HI123 Lecture Notes - Feigned Retreat, Ionian Revolt, The Persians
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September 17 th: the greco-persian wars, herodotus and his historia between the greeks and the persians. Herodotus, born 484 bce, was labeled the father of history because he recorded the conflict. This is our principal primary source for the wars. Herodotus claims that the persian wars were a cause of series of events that eventually led to violence. 2 characteristics that herodotus stressed: the violence of war and although he was equal handed, herodotus only kept account the persian point of view: xerxes and the second persian invasion of greece. In 490 bce, great king darius launched the first persian invasion of greece, an operation to punish athens and the other city states for helping the ionian revolt. But athens defeated the invasion army at the battle of marathon. After darius died, his son xerxes continued the plans to conquest greece and gathers all his troops from every satrapy (province) of his empire.
