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Ancient Wars
The Ancient period is generally accepted as being 600 BCE to 500 CE, before which was the Archaic period, and after which began the Medieval period. However as there is not an Archaic Wars category, it is acceptable to post pre-500 BCE military questions in this area.
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Why were the Greeks able to uniquly slow the Persian advance at themompoly?
To reach Athens, the Persians wanted to go through a narrow pass called Themopylae. Fortunately for the Athenians, it was guarded by 300 Spartan soldiers who were famous for their strength and courage. They were led by Leonidas, the Spartan King. This way the Greeks were able to slow down the the Persian advance. The Spartan soldiers were killed to the last man.
Why were prisoners of war brought back to rome as slaves?
To act as agricultural workers, miners, domestic servants, commercial servants, tutors etc etc. Cheaper than hiring locals for these jobs.
What role did citizens play in Athens?
They attended and voted the fortnightly meetings of the assembly which directed the actions of the state.
They were obliged to serve in defence of the state.
They manned the courts as jury-judges.
They participated in the religious and cultural life of the life of the state.
They manned the bloated public service which administered the state.
They farmed the land and produced the basic subsistence of the state. A citizen of Athens was able to vote in all the decisions made by the city.
How and why did the eastern half of the Roman Empire not only survive but prosper?
There is no evidence that the eastern part of the Roman Empire did not suffer the same decline as the western part. The main difference was that the west fell under the weight of the Germanic invasion, whereas the east was not affected by these invasions and continued to exist for nearly 1,000 years.
The archaeological evidence suggests that there were areas of the Roman Empire which declined and others which did not and that this did not occur along east/west lines. It seems that the areas which declined were the ones near the borders of the empire, while the more inner ones did well. Northern Gaul, which had been ravaged by Germanic raids, remained devastated, while southern Gaul did well. In Italy there was an economic and population decline in the north, but there was economic and population growth in the south. The province of Africa (Tunisia and western Libya), which was in the west, prospered. In the east, there was decline in some areas along the River Danube, a mixture of prosperity and decline in Egypt and in Syria there was an increase in olive growing.
King Darius and Xerxes were leaders of what empire that was a threat to Greek freedom?
They were leaders the Persian Empire. Darius was the father of Xerxes. Darius led the Persians in the first Persian war, while Xerxes led the Persians in the second Persian war.
He was a poor farmer, then later a property-less citizen. Rich is not a word associated with them. They sometimes gained a small share of any spoils, but generally were on subsistence pay.
How did the Punic Wars affect Rome's expansion?
It gave Rome dominance in the Western Mediterranean, and began its embroilent in the Eastern Mediterranean.
Who was the most feared race of people?
Firstly, what is a race? We have the human race. How else do we classify races - this is done mostly by people with agendas - by skin colour, ethnicity, peoples, tribes -what? The answer to who was most feared is a matter of relativity. No one was 'most feared' because fear is something which arisises and evaporates at different times and places, according to circumstances. What appears to be most fearsome to one people may be quite tame to another people faacing another predator. As an example, the waves of people who swept into Europe from 400 BCE to 400 CE were each fleeing before an even fiercer lot. First the fearsome Gauls arrived ahead of the more fearsome Germans, who were driven by the even more fearsome Goths who were driven by the terribly fearsome Vandals, who were driven by the hideously fearsome Huns; then there came the Franks, Bulgars, Mongols, Tartars, Turks and so on. All terribly fearsome, but which one was the fearsomest? It all depends on your personal view if you are a potential victim. And at the end of it, one nasty is not much different from another, other than the one actually threatining you at the time appears to be the nastiest.
Is the peloponnesian war also known as the great war?
No. The terminology Great War is usually aplied to World War 1, over two thousand years later.
What caused Germanic peoples to begin attacking roman territory?
There was a great migration of Germanic people seeking new lands in western Europe in the late 2nd Century BCE, which put them in collision with the Romans who were expanding control in southern France and in Spain.
The small Greek navy defeated the Persian fleet at the battle of what?
The combined and powerful Greek navy defeated a similar sized Persian fleet at the battle of Salamis.
What happened to Hector Achilles Paris Patroclus and Agamemnon?
Patroclos killed in battle by Hector Hector killed in battle by Achilles Achilles killed in battle by Paris Paris killed in battle by Philoctetes Agamemnon killed by his wife Clytmnestra
What were the main accomplishments of Themistocles?
· Themistocles saved Greece, for it was his strategies that won the battle of Salamis.
· He was also very active in the victory of the Marathon the Persian fleet landed it's ground forces but Themistocles thought ahead and met them at the beach with his army and stopped the invasion before it begun.
· He convinced the Athenian government that the way to victory against the Persians was through a naval battle
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What were lasting effects of the peloponnesian wars?
Greece was badly debilitated and the war solved nothing - the city-states continuing fighting each other in varying alliances. This allowed the rise and dominance of Macedonia, Alexanders takeover of the Persian Empire, and the division of the eastern Mediterranean and Middle East into the Hellenistic Kingdoms of his successors.
What was the Peloponnesian War about?
It was a war between Athens and its allies and Sparta and its allies - the latter tried to control the expansionary efforts of the Athenian empire. It lasted from 431 BCE to 404 BCE, when Persian financial intervention swung the war in favour of the Spartan alliance, resulting in the capture of Athens.
Alexander the Great began the war by crossing the Rubicon River?
The Rubicon River is in Italy. Alexanders wars were in Greece, Asia and Africa. His invasion of Asia began with a battle on the Granicus River.
Where did the Athenians defeat the Persians in 490 BC?
On the Plain of Marathon 26 miles north of Athens.
What year did Augustus Casaer rule in Rome?
Gaius Julius Caesar Augustus ruled from 16 January 27 BC - 19 August 14 AD
What are the three main things that happened at the battle of thermopylae?
1. The blockage of the pass, as intended, caused the Persian fleet to try to turn it from the sea. The Greek fleet was waiting and engaged the Persian fleet, hoping to destroy it. It lost.
2. After this defeat, the reason for holding the pass evaporated, and the Greek forces dispersed.
The Spartan contingent continued to hold the pass to the last man, allowing the other greek soldiers to escape, and so won eternal fame, even though the whole effort was otherwise a failure.
How did Alexander the great build a huge empire?
Took over so much area the armys also joined as a big one
Which army was bigger during the Peloponnesian War Sparta or Athens?
The Athenian empire was stronger at sea, the alliance led by Sparta was stronger on land.
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What role did naval ships have in the Carthage treaty with Xerxes?
By the 480 BCE treaty with Carthage, Xerxes sought to have the strong Carthaginian navy tie up any augmentation of the easter Greek fleets from Sicily during his invasion of mainland Greece in that year. Carthage sought to extend its control over the Greeks in Sicily at the same time, but lost much of its fleet in a storm.
If you are speaking of the people who died during the First Jewish-Roman War, they committed suicide.
