CLASS280 Lecture Notes - Lecture 8: Decelea, Satrap, Callicratidas
5 Apr 2016
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After sicilian disaster, theatre of war shifts east. Sparta resolves to wage total war and begins to build ships but needs money. Persia source of money but wants greek cities of asia minor (athens citizens) 2 key persian gures: tissaphernes (satrap of lydia) and pharnabazus (satrap of. Alcibiades in asia minor to induce athenian cities to revolt but loses con dence of. Works toward rapprochement with athens but approaching athenian navy at samos: can get persian help but democracy has to go. Oligarchs in athens overthrow democracy in 411 (navy of thetes absent) Navy at samos remains loyal to democracy, recalls alcibiades and elects him their general. End of thucydides" hsitory: continuators: xenophon, hellenica, diodorus, plutarch. Ships lost, mindarus dead, men starving, don"t know what to do. Spartan peace e ort on basis of status quo (eith exception of pulos and decelea) Restoration of democracy in athens, 410 (victories of democratic navy)
