CLST 200 Lecture 12: Week12

• School: Queen's University
• Department: Classical Studies
• Course: CLST 200
• Professor: George Bevan

Document Summary

Athens controlled gulf of corinth and saronic gulf. Athens and corinth in conflict over corcyra, corinthian colony. Corcyra revolted against corinth and fought its mother city in sea battle in 435. Corcyra won decisively but had no real allies so it turned to athens. Battle of sybota in 433 between athens and corinth was indecisive but showed that. Potidaea was corinthian colony in chalkidike and it was an important part of athenian alliance. Athe(cid:374)s de(cid:373)a(cid:374)ded p(cid:396)oof of potidaea(cid:859)s lo(cid:455)alt(cid:455): the(cid:455) had to pull do(cid:449)(cid:374) all thei(cid:396) south- facing walls (not needed against macedonians) Athens also asked for hostages and that they reject annual magistrates corinth sent them. Potidaea refused and asked sparta for help. Thu(cid:272)(cid:455)dides does(cid:374)(cid:859)t (cid:272)o(cid:374)(cid:272)e(cid:374)t(cid:396)ate o(cid:374) e(cid:272)o(cid:374)o(cid:373)i(cid:272) (cid:396)easo(cid:374)s fo(cid:396) wa(cid:396); (cid:271)ook i just looks at. Megarian decree passed in 432 forbade megara from using athenian markets and harbours of the empire: megara had supported corinth at battle of sybota.