CLCV 3201 Lecture 10: Lecture 10

• School: Carleton University
• Department: Classical Civilization
• Course: CLCV 3201
• Professor: Susan Downie

Document Summary

There are fewer helots in laconia, but the helots in messenia are trying to re- establish their independence. Spartans are hesitant to let people know that there is a weakness in the state. 490 bce is the battle of marathon - the athenians desperately ask the spartans for help and that"s when the helots in messenia rise up. 470 bce - pausanias is removed from command, and he is accused of fermenting revolt amongst the helots in messenia and he ends his life as a result. 464 - 460 bce great earthquake - sometimes called the third messenian war causing them to rise again, the helots are afforded a treaty to leave. 424 bce - during the peloponnesian war, the athenians use the helots and. Messenians by establishing a base in pylos for the messenians that want to revolt against the spartans and it works for many years. The spartans sue for peace after the fortification of pylos.