CLA160H1 Lecture 5: Lecture 5 - Athens Between the Wars
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Later on, pausanias was thought to be tyrannical. other polis thought athens would be better in charge of the greek fleet, and casually put athens at its head: sparta didn"t oppose the decision, since they specialized in a land army rather than a navy. Plus, sparta has problems with its helots, and sending the army to manage the greek fleets would diminish their forces keeping the helots in line. athens, as the head, was the beginning of the end: athens felt that it needed something to prove to show that they are just as strong, and good as the sparta in terms of military. delian league: naval alliance consisting of coastal regions of asia minor, black sea, around. Greece, and small islands: named after the island of delos, where the treasury was stored, purpose: (1) protect greece, in case of persian attacks (2) punish persia for plundering.
