HISTORY 36B Lecture Notes - Lecture 10: Delian League, Gulf Of Corinth, Peloponnesian League
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Megara defects from the peloponnesian league and joins athenian alliance. Corinth considered the area of the megarid and the coast of the corinthian gulf their area/buffer between them and athens. Access to the port of pegae on the corinthian gulf was deemed unacceptable. After the helot revolt, athenians settled them in naupactus, near the mouth of the. 459 corinth and aegina combine and move against athens. Long walls built linking piraeus to athens, supplies chain secured (sieging athens was currently pointless) Sparta enters the conflict on behalf of corinth in 457 in boeotia, but yields very little: Athens takes control of boeotia, with the exception of thebes. Phocis and locris join the delian league. Troezen and achaeo join the delian league. At this time egypt revolts against artaxerxes. Pericles, continuing with a contain persia policy, sends ships to aid the revolt. 454 bce athenians suffer major naval/military defeat by the persian forces under.
