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Primary Sources:
. Aeschylus. Persians. Aeschylus, Persians. Ed. Herbert Weir Smyth. Herbert Weir Smyth, Ph.
D., Ed., n.d. Web. 10 Nov. 2014. <http://www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/text?doc=Perseus
%3Atext%3A1999.01.0012>. This would be a good source for the use of adding more
depth to the part of the website in which I talk about the Persians/Xerxes, it also helps to
add the the cultural depth and effect of the Persians on the world.
Aristotle. The Athenian Constitution. N.d. The Internet Classical Archive.
Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Massachusetts. The Internet Classical Archive.
Web. 11 Nov. 2014. <http://classics.mit.edu/Aristotle/athenian_const.1.1.html>. The
Athens was one of the main city states to participate in the Greco-Persian war, therefore a
larger representation of it is needed to help the viewer to better understand their overall
position and the things they did to help the Greeks force the Persians to make a tactical
retreat.
- - -. The Politics. 340 BCE. Ancient History Sourcebook. Fordham University, New
York. Ancient History Sourcebook. Web. 26 Nov. 2014.
<http://www.fordham.edu/halsall/ancient/aristotle-politics1.asp>. Athens is a convoluted
state in which there were many different forms of government implemented until the
finally established themselves as a democratic state and this primary source by Aristotle
helps to define the changes they went through in order to get to the point they were at.
FARGARD III. The Earth. N.d. MS. Zoroastrianism. Sacred Texts. This source is a
great help in developing the readers understanding of Persian culture and the means to
which the most Persians saw the world, also it is a great primary source and allows for
something other than a biased Greek historian, of which I have many throughout my
website and to acknowledge this bias this source helps to combat it.
Herodotus, The History of Herodotus, George Rawlinson, tr. vol. 4 (New York: D.
Appleman and Company, 1885), bk. 7 Throughout the Persian and Greek wars there were
many different battles that ensued between the two nations, in which one of the most
memorable and strategically placed was that of Thermopylae, or the Hot Gates. This was
where the two armies meet one one side was the Persian horde lead by their king Xerxes
and the other the Greek army lead by Leonidas, in which was a coalition of different city
state soldiers. The source then recounts in detail the events of the battle from the start, in
which the Greeks learn of the incoming Persian army, to the finish, in which Leonidas
and his fellow Spartans are killed.
Herodotus. The History of Herodotus. 430 BCE. Sacred Texts. Web. 23 Oct. 2014.
<http://www.sacred-texts.com/cla/hh/>. This primary source is a great way for me to not
only add depth to my overall website, but also it gives not only the translated version of
Herodotus account of the world at the time, but the Greek version, written in greek.
Herodotus also goes through many different parts of history at that time, bias though
must be watched due to him being Greek and they had a higher self image than other
nations at that time.
Plutarch. The Ancient Customs of the Spartans. N.d. Loeb Classical Library, Chicago.
Pp423u2011449 of Vol. III. The Library of History. Web. 8 Dec. 2014.
<http://penelope.uchicago.edu/Thayer/E/Roman/Texts/Plutarch/Moralia/Instituta_Laconi
ca*.html>. This primary source is great and helps to add to the overall understanding of
the different and complex Spartan ideals and values which they expected of all their
citizens to obey and try and match in their everyday life, due to it being a primary source
it adds great detail and credibility to the overall website.
- - -. The Life of Themistocles. N.d. Chicago University, Loeb Classical Library. The
Life of Themistocles. Web. 10 Nov. 2014.
<http://penelope.uchicago.edu/Thayer/E/Roman/Texts/Plutarch/Lives/Themistocles*.htm
l>. This primary source adds great detail to the overall credibility of my website, due to
the fact that it has goes through Themistocles life from an author who was at that time,
some of the facts may have been untrue due to embellishment but this source gives me
direct facts about Themistocles.
