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The Histories Review
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The Histories Review
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1. Adimantus And Thermistocles

2. Artabanus

3. Climbed A (Sheer) Cliff

4. Athens And Aegina

5. At The Isthmus They'd Fight In Open Water (Where Their Smaller - Slower Fleet Is Disadvantaged) - They'd Lose Other Northern States Even If They Won (E.G. Aegina - Salamis) - At Salamis They'd Still Be Defending The Southern States (Pelopponese) Just As Well And Would Save The Women And Children - Salamis Was Prophercised To Save Them

6. Athens And Eretria

7. Refused To Leave The Temple (Until They Received A Second Interpretation)

8. Seer Megistias

9. 1 - 700000

10. (Battle Against) Aegina

11. Sailors (Not The Aristocracy)

12. They Have No Great Strength - Their Armies And Resources Are Inferior - They Would Give Up As They'd Be Too Cowardly - Punishment Would Be The Fair Thing To Do - They Are Uncivilised [All Speak Same Language But - States Are Divided And Fight Amongst Each Other.

13. Rolled Boulders

14. 10( - )000

15. Esparto Grass And Papyrus

16. (The) Isthmus

17. (The) Troezian (Ship)

18. Abydos

19. Hydarnes

20. (Thermistocles To Eurybiades -certain Athenian) Each Army Would Retreat To Their Own State And The Forces Would Be Scattered

21. Ionians And Aeolians And Dorians

22. 360 And 314

23. Sandoces

24. (Made Peace (E.G. Athens And Aegina) - Sent Ambassadors To Argos - Sicily - Crete And Corcyra - Tried To Unite All Nations - However Failed - Thessalians Sent Instruction To Fortify The Isthmus (But Gave In Themselves) - Sent Spies Into Sardis (They Were Captured But Spared By Xerxes))

25. Had His Scribes Write Down Any Noteworthy Deeds And The Ships/Captains Responsible