HIST 150 Lecture Notes - Lecture 7: Peloponnesian League, Xerxes I, Delian League
4 Nov 2016
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Aristotle: ascetic- to remove pleasure from your life (to be abstinent, moderation. It is okay to have pleasure but in moderation: politics. Argues that the most powerful people in politics is the middle class. Upper class always tries to maintain authority. Always going to do what is best for society. Persian wars: the height and destruction of greek history, 490 bc, persian empire is modern day turkey. Made up of people who were greek. They did not like being run by persian empire. Athens sees and sends boats over to help in battle. Athens gains anger of persian empire: kind derius i. 490 bc he sends a boat to defeat the athenians in a battle. 10 years later in 480 bc, he launches his invasion. Wants to conquer all of greece, athens being last: greece unites to work together to fight back, greece spartans. Athens faced with crucial decision: themistocles. Guy who comes up with plan to defeat the persians.
