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300. Thermopylae . Xerxes (really?). Do you mean he had hair?. East vs. West. Male/ Female (effeminate). East/ West stereotypes. West Male Martial virtues: courage and austerity Civilization, democracy, reason, and freedom. East Female Luxury: refinement and decadence

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  1. 300

  2. Thermopylae

  3. Xerxes (really?)

  4. Do you mean he had hair?

  5. East vs. West

  6. Male/ Female (effeminate)

  7. East/ West stereotypes • West • Male • Martial virtues: courage and austerity • Civilization, democracy, reason, and freedom. • East • Female • Luxury: refinement and decadence • Barbaric customs, tyranny, superstition, and oppression

  8. The immortal …Ninjas?

  9. Those Black ….Persians?

  10. Reality check: Sparta • The “real men” but “boy loving” Spartans. • Liberty!: Ask those happy and free helots. • Civilization: “Distant ages would be very unwilling to believe that the power of the Lacedaemonians was at all equal to their fame. Their city is not built continuously, and has no splendid temples or other edifices; it rather resembles a group of villages, like the ancient towns of Hellas, and would therefore make a poor show.” (Thucydides )

  11. Persepolis, home of the “barbarians”

  12. “Barbaric” writing and art Behistum inscription: Elamite, Persian and Babilonian

  13. Persian Empire

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