Greek Democracy Changes From 490 to 479 B.C., the Greeks fought Persian invaders who were attempting to conquer Greece. The Greek city-states fought side by side as allies and defeated the Persian forces. The Athenians maintained democracy during the Persian Wars by holding pub-lic debates about how to defend their city.
Actor Larry Hagman, who played the villain JR Ewing in the long running television soap Dallas, has died at the age of 81. 1  Larry Hagman as JR Ewing in 1982 Photo: Rex. 2  Hagman's portrayal of JR Ewing created one of television's most famous villans Photo: YOUTUBE.
He also portrays the recurring role of Buddha Bob, the Palm Woods hotel's lumberjack type janitor, on Nickelodeon TV series, Big Time Rush, another show of Scott Fellows and Knock Out in Transformers: Prime. He also provides the voice of Cosmo, Mr. Turner and Jorgen Von Strangle on The Fairly OddParents. In A Fairly Odd Movie: Grow Up, Timmy Turner! , he voices the CGI form of Cosmo, and plays Mr. Turner in live-action. Norris was born Daran Morrison Nordlund in Ferndale, Washington.