General Flashcards
1
Q
Llewellyn-Jones
A
“we are therefore entirely dependent on Greek accounts for the events of 480 BCE”
Xerxes did concoct a plan that played into his strengths, but Themistocles was sneaky enough to engage them in a naval battle
“from a Persian perspective, so far the land campaign was an unqualified success” and so was Thermopylae
2
Q
Cartledge
A
Even if there was a Greek nationality, there was no chance of it emerging into a Greek nation-state
Unity was brought by Persian wars only
3
Q
Amos/Lang
A
“In Athens, meanwhile, the anti-Persian party was gradually becoming stronger than those who favoured reconciliation with the Persians”
4
Q
Dillon and Garland
A
unity brought by Persian wars only
5
Q
Hanson
A
fragmented by city-state rivalries… betrayal (Greek unity)
