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The Delian League was formed under the leadership of Athens, the main purpose of the member is to fight against the Persian Empire. I'm interested in this group member, which is formed by the diverse ethnic groups. According to ABOUT.COM, "In The Outbreak of the Peloponnesian War (1989), author historian Donald Kagan says the members included about 20 members from the Greek islands, 36 Ionian city-states, 35 from the Hellespont, 24 from around Caria, and 33 from around Thrace, making it…

Outline the reasons why the Greek city states defeated the Persian empire during the Persian wars Introduction Outline the reasons why the Greek city states defeated the Persian empire during the Persian wars. The Greece war between Persia, also known as the Greco - Persian wars lasted for around 50 years. It was a series of wars and conflicts that started in 499 BC and ended in 449 BC. Paragraph 1 The Greeks had many battle strategies that they used to beat the Persians and one of…

Throughout the ages of men, we have been groping for the secret of the universe and our role in it. The plant we lived is so gorgeous that we are just like new-born babe curious about everything in the world. We are curious about the shape of this world; waiting for a glimpse of the edge of it, so they started to explore this planet, finally found the earth is a sphere. We were then puzzled with the origin of ourselves as we used to perceive that human is not the son of God but evolved from…

city-states. Additionally, it seems in both that political power was heavily tied to service in the military. In Sparta, lack of military service meant lack of rights. In Athens, the poorest people had less political power until they voted in the trireme ships that needed these poor people as rowers. However, Sparta had offices that could only be filled by certain families, unlike Athens. Namely, the job of each king could only be filled by a member of one specific family each, though each of…

in classis Misensis wore the names connected to Egypt and their gods. The names were not inscribed on a hull as today and instead a relief of a god was carved on the bows. Several inscriptions from the Misenum survived with the exact names of the triremes, Nilo , Iside and Iove et Serapion. One of the ships in the fleet of Athens wore the name of the Egyptian god Ammon . We knew the names of a few boats used on the river Nile; one boat of the Nile fleet was called Serapis and one type of cargo…

The development of Athenian democracy was influenced by complex social, economic, and military issues, not to mention the obvious political aspect. However, even among these complex set of factors, one aspect in the development of Athenian democracy that stands out and affects all three sets of issues is warfare. Warfare was a constant in ancient Greece, and indeed most of the ancient world. City-states constantly fought, mostly against each other, though they would often band together against…

He would convince Athens to increase their sea power and build a fleet of 100 triremes by using the profits from the newly discovered silver line found in state owned mines of Laurium. In 480 BCE he commanded the Battle of Salamis. During this battle he would send a false message convincing the Persian Navy that he was wanting to switch…

struggles, arrogance, and involvement in conflicts they should not have been involved in. Athens, Sparta, and Thebes all failed in spite of various strengths and due to various weaknesses. Athens’ strengths included its large size, large trireme navy, wealth, and democratic government. Athens’ weaknesses included its unwritten laws, lack of unity at the beginning, insatiable hunger for new territories, and constant power struggles with other poleis. Sparta’s major strength was its…

In this first lecture week we were shown two Greek societies who existed during the same time with different governing bodies. Athens was known throughout the Greek world as the first democratic run civilization while Sparta was known to have been run as an oligarchy. In the following paragraphs of this essay, I will be presenting the features of each society that determined who led the governing bodies of each and thereby made all the major decisions in their communities. In comparing both…

By the grace of the Gods on Mt. Olympus our warrior people continue to dominate Peloponnesian league, Praise Zeus, mighty God of war! The war against the Peloponnesians is going very well, my eldest son was delivered back to me atop his shield and he will be granted a gravestone. This is the highest honor a Spartan warrior could achieve and for that I am a very proud mother! My fifth born son will be leaving my home soon to join his brothers and father in war very shortly, and my ninth born…