Classical Studies 2810A/B Lecture Notes - Lecture 11: Hoplite, Pheidippides, Carnea
8 Dec 2017
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Persia"s political ambitions become more vigorous under darius. The persian king had supreme political power. The eyes and ears of the king". And the revolt was crushed in 494/93. He ordered his servants to remind him three times a day to punish the athenians. He sent envoys to athens and sparta demanding earth and water as tribute. Persians disembarked on the nw coast of attica. No assistance came to the athenians from the spartans. Thin centre, strong sides, envelop the persians. Our word marathon" (26 miles) comes from this event: From antiquity, the battle has embodied a cluster of ideas central to western culture. The burial mound of the greeks who fell at marathon still stands today: 45 m in diameter. Cremated remains of soldiers have been found at the site. Nearby is a mound of plataeans and slaves. 480 bce: xerxes and his force cross into greece.
