CLCV 1003 Lecture Notes - First Mithridatic War, Artaxerxes Ii Of Persia, Battle Of Cunaxa

• School: Carleton University
• Department: Classical Civilization
• Course: CLCV 1003
• Professor: C L C V

Document Summary

Socrates one of the first greek philosophers, he was the teacher of plato, there is nothing of his writing that have ever been found , all mention of his works come from. Cunaxa, the soldier were lost and tried to find their way home. Battle of leuctra: thebans verses the spartans, the thebans which shattered spartans immense influence over the greeks. Epaminondas: a theban general, he transformed the thebe city-state, leading them out of spartans rule and gave them a preeminent position in greek politics, the lead the theban army again the spartans during the battle of leuctra. Battle of mantinea: tyrant machanidas (macedonian) verses sparta, the major land battle of the first macedonian war. Demosthenes: an athenian politician, he was the enemy of king philip ii, we would try and convinces his fellow athenians that king philip ii was growing to strong and that they should act.