Herodotus · Civilisations

Freedom and Despotism

The great political theme of the <em>Histories</em> - why free Greeks defeated the mightiest empire on earth, and what the clash revealed about freedom, law, and tyranny.

What you'll be able to recall

You learned that Herodotus saw the Greco-Persian Wars as a clash between freedom and despotism. Explain his argument about why free peoples are stronger, and its tensions, in your own words.

Leads to Montesquieu.

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