Herodotus, in his work, The Histories, describes the leaders of the two combatant coalitions in the Persian War, Themistocles of the Greeks and Xerxes of the Persians, in very different ways. Herodotus often points to how both men handle council and their own piety as a tool to depict what kind of men they are, and at times reinforces his own generalizations of the Greek and Persian people using these men as his proxy. Herodotus seems to accept the idea that men, as individuals, can shape great…
Persians but failed - retreated An alternative path eventually was figured out - Persians came in from behind Leonidas tries to stop them again, fails, and is killed Artemision - Persian v Greek naval battle, when the Greeks heard about Leonidas’ death, they retreated to Salamis (nothing came of this battle) - Persia loses bunch of ships due to storm Persia burns Athens down, but it was already evacuated Salamis Persian ships Ariabignes (Darius son) commands ships along with Cybernis,…
Theater, the Battle of Midway set the stage for an American victory over the Land of the Rising…
poems called rap battles, and…
Up to this point, he had been fairly successful, but now the entire Scottish War for Independence would take a large turn at the Battle of Bannockburn. In early 1314, Bruce’s brother, Edward, laid siege to the last major fort in Scotland still held by the English - Stirling Castle. Robert, meanwhile, struck out into England, raiding parts of Yorkshire. King Edward II decided to…
“Great men are never good men.” To be great is to be considerably above average in terms of ability, quality or eminence. To the British, Sir Winston Churchill was indeed a great man and he is most well known for rallying and leading the British during the Second World War during his term as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, inspiring them to strive for victory. However, not all of his actions were “ethically sound”, or morally good or correct, possessing and displaying moral virtue, as…
Prominent conservative intellectuals constantly debate the effects of Abraham Lincoln’s presidency. On one side thinkers such as Mel Bradford and Richard Gamble believe that Lincoln set out to establish a civic religion that introduced the radical equality theory that resulted in the rise of progressivism. In response, thinkers such as Krannawitter came to Lincoln’s defense claiming that his use of religious language was merely a rhetorical tool used to unite the people after the Civil War.…
Task- Characterize the relationship between Macbeth and Lady Macbeth. If the main theme of the play is ambition, whose ambition is the driving force of the play- Macbeth, Lady Macbeth or both? The essay must be 500-1000 words. According to my understanding of the play, I feel it is Lady Macbeth’s ambition that drives the play forward. In the beginning of the play, it seems that Macbeth is a weak man odalisque to a cold hearted woman who manipulates him to her benefit. However, as we read on we…
The Greco-Persian wars were a big thing. Seriously. We all think that the Greeks were so great, but really the Persians had a bigger navy, a bigger army, and a less non-existent air force. So in other words, the Persians were pretty much superior numbers-wise. Greeks only had heavy infantry, whereas the Persians had heavy infantry, light infantry, cavalry, (It was a big thing at the time) and archers. The Greeks had this giant decorative helmet for scaring the other side off, that a blacksmith…
it provides a great overview of the battle of Gettysburg. Gettysburg is a 1993 American war film. The film tells the story of the battle between the Union and confederate armies during the Civil War. The movie made sure to capture each day of the battle, which lasted three days. I was kind of confused at first because the film had no clear protagonist and antagonist. After all, the film did an outstanding job at representing the dramatic intensity of each battle scene. Gettysburg was written and…