HIST 002A Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Governor Of The Cayman Islands, Greco-Persian Wars, Strategos

• School: Pasadena City College
• Department: History
• Course: HIST 002A
• Professor: Lee

Document Summary

Thanks to clisthenes who was responsible for the first voting. Draco: tyrant, responsible for codifying the law. One man who the assembly selects to be the military leader. Hoplites, ranks of infantry men with long spears, fight in phalanx. Why the athenians could never take over the whole of greece: Hard to move troops because of terrain. The ideals of athens worked against them. Neo-babylonian empire prior, alexander the great after. 546 bc persians start dominion off ionian coast. 498 bc greeks sack sardis (persian city) In revenge, darius (persian emperor) decides to start taking care of the greeks. First confrontation between persians and greeks (mostly athenians): Even though they are poorly organized and have less men. Phalanx of hoplites (greek infantrymen) charge the enemy. Xerxes is pissed and wants to kill everyone for revenge after his father"s death. 300 spartans trapped in a narrow pass, fight to the death with king leonidus.