September, Tuesday 11, 2012

Themistoles leader of the Greeks Dursian Wars Spartans attempted to hold the pass of Thermopylae, a Greek fleet of 300 ships, 200 of which were Athenian. outnumbered the narrow straits worked to their advantage, and the result was draw. Athenian leader Themistcies wanted to stay at Salamis he began a fight by sending a servant to Xerxes saying Athenians wanted to switch sides. Darius said his son Xerxes was associated with the Persian Wars. Leonidas was a 5th century Bc Spartan military king. Archidamus II was king of Sparta from 469 to 427 BC one of his conflicts was called the Archidamian War. Phormio was a warrior who gave. Phormio- most important Athenion commander during the Peloponnesian War. Had an alliance with the Acarnanians.

Demosthenes--important Athenian commander during the Arhidamian War which occured during the Peloponnesian War. Commanded the fleet that was sent to the Athenian navy base

Brasidas--Spartan officer, one of the most important generals during the Archidamian War which occured during the Pelopenesian War.

Pericles--Athenian politician--His strategies for the Pelopensisan war was to wear out Sparta by leaving the countryside, go behind long walls and attack the allies of Sparta by sea which turned out to be a financial disaster.

http://www.livius.org/ap-ark/archidamus/archidamus_ii.html, http://www.livius.org/pen-pg/pericles/pericles.html, http://www.livius.org/phi-php/phormio/phormio.html, http://www.livius.org/bn-bz/brasidas/brasidas.html, http://www.livius.org/de-dh/demosthenes/demosthenes.html, http://ancienthistory.about.com/od/xerxes/g/Xerxes.htm, http://ancienthistory.about.com/cs/people/g/leonidas.htm, http://ancienthistory.about.com/cs/persianempir1/a/persiaintro_3.htm, http://ancienthistory.about.com/od/greekmenandwomen/a/themistocles.htm and http://militaryhistory.about.com/od/navalbattlesto1200/p/Persian-Wars-Battle-Of-Salamis.htm

Archidamus II