Further Resources: Spectators at the Games

• See more pictures and a description of the red figure cup decorated with the lyre player from the University of Pennsylvania Museum.

• Read the story of the ridiculed Syracusan tyrant, Dionysius, in the Historical Library , written by Diodorus Siculus.

• The Athenian military leader Themistocles was famous for commanding the Athenian navy at the Battle of Salamis, where the Greeks defeated a powerful Persian fleet against heavy odds. Read a summary of the Battle of Salamis, or look up primary text references to Themistocles.

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