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Agamemnon King of mycenae who led the achaeans against the trojans in the Trojan war
Alcibiades influental ruler in athens who betrayed his people during the sicilian campaign only later to return to athens and become a leader there once again
Aristides Known as "the Just" he ruled athens during the persian war and was ostracized in 482 BC
Artemisia Queen of Halicarnassus who fought bravely in the battle of salamis and became an advisor to Xerxes
Brasidias spartan general who invaded the region of the chaldice and successfully ruled there during the Peloponesian war
Cambyses son of Cyrus who became ruler of persiain 530 BC
Cleon Ruthless ruler in Athens after the death of Pericles
Cliesthenes ruler in athens beginning in 508 BC
Croesus Lydian king who learned the hard way about how to achieve a happy life
Cyrus Known as "the great" he ruled persia during the period if its greatest expansion into an empire
Darius Assumed the throne of persia after the death of cambyses in 521 BC
Demaratus The exiled king of sparta, ousted by Cleomenes who left his country for Persia and offered to fight for darius and then Xerxes in the persian war
Demosthenes Athenian general who fought in the Peloponesian war; he led a fleet of ships to Corcyra with Eurymedion but in the way he fortified an outpost at pylos where the Spartans were defeated in 425 BC ( not to be confused with the famous athenian Orator and statesman of the same name who lived in the middle of the fourth century
Draco The first ruler of athens to institute laws, which were very harsh
Eurybiades The spartan admiral who leed the greeks against the Persians in the naval battles at artemisium and Salamis; his command kept the spartan allies united with the Athenians even though athens supplied more ships
Herodotus The "father of history" whose account of the Persian War combined Historical and mythological elements
Hipparchus Son of Pisistratus who ruled athens with his brother, hippias, and wasd assasinated in 514 BC
Hippias Tyrant in athens who succeeded his father Pisistratus; he was later exiled to persia and joined the persians in the sacking of athens during the persian war
Hipprocrates Athenian General defeated at Delium in 424 BC (not to be confused with the "father of medecine" who lived in the next century)
Homer Famous Greek epic poet and author of the Iliad and the Odessey
Leonidas Spartan king and general defeated at thermopylae, known as "the lion in the gateway"
Mardonius Persian general and son of Xerxes who was defeated at Plataea in 479 BC
Minos Minoan King of ancient Crete; the civilization on this island was named after him
Nicas The athenian General and ruler who led the expedition againt Syracuse only to be completely defeated and killed in the end
Paches Athenian General who led the expedition against Mytilene in 427 BC
Pericles ruled athens during its golden age until his death in 429 BC
Phideppides Athenian athlete who ran to sparta in two days to seek help against the persian invasion
Pisistratus became tyrant in athens in 584 BC
Pythius Wealthy Lydian Greek who gave much of his wealth to the conquering king Xerxes only to have his eldest son killed for seeking his release from serving in the persian army
Solon poet and statesman, known as "the lawgiver" who was the first democratic reformer in athens when he came to power in 594 BC
Themistocles succeeded aristides as ruler in Athens during the persian war he was responsible for building athens' "walls" and was banished in 472 BC
Thucydides Famous greek historian who wrote The History Of The Peloponesian War; he served in the war on the side of Athens as commander of a squadron of ships an was later exiled
Xerxes Ruler of persia who led the second invasion of greece after crossing the Hellespont in 480 BC
Athenians a highly cultured people whose city-statecontrolled all of attica and other greek colonies through their naval dominance of the Aegean
Barbarians the name given by greeks to any people who were not greek
Dorians a group that invaded Greece around 1100 BC
Hellenes another name for all greeks
Helots members of the spartan slave class
Ionians Greeks who inhabited the west coast of asia minor
Metics a class of people in athens who were not citezens, particularly foriegners
Minoans Ancient Cretan civilization that came to an end as a result of natural disasters and invasion
Myceneans ancient mainland Greek civilization that came to an end by conquerors from the north
Persians Asian civilization that sought to expand their huge empire by conquering the greeks
Spartans a militaristic and "laconic" people whose city-state much of the peloponesus
Tyrants rulers with absolute power (not limited by a constitution by other officials)
Acropolis a hilltop fortress in ancient athens which included the parthenon and other famous buildings where citezens met to discuss affairs of the community
Aegospotami last great battle of the Peloponsian War where the athenian fleet was destroyed in 405 BC
Agora the central marketplace in ancient athens and the site of numerous temples and government buildings
Amphipolis coastal city north of the chaldice penninsula where the athenians were defeated in 422 BC; leading to the exile of Thucydides whose squadron of ships arrived too late from Thasos
Argos region in the Peloponesus that remained neutralduring the peloponesian war
Artemisium bay north of euboa where a naval battle took place between the Greeks and the persians
Asia Minor western region of the persian empire that is modern-day Turkey
Athens the chief city state in attica and home of ancient Greek civilization during its golden age
Attica region in mainland Greece ruled by athens
Beotia region of mainland Greece northwest of attica dominated by Thebes
Chaldice large peninsular region in the northern aegean that Athenians and Spartans fought for control during the Peloponesian War
Corcyra island northwest of the Greek mainland where a civil war between democrats and oligarchs led to brutal atrocities there during the Peloponesian War
Corinth ally of sparta during the peloponesian war; the grievances of this city-state against athens began the war
