CLA2102 Lecture Notes - Lecture 5: Eion, Saronic Gulf, Boeotia
22 Mar 2017
School
Department
Course
Professor
Document Summary
About a third of pop taken out by the time the plague has run its course. The plague and its effects are bad enough that the athenians try to negotiate peace with the. Sparta decides to hit athens harder press their advantage instead of considering peace. Pericles launches coastal raids against peloponnese in response. 429 archidamus decided not to invade attica in this year out of fear they would contract the plague. Instead, he leads his forces to boeotia to capture plataea. Athenians stuck to defensive policy: didn"t try to assist plataea. Overall 429 is not a good year for athens. Impressive naval victory by athens" allies in this year. But the peloponnesians launched joint land and naval campaigns to retake islands under. But he doesn"t stick around long: he burned things carried out a rudimentary attack, then left. Athenians wanted to nip this in the bud. Sparta did not invade attica sent small fleet to mytilene which achieved little.