The Republic of Plato. James Adam. 1902. Cambridge. Cambridge University Press. This
primary source adds to the overall ability of my website, this primary source also talks
about the Athens and the different things that the city offers to its citizens. The source is
also great for showing the different people who have made an impact on Athens and the
world around Greece
Secondary/Tertiary Sources:
The Achaemenid Dynastic Empire 550-330 BCE. The Circle of Ancient Iranian Studies. N.p.,
n.d. Web. 20 Mar. 2015. <http://www.caissoas.com/CAIS/History/hakhamaneshian/human_rights.htm>. Due to the detail of the
illustration, this source helps to add to the overall effect of how big the Persian empire
was and the expanses and the people that it covered and who called Xerxes their king.
Achaemenid Soldier. Ancient Origins. N.p., n.d. Web. 16 Mar. 2015. <http://www.ancientorigins.net/history/immortals-elite-army-persian-empire-never-grew-weak-002321>. In
the part of my website labeled background I have a Greek soldier and to have an equal
representation of both sides I needed a Persian warrior and this website provided it, also
the many of the pictures of Persian warriors are fan made art and this picture seemed to
have the greatest representation of what one of the soldiers may actually look like.
Agora of Ancient Athens Illustration Poster. Traveler. N.p., n.d. Web. 16 Mar. 2015.
<http://traveler-life.com/2011/08/31/agora-of-ancient-athens-illustration-poster/>. This
picture helps to add to the part of my website which talks about Athens, the picture is that
of a market place and will help to add to the overall image of Athens to the viewer.
The Ancient City of Persepolis. William Horberg. N.p., n.d. Web. 17 Mar. 2015.
<http://williamhorberg.typepad.com/william_horberg/2009/03/persepolis.html>. This
source will also go into the section I have labelled for Persia and will help to add to the
same things I had hoped for in the other photos, grandeur of the Persians and also the
wealth that their empire contained.
Ancient King of Persia. Dreamstime. N.p., n.d. Web. 17 Mar. 2015.
<http://www.dreamstime.com/royalty-free-stock-image-ancient-king-persiaimage11141136>. This photo helps to show the royalty and honor of the Persian kings
and also the essentially divine right that they seemed to possess in ruling Persia and the
other nations and countries that they conquered and expanded into.
Athenian Convention. School Work Helper. N.p., n.d. Web. 20 Mar. 2015.
<http://schoolworkhelper.net/greek-democracy-history/>. This photo helps to add to the
overall ability of the website to convey to the reader the meaning of democracy and how
it affected the way that all Athenians lived and worked daily.
Athenian League & Peloponnesian War. Democracy in Ancient Athens. Weebly, n.d. Web. 17
Mar. 2015. <http://atheniandemocracy.weebly.com/the-peloponnesian-war.html>. This
image helps to convey to the viewer the land grab that ensued after the Greco-Persian war
and the resources/ports that were the essential part of the land grab. It also helps to show
the eventual clash between the Spartans and the Athenians due to their borders being
much larger and also due to the fame and glory that each nation won due to the success in
the war.
Battle of Marathon. Wikipedia. Wikipedia, n.d. Web. 8 Dec. 2014.
<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Marathon>. This source helps to add some
secondary sources to my overall background slide on my website, also it helps to add
little bits of detail to it and create a greater overall production to put into the competition.
Battle of Plataea. Ancient Mesopotamia. Ed. Joseph Berrigan. N.p., n.d. Web. 16 Mar. 2015.
<http://joseph_berrigan.tripod.com/ancientbabylon/id30.html>. In this source it talks
about the battle of Platea information that I desperately need due to the fact that I just
recently created a tab in my website which is solely about this battle and needs
information and pictures about it. Even though it is not a primary source multiply views
of anything helps to add to the overall creditably of the website.
The battle of Platea. War & Warrior Wednesday #6 (Battle of Plataea 479 BC). Conzervative,
n.d. Web. 20 Mar. 2015. <https://conzervative.wordpress.com/2013/08/07/war-warrior-
Battle of Thermopylae [Tripod]. Ancient Mesopotamia. Ed. Joseph Berrigan. N.p., n.d. Web.
16 Mar. 2015. <http://joseph_berrigan.tripod.com/ancientbabylon/id28.html>. In my
website I have a good amount of information on the Battle of Thermopylae but the one
thing that I lacked was pictures and this website provides them for me and allows for me
to also add depth and quality to the overall production of my website.
