CLST 200 Lecture Notes - Lecture 10: Tegea, Ionian Revolt, Peloponnesian League
16 Oct 2013
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Sparta in the peloponnese: sparta leading state in greece 5th century. May have influenced rivalry with athens: messenia. By last half of 7th century, sparta has control of the west (messenia) By end of century sparta had taken cythera from argos: cythera sits on traffic route of peloponnese, conflict with persia could have been cause for spartans to take. Has strong influence over olympia: arcadia. By end of 7th century sparta is expanding north into arcadia. Said later that sparta went north carrying chains: tegea a source of slaves for spartans. Went to tegea because of oracle telling them to recover bones of. Orestes: son of agamemnon, trying to locate history in history of mythical age. Tegea became an ally of sparta: beginning of peloponnesian league. Allies required to send 2/3 of available horses to sparta if needed. Do what sparta tells them, followers rather than leaders. Doesn"t happen at first, takes a century or two.
