CLA2102 Lecture 12: Note 12 The Spartan Ultimatum
4 Apr 2016
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League forced out of memphis, into the delta, persians besieged them for 1 years. By the end, almost their enire leet was destroyed. 1st ime in the league"s existence that they have lost. 454: athenians move the league treasury from delos to athens. Jusiicaion was with the persians gaining momentum, aegean (delos) was no longer safe. We formally recognize the establishment of the athenian empire at this point. Now everything is sent directly to athens: monies, people, meeings, etc. League didn"t realize the signiicance of this at the ime. 454-451 athens coninues to press into the peloponnese. Acing on behalf of athens, cimon organized aa 5 year truce between athens and the. 451 ater arranging the truce, cimon returns to business. Athens currently has no big wars on its plate. So he returns to command of the leet, takes 20 years for a campaign against persians on. His luck runs out, he is killed while campaigning.
