HIST 205 Lecture 12: HIST 205- Ancient Mediterranean History-LECTURE 12- Aftermath of the Peloponnesian War
14 Nov 2014
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Hist 205- ancient mediterranean history- lecture 12: aftermath of the peloponnesian. During the classical age, the greeks had the opportunity to become very powerful politically and militarily, but since they didn"t get along with each other, it weakened them and left them vulnerable to attacks from outside. The kingdom of macedon in the north finally imposed unity. Macedonian king alexander the great defeated the persians and created the largest empire to this day. It opened greece up to much greater interaction with the eastern world and the created the hellenistic age (323- 31 bce). Greece after the peloponnesian war (387- 336 bce) The kingdoms of athens and sparta became so weak during the last phase after the king"s peace of 387 bce, that the kingdom of thebes had the opportunity to lay claim on to other cities. King phillip ii of macedon created the most powerful army on earth and it imposed authority all over greece.
