. The eastern nations and Greece. moni4es of Ceos (556-467 ). 8 This is the only Greek drama preserved to us which deals with contem[)orary history. 2o6 THE PERSIAN WARS [§229 statue of Athena, made from the brazen arms gathered from the fieldat Marathon, while within the sanctuary of the goddess were placedthe broken cables of the Hellespontine bridges,at once a proud trophy of victory and a signalillustration of the divine punishment that hadbefallen the audacious and impious attemptto lay a yoke upon the sacred waters of theHellespont. Lastly, to Apollo at Delphi was gratefullyconsecrat
. The eastern nations and Greece. moni4es of Ceos (556-467 ). 8 This is the only Greek drama preserved to us which deals with contem[)orary history. 2o6 THE PERSIAN WARS [§229 statue of Athena, made from the brazen arms gathered from the fieldat Marathon, while within the sanctuary of the goddess were placedthe broken cables of the Hellespontine bridges,at once a proud trophy of victory and a signalillustration of the divine punishment that hadbefallen the audacious and impious attemptto lay a yoke upon the sacred waters of theHellespont. Lastly, to Apollo at Delphi was gratefullyconsecrated a tenth of the immense spoils fromthe field of Plataea. The gift was in the formof a golden tripod set on a bronze pedestal oftwisted snakes. Upon the base of the supportwere inscribed the names of all the cities andstates which had taken part in the war. Eightcenturies after it was set up, this pedestal wascarried off to Constantinople, probably by theRoman emperor Constantine the Great, andthere it stands to-day (Fig. 112).. Selections from the Sources, ^schylus, ThePersians (an historical drama which celebrates thevictory of Salamis). Herodotus, v, 49-54 (Aris-tagoras pleads before Cleomenes). Plutarch, The-7)iistocles and Aristides. Thallons Readings, pp. 154-227 ; Daviss Readings (Greece), pp. 130-198; FlingsSource Book, pp. 98-143. References (Modern). Curtius, vol. ii, pp. 201-352. Grote (ten-volume ed.), vol. iii, pp. 492-521 ;vol. iv, pp. 1-294. Abbott, vol. ii, chaps, i-v. Holm,vol. ii, chaps, i—vi. Cox, The Greeks and the , Decisive Battles of the World, chap, i, The Battle of , Pictures from Greek Life and Story, chaps, iii-viii (for youthfulreaders). Teachers will find valuable topographical material in Grundy, TheGreat Persian War. Topics for Class Reports, i. The Delphic oracle given the Athenians atthe beginning of the Persian War: Herodotus, vii, 140-143. 2. The trireme:Gulick, The Life of the Ancietit Greeks, chap, xv, pp.
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