Greeks at war stuff Flashcards
what are things we have to consider about milatades speech to Callimuchus ?
It was written after the battle so its easy to say athens would be great and sucsesfull for Athenswhat
also we have no idea how herotodus knew hat, he wasnt in the room, did he make it up?
what made Callmuchus decide to fight?
A persuasive speech from Miltiades `
In Marathon how many people died?
6400 Persians
192 Atheinens-this is probally true becasue they recorded the names on a grave marker
100:3 ratio
why did Militades fight on his own day?
for glory and tatcis
What are Polies?
small city states that are politcly seperate
What is the connection wirh rhe Ionion revolt and the batlle of marathon?
- Darius wanted to invade the greeks becasue of his defeat in the revolt
- he shot an arrow in the sky to grant vegnce from he persian gods
- he had a servent whisper 3 times a day “master remeber the Atheinans”
- He also had akready planned to invide becasue it was the next step
when were the greeks with persia?
499-479BC
who was Demaratus?
He was a king of Parta from 515-491BC but was exiled and dethroned so he helped Darius and Xerxes
who was Hippias?
ex tryrant of athenes
-saild withpersioans to amrtahton
-dream and teeth
What happened on phielippeides run to Sparta?
He met the god Pan who was offended by the lack of worshipped so after the Atheinans won they made a shrine for him
why did the persians fail at marathon?
- Absenes of Persian calvery
- Athens stragitry, trapped by wings
Why didthe sartans not fight in the bsttle of Marathon?
they wer engaged in a relgoius festival
what does Medisiing mean?
-medes, are the persians
so its when you sumit to the persoians without a fight
-thebes did this
Why was Marathon signifiacnt for the Persians?
it made them the most powerfull and succeful state
what was the layout for marathon?
the persians fighting up hill
the greeks has week middle and strong wings
who is militades ?
1 od the 10 generals in Martathon
convinced Cullumuches to fight
lead the vicotry battle
what are the forms of goverment?
Tyranny
Democarcy
Oligarhcy
outline of the ionion revolt
499 BC
- began on island of Naxos
- atheins sent 20 ships
why did the Ionions revolt?
didnt like being under rule of tyrant
the taxes were crippling the econmany
what was the Delian league?
citoies paid the atheins for shops and calvery for the gurenttee of the persions not atacking
whY did xerxes go against greace?
- duty to his father
- desire to expand empire
how did xerexes get his massive army to greece
built a bridge at Hellsonport
what was the batlleof Artimisum
a battleat the same time as thempoplye at `sea
what was the laybout of themoplyple
narrow passs for the spartins to kill enimies at steady pace