Battle of Thermopylae and movements to Salamis, 480 BC. Wikimedia Commons. N.p., n.d.
Web. 16 Mar. 2015.
<http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Battle_of_Thermopylae_and_movements_to_S
alamis,_480_BC.gif>. This is a great source to help develop understanding for the viewer
towards the movements of Xerxes armies and the way to which they went as the traveled
into Greece. It also helps to portray the movements after the battle of Thermopylae and
the positioning of the Greek vs Persian forces for the battle of Salamis and Platea.
Burn, Andrew Robert. Themistocles. Encyclopedia Britannica. N.p., n.d. Web. 23 Oct. 2014.
<http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/590513/Themistocles>. This secondary
sources entitles the major additions that Themistocles added not only to developing
Athens as the major naval power in the Mediterranean but also his achievements in
helping the Greeks to drive back the Persians from Greece and other captured city states.
Damario, Heather. Personal interview. 18 Mar. 2015. People with information is a great bonus to
my website and asking a few questions adds great detail to the overall quality of my
website. Mrs. Damario has a huge amount of information on the Greco-Persian war and I
think that it would be best placed in the legacy section due to the extensive knowledge
that she has over my topic.
Cartwright, Mark. Thermopylae. Ancient History Encyclopedia. N.p., 16 Apr. 2013. Web. 8
Dec. 2014. <http://www.ancient.eu/thermopylae/>. This source helps to add to the overall
depth and knowledge of the battle of Thermopylae and also allows for the reader to better
understand the actions and events that went on throughout the battle. Also the picture will
help to further the knowledge of the reader to the movements of the Persian army before
and after the battle.
First Invasion of Greece. Wikipedia. Wikipedia, n.d. Web. 8 Dec. 2014.
<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_Persian_invasion_of_Greece>. This source helps to
develop the viewers overall understanding of the battle of marathon and the events and
actions that follow it. There also is a picture incorporated in the source which helps add
define the positions of the battle and where the Greek vs Persian forces were deployed.
Greek-Persian Wars (490 bce479 bce). Gale Encyclopedia of World History: War. Vol. 1.
Detroit: Gale, 2008. World History in Context. Web. 3 Oct. 2014. The source entitles the
eventual rise of the Persian empire and the rise of Darius to the position of king , with the
rest of the Persian empire being pulled back together. Darius slowly expanded his empire
and created the Persian empire to its old boundaries and borders, that included some of
the greek settlements that were along the coast, who rebelled. Athens provided help to the
revolutionists which angered the Persians and lead to the launching of an invasion of
Greece. More or less than half of the Persian army was destroyed in a storm, Darius after
a while then sent an even stronger force and was then defeated at the battle of Marathon.
Darius died before another invasion could be launched and the next king in line Xerxes
waited and then followed suit and launched another invasion of Greece.
him after and during the battle. It also gives a brief generalization of the battle and of how
things went for both the Persians and then Greeks, this would help to add depth to the
overall quality of my website when talking about the battle of Platea.
Peloponnesian War. Ancient World History. N.p., n.d. Web. 20 Mar. 2015.
<http://earlyworldhistory.blogspot.com/2012/02/peloponnesian-war.html>. The picture
helps to show a battle between two forces and helps to add to the overall depth and
quality of the website.
Persian Middle Ages Man. Pinterest. N.p., n.d. Web. 17 Mar. 2015.
<https://www.pinterest.com/pin/488640628292639443/>. In this source the picture helps
to add to the overall depth and quality of the Persian part of my website and add to the
wealth and industry that, as an empire, Persia maintained and expanded due to military
and economic trading.
Persian War Timline. Lake Forest College. N.p., n.d. Web. 26 Sept. 2014.
