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Herodotus' Histories

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Demaratus detrhroned Spartan king who becomes Persian advisor
Alexander reports Persian movements to the Greeks at Plataea
Arion wily Greek musician who leaps on a dolphin
Hippias rejected Athenian tyrant who goes to Persia
Plataea site of the last major battle of the Persian War (479 BC)
Miltiades leads the Greeks to victory at Marathon
Sosicles Corinthian who argues against reinstating tyranny at Athens
Astyages king who attempts to kill his own grandson
Candaules Lydian king who is blinded by his passions and killed by his servant
Susa capital of Persia
Cyrus Persian ruler who takes Babylon, but loses his head
Pausanias Spartan commander, victorious at Plataea, who feasts in Xerces' tent
Sparta militaristic oligarchy and major Greek city-state
Solon one of the seven wise men; he visits Croesus
Gyges Lydian servant who takes the throne of his king
Cleomenes Spartan king who commits suicide
Croesus Lydian king renowned for his wealth
Darius Persian tyrant who invades Greece
Histiaeus traitor to Persia who loses his head
Themistocles Athenian leader who begins and leads navy
Leonidas brave general who dies for Sparta at Thermopylae
Hellespont "gateway" between Asia and Europe
Cambyses takes over after Cyrus; conquers Eygpt
Athens radical democracy and major Greek city-state
Xerces leads the third invasion of Greece, vowing revenge on Athens
Salamis naval battle and Greek victory (480 BC)
Tomyris queen of the Massagetae, murderer of Cyrus
Scythia Darius fails to conquer this barbaric part of southern Russia
Pisistratus Athenian tyrant who successfully stayed in power (though he was expelled a few times)
Harpagus servant who, at a banquet, pays for his disobedience to his king
Ionia area of Greek colonies that revolts against Persian rule
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