CLA2102 Lecture 13: March 2 Lecture

• School: University of Ottawa
• Department: Classical Studies
• Course: CLA2102
• Professor: Rajiv Bhola

Document Summary

Names/terms to know same as last list. Helots had taken advantage of earthquake to take up position on mount ithome. 465-464 great helot revolt (aka third messenian war) Rounds off what"s going on in this period league besieging thasos. Thasos revolted in 465 trying to renounce their membership in the league. 463 when thasos would finally submit to the league. Penalties for cimon: athenians took him to court, it wasn"t what he did but what he didn"t do, athenians upset that, despite being so close, he didn"t continue on and conquer. Spartans do not get any breathing room for a while. No end in sight for helot revolt. At this point, spartans not making any headway at mt ithome. 462 they appeal to their allies for help: they even appeal to athens for support. 2: rationale: athens good with fighting fortified strongholds all the persian cities they have been fighting seen to have become very good at siege warfare.