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Introduction to Ancient Greek History (CLCV 205)

Uploaded 20-11-08

In this lecture, Professor Kagan traces the development and the power of the Persian empire. He also shows how the Persian empire and the Greek world eventually came into conflict through a few incidents concerning Ionian Greeks in Asia Minor, which eventually turned into the Persian Wars. Professor Kagan ends this lecture with a description of the events of the battle of Marathon in which the Athenians defeated the Persians.

00:00 - Chapter 1. The Rise of the Persian Empire
15:07 - Chapter 2. Clashes with the Persian Empire
32:40 - Chapter 3. The Beginning of the Persian Wars
37:37 - Chapter 4. Further Developments Leading to the War with Persia
49:47 - Chapter 5. The Battle of Marathon

Complete course materials are available at the Open Yale Courses website: http://open.yale.edu/courses

This course was recorded in Fall 2007.



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