HIST 2001 Lecture 16: The Athenian Empire Falls Apart
Document Summary
Pericles was the foremost athenian after the expulsion of cimon. After ephialtes was murdered, pericles took over the leadership position of their political group. Between 461 - 429 he was elected strategoi for all but two of those years. The expulsion of cimon from athens did not quell the hostility between athens and persia. Athens was still kind of fighting with persia at this point, down to a series of punantives raids, and athens wrecking their stuff in return. As an ally, or at least supporter of sparta, the expulsion of cimon made things worse between athens and the. By the 450s athens was at the absolute high of their power, influence, and control over the land. The persian general megabazus destroyed a large chunk of the athenian fleet and killed plenty of sailors. The athenians then began to wonder if they had been pocking unnecessary fights. As a result, athens moved the treasury from delos to athens.
