HIS 220 Lecture Notes - Lecture 22: Ochlocracy, Helots, Long Walls
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Themistokles brilliant military man and a statesman. Kimon commander of the league and pro-spartan. What helped one get elected in 5th c. athens: wealth, lineage, military career. One among equals or a demagogue: cimon is ostracized (461, ephialtes is mysteriously murdered (461, elected strategos from 461-429 (and every single year from 443-429) Patriot or imperialist: expands the empire to include boiotia, megara, aegina and euboea, puts down revolts in euboea (447) and samos (439, signs 30 yr peace treaty with sparta (448/9) after it attacks athens will lead to. Pelopo(cid:374)(cid:374)esia(cid:374) war : signs treaty with persia (448, moves the delian treasury (445) Politics and society: strategia, radical democracy: pay for offices and courts; election by lot becomes a staple especially popular with the poorer citizens. Week 11: economic classes and responsibilities, citizenship law (451, building program. Citizenship law of 451: both parents have to be athenian citizens for one to be considered a citizen.
