Syracuse, Sicily

The successful execution of Operation Husky following allied victory in North Africa occurred despite failures in mission command and joint interoperability. This evaluation measures key command and control actions and consequences of Operation Husky against the three major components of mission command including understanding, intent and mutual trust as established in current military doctrine and guidance. A review of pertinent case studies indicates major flaws in allied mutual trust and…

The Greek inventions played a vital role in the strength of the Roman military. Archimedes a Greek inventor was one of Rome’s most influential figures, and was also well respected by the Roman Empire for his inventions. He was born in Syracuse, Sicily in 287 BC. Not much is known about Archimedes mainly because he kept his personal life to himself. According to history he was murdered by a Roman soldier. The Roman soldiers had been given direct orders not to harm him. The story goes that he…

Alcibiades to communicate with Sparta, and allows Thucydides to gain eyewitnesses and accounts from both sides. The text is a speech within Thucydides by Alcibiades to the Spartans. This speech Alcibiades is urging the Spartans to send troops to help the Syracuse and invade the territory belonging to the Athenians. One of the features of this speech is Alcibiades giving the Spartans advice on how to effectively strike against the Athenians. The first paragraph of the passage selected (6.91 to…

The individuals I have chosen for my timeline are ones most of who I have never heard of before. I found all of them very interesting in that the historical events related to them have shaped our world today. Cleisthenes came to power during the Athenian Revolution when in the first time in history the common people overthrew a government to form a new one and this event is seen as the birth of democracy. He helped the Athenians develop and form a system of government in which all had a say…

which could be used in boarding the enemy’s vessels.” (Morey 1901) Rome emerged a victor from the First Punic War; the Carthaginian naval supremacy were subdued by Rome, moreover the peace terms gave Rome the whole island of Sicily, except the independent Greek colony Syracuse, and the island of Corsica. Shortly after the war, Rome took advantage of political instability in Carthage in the form of revolt, and annexed the island of Sardinia. (Durant 1972) Undeniably, the First Punic War led to…

search of cultivatable land. These initial colonizers would later lay the foundation for colonial expansion throughout the Mediterranean (Gwynne, 1918:92; Hodos, 2009:226; Pomeroy et al., 2004:66). By 733 BCE the colonial settlements of Syracuse on the island of Sicily and Corcyra on the island of Corfu were established (Figure 4; Cabanes, 2008; Graham, 1983; Hammond, 1992:31; Hodos, 2009:226; Lafe, 2003:75; McIlvaine et al., 2013; Pomeroy et al., 2004:66; Snodgrass, 2000:120; Stallo, 2007;…

Introduction Founded in Northern Africa around 813 B.C. by Phoenician merchants, Carthage grew exponentially into a vast empire that dominated trade in the Mediterranean and at its height rivaled the power of Rome (Mark, 2011). Subsequently, this rivalry resulted in Carthage and Rome waging war for control of the Mediterranean (Mark, 2011). For my written assignment for this unit, I will trace how Carthage came to rival Rome, the strengths of both and how their conflict led to Rome becoming a…

The Peloponnesian War was a long battle between the two greatest city-states of Greece, Athens and Sparta. The war took nearly thirty years until its final end; it was from 431-404 B.C. In the beginning of the war Athens controlled one of the strongest empires, at the end of the war Athens could barely maintain itself. Why? Thucydides, an Athenian general at the time left us with an excessive amount of knowledge on this war, as he wrote a textbook on the war called “History of the Peloponnesian…

Ancient Greek Government A glorious sun warms the Pnyx Hill outside of Athens. A great amphitheater filled with men of all different workings and ranking gather to discuss the matters of the city. Soon, an orator will call the meeting to order. These various classes of men have no idea that they are shaping the world of government as we know it. The ancient Greeks have influenced our own governments with their different governments, democracy, and views. There were many different governments…

Greek Colonization Settlements or trading outposts were the two types of colonies traditionally founded by the city-states of the Ancient Greeks (Stein, 2005:12). Trade was the primary reason for the Greek colonial expansion into Illyria. Illyrian exports included wool, slaves, bitumen, metal ores, hides, stock, mercenaries, timber, and cereal grains. Imports from the Greeks consisted of ornaments for clothing, wine, olive oil, weapons, armour, vessels, and utensils (Hammond, 1992; Wilkes,…