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| |-|Lesbos Banner and Coinage | | |-|Lesbos Banner and Coinage= |
| The banner of Lesbos, home of the famous poet Sappho, was | | The banner of Lesbos, home of the famous poet Sappho, was inspired by one of the most interesting monetary types in antiquity. |
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| Unlike others cities, Lesbos changed monetary types from one | | Unlike others cities, Lesbos changed monetary types from one issuance to another. This provided great variety - notably this unusual depiction of two female heads overlapping. |
| issuance to another. This provided great variety - notably this | |
| unusual depiction of two female heads overlapping. | |
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| Lesbos's cities were members of the Delian league from the | | Lesbos's cities were members of the Delian league from the start. They provided ships to the alliance, but then revolted in 428 BCE and the victorious Athenians sent clerouchs (settlers) to occupy the island. |
| start. They provided ships to the alliance, but then revolted in | | |-|Fortified Camps= |
| 428 BCE and the victorious Athenians sent clerouchs (settlers) | | Field camps were built at the end of a day's march to provide protection in case of a surprise enemy attack. |
| to occupy the island. | |
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| Field camps were built at the end of a day's march to provide | |
| protection in case of a surprise enemy attack. | |
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| They were widely-used when attacking cities during sieges. | | They were widely-used when attacking cities during sieges. The camps are where soldiers would eat, sleep, and store their weapons, food rations and spoils - often for months at a time. It's also where a soldier would take refuge when and if things went badly in battle. |
| The camps are where soldiers would eat, sleep, and store | |
| their weapons, food rations and spoils - often for months at a | |
| time. It's also where a soldier would take refuge when and if | |
| things went badly in battle. | |
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| Building a good fortified camp or fortifying a village or small | | Building a good fortified camp or fortifying a village or small city in the enemy's territory may have meant the difference between victory and defeat. |
| city in the enemy's territory may have meant the difference | |
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| As sieges would stretch on, a good fortified camp meant that | | As sieges would stretch on, a good fortified camp meant that an army could safely remain in unfriendly lands and exert pressure on the enemy. This could be done by burning or taking their crops, by preventing resupply, or simply by exerting their demoralizing presence. |
| an army could safely remain in unfriendly lands and exert | |
| pressure on the enemy. This could be done by burning or | |
| taking their crops, by preventing resupply, or simply by | |
| exerting their demoralizing presence. | |
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| Establishing a fortified position in enemy lands in order to | | Establishing a fortified position in enemy lands in order to constantly raid it was a common tactic in the Peloponnesian War. Athens employed it at Pylos from 425 to 409 BCE, and so did the Spartans with a more devastating effect over a weakened Athens when they fortified Dekeleia from 413 to 404 BCE. |
| constantly raid it was a common tactic in the Peloponnesian | |
| War. Athens employed it at Pylos from 425 to 409 BCE, and so | |
| did the Spartans with a more devastating effect over a | |
| weakened Athens when they fortified Dekeleia from 413 to 404 | |
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| |-|A Soldier's Life
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| Soldiers on the move mostly slept under the sky on beds of
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| They ate two meals a day - one at mid-day [except when battle
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| was expected), and then dinner. They usually cooked these
| | Soldiers on the move mostly slept under the sky on beds of reeds, for in most cases tent materials were too great a burden. |
| meatls themselves. In most cases, the meal consisted of maza,
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| a sort of barley porridge. The Spartans did things differently; | |
| they had dedicated cooks in their armies.
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| When the soldiers need to relieve themselves, they simply
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| went wherever they could outside of camp, as there was no
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| There was little in the way of entertainment in military camps.
| | When the soldiers need to relieve themselves, they simply went wherever they could outside of camp, as there was no special location for this act. |
| The Spartans, however, did have some techniques for
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| avoiding boredom. After their regular practice and exercise,
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| they had a sort of contest of singing songs by the poet | |
| Tyrtaios, and the winner received a prize in meat.
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| Even in a war camp, the gods had to be honored. Whenever | | There was little in the way of entertainment in military camps. The Spartans, however, did have some techniques for avoiding boredom. After their regular practice and exercise, they had a sort of contest of singing songs by the poet Tyrtaios, and the winner received a prize in meat. |
| possible, sacrifices were made and seers were consulted, | | |
| often about the tides of battle. | | Even in a war camp, the gods had to be honored. Whenever possible, sacrifices were made and seers were consulted, often about the tides of battle. |
| |-|Petrified Forest of Lesbos | | |-|Petrified Forest of Lesbos= |
| (Behind the scenes) | | (Behind the scenes) |
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| accents in the rock of the petrified trees, caused by intense | | accents in the rock of the petrified trees, caused by intense |
| volcanic activity millions of years ago. | | volcanic activity millions of years ago. |
| |-|Medusa | | |-|Medusa= |
| The Medusa has been portrayed in many different ways over | | The Medusa has been portrayed in many different ways over |
| the years, from a beautiful young woman, to a monstrous | | the years, from a beautiful young woman, to a monstrous |
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| Thierry Dansereau. She is, after all, a woman transformed by | | Thierry Dansereau. She is, after all, a woman transformed by |
| an ancient artifact, rather than the will of the gods. | | an ancient artifact, rather than the will of the gods. |
| |-|Medusa and Perseus | | |-|Medusa and Perseus= |
| Perseus was the Greek hero who ultimately killed Medusa. He | | Perseus was the Greek hero who ultimately killed Medusa. He |
| was the son of Zeus and Danai, and he promised to obtain the | | was the son of Zeus and Danai, and he promised to obtain the |
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| itas a gift to Athena, who placed the head of the gorgon | | itas a gift to Athena, who placed the head of the gorgon |
| (gorgoneion) on her shield, or the Aegis. | | (gorgoneion) on her shield, or the Aegis. |
| |-|Medusa's Temple | | |-|Medusa's Temple= |
| Where better to have the home of the notorious Medusa, | | Where better to have the home of the notorious Medusa, |
| famous for turning her victims to stone, than in a petrified | | famous for turning her victims to stone, than in a petrified |
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| First Civilization constructions, and is the only open-air First | | First Civilization constructions, and is the only open-air First |
| Civilization temple in game. | | Civilization temple in game. |
| |-|The Keryneian Hind | | |-|The Keryneian Hind= |
| The third labor of Herakles was to capture the Keryneian Hind, | | The third labor of Herakles was to capture the Keryneian Hind, |
| a beast notoriously faster than an arrow. | | a beast notoriously faster than an arrow. |