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Greek History
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Undergraduate 4
03/03/2009

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Term
Greek Rivalries and Warfare
Definition
Term
Classical Age
Definition
490 – 323 BC
Term
"Delian League” formed
Definition
Year: 477
 
-a new alliance was declare “Delian League”
-Formed in Delos
-Alliance of 31 Greek City states to drive out Xerxes
  • Mostly Asian minor coast and island states
  •  Goal of league was vengeance against the Persians for their destruction and deprecation, terror
  • Another Goal: protection against a Persian return
-The Persian empire was driven out of Greece but was NOT destroyed, still the most powerful largest empire in the world.
 
Term
Aristotle’s Athenian Constitution
Definition
-Alliance will last until “lumps of iron rise from the sea”
  • Permanent arrangement
  • Athenians were to have leadership
-Decide where fights take place
-Command battle
-Command treasury
  • Most states made monetary contributions, most were tiny and poor

Term
Naxos tries to withdraw from League     
Definition
Year: 469
 
-A decade after the Persian War, many questioned remaining in the League, tired of fighting year after year
-Nexions wanted to withdraw
  • Athenians would not let anyone withdraw, so they sent the Delian League and crushed and besieged them and subjected them
-Athenians had the will and the means to refuse withdraw
  • Slowly becoming an empire
 
Term
Earthquake and Helot revolt at Sparta
Definition

Year: 464

 

-Earthquake shook and destroyed towns and businesses
-The Helots (Spartan slaves) took this dishevel to rebel and urged others around them who were subservient by the Spartans to join

 

Term
Ostracism of Cimon
Definition
Year: 461
 
-Plutarch says of Cimon:
  • Cimon liked the Spartans
  • Wanted to help them when they were in trouble from the Earthquake
-He named one of his sons Lacadaemonus which means Spartans
-Athenians put him on trial and was acquitted
-Campaigned to Cyprus and sent ships to Egypt to fight the Persians to fight but was prophesized to die. And died of wounds or sickness.
 
Term
“First” Peloponnesian War
Definition
Year: 460-445
-Preliminary encounter between Sparta and the Peloponnesian league and Athens
•    Naval engagement
o    Around Aigina Island
o    Athens won and conquered Aigina

-Athens began to build its long walls
•    Walled up the port of Piraeus, a major harbor
o    Turned Athens into a naval fortress
 
Term
Athenian expedition to Egypt
Definition
Year:459-454
 
-Athens lead a massive campaign to Egypt to fight the Persians
-Egyptian campaign made great initial success
•    Drove Persians out and left a huge force of 50 Trireme to help Egyptians gain independence from Persians.
 
-After 5 years, the Persians reinvade Egypt with a HUGE force, and Athenians are trapped on an island for months
-Eventually the Persians get across and destroy the Athenian forces and Delian league, over 100 Triremes and 20,000 crew
•    454 BC
 
Term
Delian League treasury moved to Athens
Definition
Year: 454
 
-Too dangerous for Athenian treasury was at risk at Delos island, and moved it all to Athens. 454
  • Now Delian league is known as Athenian Empire.
 
Term
Pericles
Definition
Author: Plutarch
 
-He studied with philosophers as he grew up
-He looked like a 6th century tyrant of Athens
-His head was weird shaped
-Did not like a lot of day-to-day contact. Avoided people a lot
  • Thought too much contact would diminish his appearances
  • Thought it gave him an air of respect
 
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