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3 Historians Who Changed the World

By Francesca Leaf Over the centuries, civilizations have endeavored to preserve a record of their existence for future generations. This effort has taken the form of compiling chronologies, building monuments, and creating art. The ancient Greeks took it a step further. They invented an entirely new literary genre, solely dedicated to recounting important events in

Written on February 13, 2015 at 11:34 pm, by plato

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Categories: Historians

Tags: Herodotus, Historians, Thucydides, Xenephon, Xenophon

Political Scandals Of Ancient Greece

1. Artemisia of Caria destroys one of her own ships Artemisia, portrayed a tad bit incorrectly by Eva Green in the recent 300 film, was a queen and military commander from the Ionian Kingdom of Caria. An ally to the massive Persian Empire of the early 5th century, Artemisia was a trusted advisor to King

Written on May 20, 2014 at 12:49 pm, by Socrates

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Categories: Politics

Tags: Alcibiades, Artemisia of Caria, Greece, Herodotus, Miltiades, Persia, Plutarch, The Histories, Themistocles, Thucydides, Xerxes

My Women Fight Like Men

Queen Artemisia of Caria is mentioned by a handful of ancient Greek writers who would have lived some years after her death. Most of our knowledge about her, of course, comes from the Father of History himself. Herodotus directly makes reference to Artemisia numerous times as he recounts the events of the Greco-Persian wars. As

Written on December 12, 2013 at 4:53 pm, by Van Bryan

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Categories: Leaders

Tags: Artemisia of Caria, Athens, Greco-Persian war, Herodotus, Themistocles, Xerxes

The Rise of Themistocles (part 2)

In a previous article we discussed one of Greece’s most notable and successful general and statesman. It was none other than, Themistocles, who from early on seemed bound for great deeds. During the time of early democracy in Athens he appealed to the average citizen and consequentially wielded great influence in Athenian politics. As one

Written on June 22, 2013 at 6:16 pm, by Van Bryan

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Categories: Wars

Tags: Aristides, Athenian navy, Athens, Herodotus, Plutarch, Themistocles, triremes

The Rise of Themistocles (Part 1)

While the Greco-Persian wars have remained a topic of sincere interest for those of us who study the ancients, it can be said that an undo amount of attention has been paid to particular engagements… while the rest of history has remained obscure. The Spartans and their heroic stand at Thermopylae captured the imagination of modern

Written on June 20, 2013 at 8:34 pm, by Van Bryan

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Categories: Wars

Tags: Athens, democracy, Herodotus, Plutarch, Themistocles

Herodotus: Father of History or Father of Lies?

Insatiably curious, prone to whimsy, a talented writer, a slave to gossip, an innovator, a barbarian apologist, a cosmopolitan, a partisan egoist; Herodotus has been praised for and accused of much since the publication of his Histories. He was both denigrated and venerated in his own time…and has remained so ever since. However, it is almost

Written on April 12, 2013 at 8:13 am, by Ben Potter

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Categories: Historians

Tags: Ancient Greek writer, Aristophanes, Cicero, Father of History, Herodotus, Herodotus Father of History, Herodotus Histories, Histories, Sophocles