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Jun 25, 2024 · Herodotus - Historian, Narration, Research: This brief account of the first half of Herodotus’s History not only conceals its infinite variety but is positively misleading insofar as it suggests a straightforward geographical, sociological, and historical description of a varied empire. The History’s structure is more complex than that, and so is the author’s method of narration. For example, Herodotus had no need to explain Greek geography, customs, or political systems to his Greek ...
2 days ago · A lot of authors, starting with the late fifth-century BC historian Thucydides, have also accused him of making up stories for the purpose of entertainment. Somehow, Herodotus states that he is only reporting what he has seen and been told, on various occasions he said that he himself does not believe the story that he reports.
Jun 17, 2024 · Ancient Greek civilization - Aggression, Athens, Expansion: Athens’s capture of Eion on the Strymon, also in 476, was perfectly in keeping with the ostensibly Panhellenic or anti-Persian program of the Delian League: Eion, an economically and strategically important site in northern Greece, was still held by a Persian commander. That capture, the first act of the league recorded by Thucydides, was undertaken by Cimon, the son of Miltiades the Younger, who had won the Battle of Marathon ...
Jun 28, 2024 · Pericles (born c. 495 bce, Athens—died 429, Athens) was an Athenian statesman largely responsible for the full development, in the later 5th century bce, of both the Athenian democracy and the Athenian empire, making Athens the political and cultural focus of Greece. His achievements included the construction of the Acropolis, begun in 447.
Jun 26, 2024 · Thucydides was referring to the sudden rise of Athenian power in the ancient Greek world. Following the victory over the Persian Empire during the first half of the fifth century BC, the Greek allied states swore an oath that they would maintain their alliance for the purposes of ensuring the protection of the Greek lands against foreign invaders.
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4 days ago · Herodotus. 2024.07.02. Herodotus was an ancient Greek historian (ca. 484-420 BC). Together with Thucydides, he is known as one of the leading historians of ancient Greece. He traveled from Egypt to Macedonia, thus across the then Persian Empire. His main work is “Histories” on the wars between Persia and Greece.