<http://campus.lakeforest.edu/academics/greece/PersWarsTL.html>. In this source it
explains the beginning to the end of the Persian and Greek war from the creation of the
Persian empire to the eventual defeat of the Persians. The timeline starts out with the sack
of the Assyrian empire and how it split into four different nations that were reconstructed
back into a central empire by the Persian king Cyrus. Cyrus died and the King Darius
came into power with control over all of the four parts of the Assyrian empire. The Greek
colonies/city states tried to resist the rule but were conquered. Athens provided help
which angered the Persians and lead to the launching of an invasion of Greece. More or
less than half of the Persian army was destroyed in a storm, Darius after a while then sent
an even stronger force and was then defeated at the battle of Marathon. Darius died
before another invasion could be launched and the next king in line Xerxes waited and
then followed suit and launched another invasion of Greece. The king was again defeated
and peace treaties were signed between the two countries and peace ensued.
Phases of the battle of Platea. The Battle of Plataea. Road Runners Guide to the Ancient World,
n.d. Web. 20 Mar. 2015. <http://roadrunnersguidetotheancientworld.com/battle-ofplataea/>. This is a great picture and helps to add to the viewers understanding of how the
battle of Platea went and the different phases and actions that happened, from the
attacking of the springs to the breach of the Persian camp, which marked the end of major
battles in Greece.
Pictorial art Naval battle of Salamis 480 year. bc. e. 1Zoom.Net. N.p., n.d. Web. 15 Mar. 2015.
<http://www.1zoom.net/Miscellaneous/wallpaper/378497/z1100.3/>. This is a great photo
and due to its size I can crop, change and alter the image without destroying the
pixelation on the photo. Generally this photo will go toward the battle of Salamis due to
the ship battle that is being portrayed in the picture by the artist, this photo also will help
to add difference of colors to the website getting away from the basic black and white
background.
Rafaels School of Athens, depicting Platos Academy. Wikipedia. Wikipedia, n.d. Web. 16
Mar. 2015. <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ancient_higher-learning_institutions>. This
picture helps to show the art, learning and other education related subjects that Athens
provided for its citizens, the picture also helps to advance the viewers understanding of
the significance of Athenian culture and why they were eventually lead to place all of
their might upon their navy rather than in soldiers.
Reconstruction of the Apadana Palace. Persian Art. Essential Humanities, n.d. Web. 16 Mar.
2015. <http://www.essential-humanities.net/world-art/persian/>. The part of my website
which talks about the Persians needed more depth to it and to due this I added this image
to help portray the overall grandeur and wealth the Persian empire possessed and also the
art to which Persia contained many due to its wide expanse over hundreds of miles and
miles of land.
Salamis Monument. English Language and History. N.p., n.d. Web. 17 Mar. 2015.
<http://www.englishlanguageandhistory.com/media/photos/battle-of-salamis-monumentsalamis-greece-dimkoa-wikimedia-commons-cc-by-sa-3.jpg>. The photo helps to show
the legacy that the battle of Salamis provided for the Greeks, or more accurately the
Athenian Themistocles, and the effect that the battle had on the Greek history and world
history too. The image also helps to show how the Greeks valued bravery in battle over a
higher intelligence thus how the battle of Thermopylae and Salamis both became so
revered in the world today.
Saluting Their Supreme Sacrifice. The Tribune. N.p., n.d. Web. 21 Mar. 2015.
<http://www.tribuneindia.com/news/spectrum/saluting-their-supremesacrifice/16106.html>. This website shows the bravery and honor of our soldiers and the
sacrifice that they make, also it shows effect that Leonidas has had, due to the fact that he
gave his life in the name of his country and for the citizens of Greece.
Second Invasion of Greece. Wikipedia. Wikipedia, n.d. Web. 8 Dec. 2014.
<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Second_Persian_invasion_of_Greece>. This source helps to
add detail to my website, even though it is a secondary source the best way to acquire
information is to gather it from as many places as possible to help separate what is true
and what is not, the source details about the whole war and has some nice pictures to
add.
Spartan Children Life. Imgarcade. N.p., n.d. Web. 16 Mar. 2015.
<http://imgarcade.com/1/spartan-children-life/>. This source helps to add to the overall
brutality of the Spartan training but also it adds to the bonding that all spartan males went
through and also the determination and courage that was needed in order to be a member
of that army/people.
