Battle of Thermopylae

evidence also makes many aspects of festivities up to speculation. An example of this is the battle at Marathon where, according to Herodotus, Sparta had agreed to send troops to aid Athens in repelling the Persian forces although they “could not take the field”. It was believed that they were unable to immediately assist Athens due to a festival of which they had to take part in before leaving for battle. This shows that worshipping the gods and goddesses of Sparta and honouring them was more…

neighboring civilizations: forcing them into slavery. Consequently, this meant that they had economic chaos, because they were so driven to seek power. Therefore, they had a oligarchy government. The Spartans did not believe in retreating, when in battle; they looked at as a sign of weakness. The Spartans entire civilization was centered around being a dedicated soldier. Circumstantially, this meant that boys would begin preparing themselves for war at the tender age of seven years old. The boys…

In Herodotus’ The History, Herodotus states the purpose of his writing as giving a report to the reason for why the Greeks and Persians went to war. After briefly reporting an account from Persian scholars, Herodotus notes that he neither believes or disbelieves the account. Instead, he rather finds fault with the man that he thinks first wronged the Greeks, Croesus of Lydia. Croesus, after succeeding his father in the rulership of Lydia, subdued and ruled the Greek city-states of Western Asia…

A Day in the Life in Athens and Sparta in the Classical Periods My impression of what life would be as a male Spartan in my 20’s would be quite different than being an Athenian. First of all, being a male citizen of Athens allowed me to vote and participate in all the city states political systems. The Athenian system of a true democracy comparing to the Spartan intent, but not really being a democracy. I would control my wealth which would include land, slaves and any business owned that I…

DAY ???? Acropolis and Parthenon of Athens by Loren Jurkovic Year 11 (WHEN) 28th of July 447BCE (MAIN EVENT/S) Timeline of Events - 3500-3000BCE: Remains found from the Neolithic period indicate that there was a continuous settlement up the slopes in ancient caves. - 1600 – 1100BCE: The Mycenaean people of the Bronze Age built a large fortification wall with the perimeter of 760 metres at the head of…

The reading is about a Greek defended that was implemented in the Roman navy attack in 2000 century known as "Burning Mirror". The reading disagrees with the possibility of construction of that weapon by Greek people in that time for the following reasons. First, the ancient Greek was not technologically developed to construct this kind of weapon. Because the technology for manufacturing a large sheet of copper as well as the mirror used in that device was not available at that time. In…

The Ancient Olympics was the most religious festival in ancient times held in Olympia, Greece to honor the gods by sacrifice, dedication, and victory. The Olympic games were played to recognize and respect the gods that the Greeks worshipped and they did this by sacrificing their valuable possessions to the gods. On the first day of the Olympics, a sacrifice of one hundred oxen was made to start off the Olympics. Not only did the Greeks devote their lives to Olympic gods but worshipped their…

The believed origin date for the first Olympiad is 776 BC however it is has been the subject of intense debates for historians for a long time (Spivey 2004, 206). When trying to come to a date for the first Olympiad a decision was made by fixing a list of victors at Olympia, after which they counted backward in quadrennial units (Miller 2004, 20). The main concern with trying to figure out the origin date is if it is accuracy for the emergence of Greek athletics. Scholars have looked for the…

In his play, “Persians,” Aeschylus depicts the Persian defeat at the Battle of Salamis as a result of the Persians’ confidence in their own numbers that caused them to underestimate the Greeks and their military skills and the hubris of Xerxes that arises from viewing himself equal to a god, which contributes to the Persian god bringing about the downfall of the army at the Battle of Salamis. Herodotus also shows the superiority of Persian military numbers and how the overconfidence in those…

At the zenith of Sparta’s time, their military capability proved that they were the dominant fighting force in Ancient Greece. According ancientmilitary.com, Sparta had the most iconic army in ancient history, partly due to their foot soldiers being superior to any other soldiers in all of Greece. Spartan warriors were known for their bravery, professionalism, and skill on the battlefield (Spartan Military). At any point in time, Sparta was the only polis able to maintain a large army at all…