Competencies

Competence in Linguistic Communication

Personal, social and learning to learn competence

Competence in cultural awareness and expressions

Activity

The Tyrant of Caria

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Theme: Second Persian invasion of Greece

Competencies

Competence in Linguistic Communication

Personal, social and learning to learn competence

Competence in cultural awareness and expressions

Subjects and year by Educational System

Spain > Classical culture > 1st ESO > Classical roots of today's world. History and socio-political evolution

Enunciation

Observations and context

Other famous rulers were the also Artemisia II (4th century BC) who, when widowed by her husband Mausolus de Caria (377 – 353 BC), ordered the construction of a grandiose and spectacular funerary monument in his honor, considered one of the seven wonders of Antiquity: the Mausoleum of Halicarnassus; Cleopatra Philopator (1st century BC), queen of Egypt, or Zenobia of Palmyra (3rd century AD). Of these, Cleopatra and Zenobia also commanded their armies, in this case against the Romans, and they were joined by others, such as Boudica, queen of the Iceni, who led several British tribes against the Romans. 

The activity could also be done in 3rd and 4th ESO in the same content block or in the Classical Roots of Today's World block. Everyday life.

Description

The activity is about reading an excerpt from Herodotus' work, in which he introduces us to Artemisia of Halicarnassus and describes her contribution to the army of Xerxes I in his expedition against the Greeks in the Second Persian invasion of Greece. After reading, the crossword puzzle should be completed.  

Answer

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