Spartan Gymnasium -- boys training. Regional School Unit 1. N.p., n.d. Web. 15 Mar. 2015.
<http://moodle.rsu1.org/mod/url/view.php?id=3758>. In the photo Spartan youth train
and undergo the hardships that all males who wanted to become warriors had to undergo,
this photo will help to promote the brutality of the training but also the success and
bonding that was created by undergoing these hardships with a cohesive group of people
with you.
Spartan Monument. Easypedia. N.p., n.d. Web. 20 Mar. 2015.
<http://www.easypedia.gr/el/articles/s/p/a/%CE%95%CE%B9%CE%BA%CF%8C%CE
%BD%CE%B1~Spartans_monument_1.jpg_926d.html>. This picture shows the
memorial that was raised to those who fell at the battle of Thermopylae, primarily is
Leonidas who is the centerpiece to the monument, it also shows the legacy that he and his
soldiers left behind at the battle and the courage and skill that was required to do so.
Sparta Warrior. Ancient Military. N.p., n.d. Web. 8 Dec. 2014.
<http://www.ancientmilitary.com/spartan-weapons.htm>. This picture shows in great
detail what a Spartan warrior would look like and helps to add to my website about
Sparta and the training their warriors went through to become one of their warriors.
Squadron who won the Leonidas award. Marine Corps. N.p., n.d. Web. 21 Mar. 2015.
<http://www.cherrypoint.marines.mil/News/NewsArticleDisplay/tabid/4890/Article/5802
57/mwcs-28-marines-earn-leonidas-award-page-in-squadron-history.aspx>. This picture
helps to show the overall depth that Leonidas has affected the modern military and how
without him our military may have a different perspective of how battles should be
waged and how the soldiers should act.
A Statue of King Leonidas of Sparta. Legends and Chronicles. N.p., n.d. Web. 20 Mar. 2015.
<http://www.legendsandchronicles.com/ancient-civilizations/ancient-sparta/kings-ofsparta/>. This picture adds to the slide that talks about Leonidas and how due to his
actions of honor and bravery he was able to show the whole of Greece that the Persian
empire was not as impenetrable as it was claimed to be and also that Greek honor and
courage helped through the whole battle for him and his men.
300: Rise of the Empire. 300: Rise of an Empire New Character Poster Features Sullivan
Stapleton as Themistocles. Fansided, n.d. Web. 16 Mar. 2015.
<http://fansided.com/2013/12/19/300-rise-empire-new-character-poster-features-sullivanstapleton-themistocles/>. The legacy of Themistocles is portrayed as a larger than life
figure and to do this I needed a picture from the recent movie in which he was portrayed
in, thus adding to the overall effect of what his legacy has done to the world around us
today both in film and military prowess.
Uebersax, John. a . N.d. MS. This source talks about Greek honor and how it was a basis
to the Greek culture, also this allows for me to add to the overall depth and quality of the
website when I talk about how the Greek leaders came together and were able to bring
Greece together and fight off this invasion due to their moral honor and determination
due to Arete.
Wikipedia. Ancient Persia. Ancient History Encyclopedia. N.p., n.d. Web. 11 Nov. 2014.
<http://www.ancient.eu/Persia/>. This website helps to add information into the part of
the website which details the Persian empire and will help add good information and
depth hopefully it will help to the credibility of my website.
Xerxes. N.d. Memoirs of a Neophyte. Web. 28 Feb. 2015. <http://catechumenmemoirs.blogspot.com/2007/03/madness-this-is-sparta.html>. This picture helps to add to
the depth of my website in which I talk about Xerxes and how he affected the world due
to his pursuit of revenge against Athens for its involvement in the Ionian rebellion.
Xerxes and Ship Battles. Battle of Salamis. N.p., n.d. Web. 15 Mar. 2015.
<http://joseph_berrigan.tripod.com/ancientbabylon/id29.html>. For this source I used two
pictures from it and both of them helped to add to the part of my website which details
the battle of Salamis and the events and actions that happened. Also both pictures are of
good quality and pixelation allowing for greater use out of them due to the fact that they
retain their focus as i move, crop and change the photos.