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490 Marathon-definitely the Athenians. The Spartans were delayed by an important religious festival (the Carneia) which they had to observe as they were very pious re the gods. They turned up 2-3 days later, but missed all the action!! The inter-war years: The Athenians were much more active...

How about humility? Look at Lear after his madness in the storm and how much he is reduced to "unaccomodated man" and how understanding and empathy suddenly dawns on him. If you get the time, look at this part of the scene as it is presented in two different productions of the play-e.g. the BBC...

Try Victor Ehrenberg and N.G.L. Hammond if you can access them. Both have excellent chapters on the Persian Wars and Marathon. One reason that has not yet been mentioned is that the Athenians felt that their developing democracy (not yet fully formed) was greatly vindicated and this gave them...

Dear incubuskid, I have lots of stuff on Sparta as I've been teaching about it for years. If you could email me with your address details (either electronic or postal) I'll send you off some notes and study guides and articles. Do you want any help with exam technique etc? I could also...

Notes on Roman Republic, JC & Athens Hi there!! I have heaps of notes on each of these topics which I could make available to you. Let me know specifically what you need and I'll put something relevant plus some teaching points for you. I look forward to your reply...

Ancient History notes on HSC topics Hi! I have extensive notes on these topics and would be glad to make them available to you. If you could let me know what you specifically need, I'll dig out my teaching notes and resources and send you stuff that might be useful to you. I look forward...