Delos island in the aegean that housed the treasury of the Delian League
Delphi Greek city where the temple of apollo is located and where the oracles communicated by the temple preistess would be given
Euboa large island east of the greek mainland that was conquered by the persians during the persian war
Hellespont Waterway that divided europe and asia that was crossed by Xerxes' army beginning hi invasion of Greece
Ionia a group of Greece cities on the coast op Asia Minor
Knossos capitol of the minoan civilization on the island of Crete where the king's palaces were discovered
Laconia region in the southern peloponnesus controlled by Sparta
Lydia region in western Asia minor conquered by Cyrus the Great
Macedonia region north of mainland Greece that later became the dominant power in the latter half of the fourth century under king Phillip who ruled from its capitol Pella
Magna Graecia region in southern Italy dominated by Greeks beginning in the age of Colonization
Marathon first great battle of the Persian War that the Greeks won, though greatly outnumbered
Melos Island in the aegean southeast of attica that was razed by the athenians during the Peloponesian war after a siege
Mytilene Largest City of Lesbos where a revolt occurred between democrats and oligarchs during the Peloponesian war
Olympia site of the olympic games
Peloponesus a hilly major penninsula in Greece
Persia the first ecumenic empire in history centered in western Asia
Phalerum Athens' secondary seaport where the persian fleet anchored before the battle of salamis
Piraeus Athens' major seaport
Plataea Last battle of the persian war where the Greeks defeated the remaining Persian army under Mardonius
Pylos outpost on the western coast of the Peloponsus held by the Athenians during the Peloponesian War
Salamis Island west of athens where Athenians fled before their city was sacked by the Persians; it is also the name of the last naval battle of the persian war won by the greeks
Sicily Large island south of italy that was colonized by the Greeks
Sparta Chief city state south of the Peloponesus that was the rival of athens after the persian war
Sardis Capitol of Lydia in western Asia Minor ruled by king Croesus that was sacked py the persians under Cyrus after a siege of fourteen days
Syracuse largest city in siscily which the athenians sought to conquer during the peloponesian war
Thebes Ally of sparta in Boeotia that badly defeated the athenians at Delium, where the Athenian general and over a thousand of his troops were killed in 424 BC
Thermopolyae a narrow pass along the coast between Thessaly and Boeotia wherethe Greeks held off the Persians before being defeated during the Persian War
Thessaly region of mainland greece south of macedonia and north of boeotia that contains Mt. Olympus
Thrace region northeast of Greece and north of the aegean through which Xerxes' army passed after crossing the hellespont on his way to sack Athens
Archons chief magistates in Athens who ruled for one year
Assembly supreme decision-making body of citezinsin Athens that comprimised all citezens and had a quorom of 6000
Boule council of 500 Athenian Citezens selected annualy by lot that set the agenda for the assembly
Delian League Confederation of Greek City-States throughout the Aegean established after the Persian War for purposes of defence
Democracy a system of government in which the people rule, either directly or through elected representatives
Demos The Greek word for "the people"
Elusian Mysteries Greek mystery religeon centered in the temple in Eulisis northwest of Athens
Ephors Group of five "overseers" elected anually in Sparta who counterbalanced the two kings
Funeral Oration Pericles' famous speech honoring the war dead in Athens in 431 BC
Golden Age The peak of Greek civilization that ocurred in Athens in the Mid-Fifth century that saw an outpouring of art, architecture, and literature
Hybris The Greek term for a disorder in the soul that was rooted in excessive prideand often led to arrogance and violence
Long Walls Built by Pericles to protect Athens and its seaport; it was torn down after the Peloponesian war
Melian Dialogue Famous debate between leaders from Athens and Melos concerningthe fate of Melos in 416 BC
Monarchy a system of government in which a King, Queen, or Emporer is the sole and absolute ruler
Mt. Olympus Where the Greeks believed their parthenon of gods lived
Oligarchy a system of government in which a few people rule
Oracle Means by which the gods spoke directly to man at sacred temples
Ostracism Being shunned and put into exile
Parthenon Famous Greek temple built by Pericles to honor the patron goddess of Athens
Peace of Nicas A lull in the Peloponesian war that began in 421 BC and lasted about six and a half years
Phalanx special Greek battle formation where soldiers formed rows, closely pressed together
Polis the defenition of a city-state in Ancient Greece
Thirty Tyrants Ruled Athens during its reign of terror in 404-403 BC
Thirty Year Truce Peace treaty between Sparta and Athens beginning in 445 BC that came to an end after only fourteen years when the Peloponesian War broke out
Trireme A Greek warship powered by three banks of oarsmen
3000-1400 BC Minoan Age
1700 BC Earthquakes destroy early Cretan palaces
1400-1100 BC Mycenean Age
c. 1200 BC Trojan War
c. 1100 BC Dorian Invasion
1100-800 BC Dark Age
776 BC First Olympic Games
750-550 BC Age of Colonization
650-600 BC Age of Tyrants at its peak
621 BC Draco's first law code
594 BC Solon becomes Archon in Athens
499-494 BC Ionian Revolt
499-479 BC Persian War
490 BC Battle of Marathon
480 BC Battle of Thermopolyae, Artemisium, and Salamis
479 BC Battle of Plataea
478 BC Delian League founded
443-429 BC Pericles ruled Athens
431-404 BC Peloponesian War
430 BC Epedemic strikes Athens
416 BC Athenian siege of Melos
413 BC Athenian Expedition to Sicily totally destroyed

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Terms 134
Creator McGirl
Created October 26, 2008
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Subject greek history
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