CLA160H1 Lecture 6: Lecture 6 - The Peloponnesian War
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What made war inevitable was the growth of athenian power and the fear which this caused sparta. epidamnos was owned by corcyra, who is allied with corinth, who is then allied with sparta. Forbid megara to trade with ports that was part of the league. athens used megara to get back at corinth. sparta was very reasonable and diplomatic, but athens wasn"t. sparta"s hoplites laid waste to attica every year. athens at a disadvantaged if they try to attack the spartans head on: pericles" plan was to stay behind the athenian long walls and outlast the. 429 bce: pericles died because of the plague. athens no longer led by a wise, moderate leader like pericles, now, its headed by a demagogue www. notesolution. com. demagogues were more focused on current popularity rather than the future of. athens made bad decisions during their years led by a demagogue.
