception of Argos and Achaea.Both
Although these two important cities located in Greek were very important in history they had differences but they also had many similarities whether it be cultural or political. There were many differences and similarities between Athens and Sparta both culturally politically. One major difference between the two major cities was the way in which their leaders or kings were elected. The process in which Athens elected their leader was called direct democracy. It was called direct democracy for the simple fact that the citizens got to choose who their leader would be.
- What are the main differences between Spartan and Athenian society? - Know the differences between a monarchy, aristocracy, tyranny, oligarchy, and direct democracy - What was the impact of the Persian wars on Greek society? - What are they key features of an Athenian democracy? (How does it compare to the Roman idea of a republic?) - What was the Socratic method?
Sparta put a military attitude in its society and made it the first priority to have a powerful army. The Athenians type of government, might have given the society More freedom, but in my opinion I think this was not the best form of government at this time. The democratic system in Athens cannot really be called a true democracy since it had several flaws in the government and the way it worked. For the way the voting worked
Carthage sends its entire fleet to take back most of Sicily. Roman ships are Trireme which are based of the Greek ones. The Carthaginian fleet is the Quinquereme. The Carthage fleet destroys the Roman
Now just like in the first war Sparta couldn’t do it alone; so they asked the Persians to help conquer Athens. They asked their own enemy for help. This truly was a good example of history repeating itself. Mainly because Spartans defeated the Persians on land and Athenians defeated them in the sea. This time Spartans defeated the Athenians on land and the Persians defeated the Athenians in the sea.
HIS103: World Civilizations Instructor Stuart Collins December 5, 2011 In the Mediterranean society there are two societies that we associate with, they are the Greek society and the Roman society. Many people believe that these two societies are the same when in fact they are different in more ways than they are alike. Roman society was greatly impacted by the Greek society; taking from them their governing methods, religions and architectural skills elaborating on them and incorporating them into their society. Through all the differences and similarities, the western world has been greatly influenced by both of these societies and without their influences things, in today’s world, may not be the same. The Greeks and Romans were two strong societies that brought great things to the Mediterranean.