HI123 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Jab, Xiphos, Cornus Mas
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The most famous last stand in history: thebans, thespians, and sparta retreated to this hill. The persians shot arrows onto the greek warriors until they were all killed. This was on the third day of the battle at the pass of thermopylae. The greek city state was surrounded by a small hinterland. It consists of the town and surrounding countryside. Greeks spent most of their time fighting each other at war. United by religion and culture (spoke greek, worshipped greek gods, and had greek literature. Athens was a huge naval power, and would become extraordinarily powerful. They had a hero that was feared among the city states. It was based on a distinctive soldier: the greek way of war: hoplites and phalanxes. Constructed from word and covered with a thin sheet of bronze. Round, 3 ft. in diameter, and had a pronounced dish shape (looks like a soup bowl) Weighs about 16 pounds: corinthian helmet.
