IDENTIFICATIONS
*Croesus
Aeolians, Dorians, Ionians
*Solon of Athens
Medes
Cyrus the Great
*Delphi
*DariusLOCATIONS
Halicarnassus
*Sardis
*Lydia
Phoenicia
Media
*Persia
*Egypt
Assyria
Babylonia
Miletus
*Samos
Ephesus
Delphi
*Athens
*SpartaDISCUSSION QUESTIONS
What are Herodotus' stated purposes in writing his history?What does Herodotus tell us about his sources, general or specific?
Who started the war between the Persians and the Greeks?
What are Herodotus' final views on the causes of the war between the Greeks and Persians?
What were the motives of Croesus in attacking Cyrus?
What value systems are revealed in the exchanges between Solon and Croesus?
What is the role of Fate in Herodotus' view of the world? Can Fate be controlled?
Who wins the "charge / counter-charge" contest between Croseus and the Delphic oracle?
What do these passages reveal about Herodotus' views of causation in history?
What is the overall tenor of Herodotus' presentation of Persian customs?
What are Herodotus' sources for his inquiries into the Nile River?
What are the three theories on the cause of the Nile floods?
What do you think of Herodotus' theory?
Does Herodotus believe the story of the Scribe of Sais?
Where does Herodotus get his information on the sources of the Nile?
Why does Herodotus bring in the Danube River (the Ister) into his inquiries concerning the Nile?
What are the specific arguments put forth by the Persians for the three forms of government discussed before the accension of Darius?
How does Darius gain the throne of Persia?