Sparta Essay

Narrative essay: Battle of Thermopylae The earth was shivering because of the thousands and thousands of feet heading our way. Luckily for me, the leader of the Spartan army has not one ounce of fear in my body, I do understand that there are tens of thousands of persians heading our way but I remember the day that I Hand selected 300 of my best trained, bloodthirsty soldiers along with them we have 7,000 soldiers from the mighty Athens to fight with us. Over a hill in the distance I could…

On a mid-September afternoon, 490 B.C.E., the commanding general of the Athenian forces, Miltiades, was preparing for the first and final attack. This was where he’d make his final stand, going down in history as one of the greatest upsets in military history. This pivotal battle pushed back the Persians for the time being, saved the city of Athens, and bought time for the Greek city-states to re-organize, preventing Greece and the rest of Europe from being subjugated under Persian rule. This…

The Mytilenian Debate was a key part of Thucydides’ On Justice, Power and Human Nature. The Mytilenian debate focuses on a conflict about the rebellion of Mytilene. The Rebellion that began in the summer of 428 was between the Athens and a town on the island of Lesbos; Mytilene, that was located off the coast of Asia minor. The rebellion also grew to include most of the islands of Lesbos. The rebellion was caused by the Mytilenians believing that the Athens would eventually take over their…

In this article Paul Cartledge is trying to answer the question “what have the Spartans done for us”. One of the reasons he gives is Sparta’s “spirit of self sacrifice”. He connects the Spartans “ideologically motivated suicide” to that of the suicide hijackers who caused 9/11 for the sake of their religion. The Spartans were very patriotic and obedient to their laws. In 480 during the battle of Thermopylae they continued to stand against Persians even though their army was significantly smaller…

During the Hellenic Era the Athens rose as one of the greatest mainland powers in Greece. As they rose they decided to change their government from monarchy to aristocracy. Little did the Athenian society know that one change would be a turning point for the west’s view on government from then on. The creation of the Council of Areopaugus was the starting point for this change the council was for elders of noble families exclusively to rule the Athens. As trade began to increase in Athens a…

There have been many historic battles over the years. Many of these battles have resulted in Golden Ages in the land of the victor. One of these battles was the Battle of Salamis. In the previous battles – Marathon and Thermopylae – Greece had been fighting to keep the Persians out of their land. They were highly outnumbered and should not have even made it past the first battle. However their luck held and thanks to Greek strategy, they were able to turn the tables on the mighty Persian empire.…

Han China encouraged the innovation of technology, they understood its need in order to better the lives of its people, they used it in a variety of ways and felt it was a positive step towards progress. Rome felt that innovation and new technology was not necessary and treated it as something to be used in limited situations they found it was on unneeded addition to their society and with little respect. Based on the first three documents Han China's officials recognized the usefulness of…

Culture and arts depict many underlying themes and issues. Plays in particular are created to present a theme that the playwright wants to portray through the use of comedy and tragedy. Aristophanes one of the most effective playwright of Ancient Greece uses the plays he writes to portray his political views about the war and challenges the views of war among his audience. One in which, “Lysistrata” he delineates his views on the Peloponnesian War. Aristophanes uses his style of feminism and the…

A Knight in the middle ages was considered a very high honor. Being a knight was no easy task it took life long devotion and hard work. There were five steps to becoming a knight. On top of that not only did you have to have skill but you also had to have the resources to buy armor and weapons to protect yourself. There are five steps to becoming a knight. Step 1 The right connections , Step 2 Upbringing, Step 3 The Page, Step 4 The Squire, Step 5 The Knight. Any man could train to become a…

Leonidas’s terrain analysis of Thermopylae especially in choosing the pass to defend gave a great advantage to the Spartans. In order for the Persian Army to successfully conquer the Greeks, they needed the Army to stay close with the Navy. The Persians Army’s route to Athens went along the coast of the Malian Gulf. The route went through Thermopylae, “there was at this time, however, a choke point on this route- a narrow shelf of land lying between the slopes of Mount Kallidromos and the waters…