CLASSICS 1M03 Lecture Notes - Lecture 7: Isagoras, Athenian Democracy, Ionian Revolt
14 Apr 2015
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Classics 1m03 lecture 7 and 8: hipparchus assassinated in 514 bce. 510: cleomenes and spartans, at invitation of cleisthenes, expel hippias. 508: isagoras defeats cleisthenes, cleisthenes makes himself champion of the people and overthrows isagoras, isagoras appeals to spartans, who expel cleisthenes, athenian revolution. People on own initiative expel isagoras and spartans, acting as a sovereign demos: able to act for and govern themselves without elite leaders at their own initiative. Two different political systems: athenian democracy and persian monarchy, ionian revolt (499-493): Oath breakers whom it was his duty to punish: 1st persian war (490): Marathon: darius sent a naval expedition to punish athens and restore. Hippias: the persian fleet one by one subduing the island of cycleas. 25,000 soldiers that were met at marathon by an athenian hoplite army of 10,000: for the persians it was a desperate route into the marshes, persian fleet was intact and decided to make a surprise attack on.
