CLAS 1120 Lecture 9: Lecture 9
24 Oct 2017
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Trireme(s: alexander the great, rose to power and was able to conquer the greek city-states, decided under pretext of punishing the persians, that he would conquer the persian. Empire, and thereby created the largest empire: upon his death in 323 bc, the large territory he conquered splintered into various. Hellenistic areas: the greek alexander romance, composed far after his death, more so idealized his life, and was the account of his early career and conquest of greece, narrative that has a lighter tone; Ionian revolts: how was order maintained over the greek communities, satraps (2 main roles) Policing nations: especially in areas that were prone to subversive actions. Destroyed by the greeks: decided to punish eretria and athens (the city-states involved, darius does not have an accurate representation of the military strength of the greeks. Greece, even though this technically doesn"t affect the main targets of athens ad eretria: macedonia were relatively conservative, and just a collection of villages.
