Individuals Flashcards
Who was Darius I?
The Great King of Persia 522-486
Who was Mardonius?
A Persian general and cousin, brother-in-law and adviser of Xerxes I
Who was Hippias?
An expelled Athenian tyrant who sided with Persia in an attempt to reclaim his power in Athens
Who were Datis and Atraphrenes?
Persian generals who replaced Mardonius in 490
Who was Xerxes I?
The Great King of Persia 486-465
Who was Themistocles?
An Athenian general who convinced Athens to invest in their navy
Who was Leonidas?
The Spartan king who chose to hold of the Persians at Thermopylae
Who was Eurybiades?
The Spartan commander of the Hellenic League
Who was Pausanias?
The Spartan regent king who led the Hellenic League at Plataea
Who was Aristeides?
An aristocratic Athenians who organised tribute for the Delian League
Who was Cimon?
An aristocratic Athenian and the son of Miltiades who provided the military leadership for the Delian League in its early years
Who was Pericles?
The dominant Athenian politician from the 450s until his death in 429
Who was Pleistoanax?
The Spartan king who led the Peloponnesians into Attica but withdrew, possibly due to a bribe, and negotiated the Peace of Nicias after returning from exile
Who was Archidamus?
The Spartan king who urged for more preparation before declaring war on Athens
Who was Sthenelaidas?
The Spartan ephor who opposed Archidamus and argued for immediate action against Athens
Who was Cleon?
An Athenian politician and general who favoured an aggressive approach to war
Who was Demosthenes?
An Athenian general and the first to pursue a strategy more aggressive than Pericles’
Who was Nicias?
An Athenian politician and general who wanted peace with Sparta
Who was Brasidas?
The Spartan general who convinced Athenian allies in Thrace to rebel from Athens
Who was Thucydides?
The Athenian general (and historian) sent to appose Brasidas’ advance on Amphipolis
