Classical Studies 1000 Lecture Notes - Lecture 6: Second Messenian War, Greco-Persian Wars, Peloponnesian League

• School: Western University
• Department: Classical Studies
• Course: Classical Studies 1000
• Professor: Richard Brown

Document Summary

Classical period of greece: from the persian wars to the peloponnesian war. In the narrow sense persia is the name of the country lying in the folds of the zagros mountains. In a broader sense persia (and the persians) refers to territory ruled from persia that extended to the greek cities on the coast of asia minor in the 6th century bc. Persia was a culture that reached imperial aspirations, began annexing territory, and then just continued adding territory, expanding westward, toward the greek world. See map: persia is a small area, but they controlled a very large area. Greek poleis of asia minor knew the persians were coming; two options: resistance or submission; persia was such a huge power that it was tempting to submit and live; so by end of. 6th century, asia minor was largely under persian rule.