HAA 0105 Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Ionian Revolt, Serpent Column, Greco-Persian Wars
9 Feb 2018
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Colonization because they needed access for more natural resources and more trade. 1st colonization = southern italy and sicily and westward. Killed all men and sold woman and children to slavery. Island hopped and took slaves and prisoners of war. Created a narrow opening by using fallen trees: greeks fought in lines. Greeks defeated persians at marathon: athenians believe they are the saviors of the greeks. Set up a casualty list of all athenians who died in the battle of marathon. Helmet of miltiades (leader of the greek forces, dedicated to zeus at olympia after the battle of. Tomb of the plataeans (inhumation = buried whole) Burial mounds are very unusual: serves as a war memorial. Persians came back, xerxes i, goes across land, destroys acropolis. Spartans fell at thermopylae: narrowed battlefield. Greeks won naval battle of salamis: turning point of the war, greeks work together. Went after public and religious places and destroyed them.
