C C 301 Chapter 8: These Were The Greeks Ch. 8
13 Mar 2014
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Imperial athens 5th cent dominated by two wars: persian, peloponnesian. Dominance began with creating a league of greek states to protect ionia. Offered and took leadership over league to get revenge on great king of. League wrecked persian garrisons, then broke the fleet at river eurymedon. Led by kimon, son of miltiades, winner of marathon. Led peloponnesian league, but 2 states turned democratic. Earthquake destroyed much of city and helots rebelled. Kimon appealed to athens when sparta cried for help, and they did. But it was not smart, sparta got scared, asked them to withdraw. Not simply because of sparta, but mainly due to political changes in. Athens more radically democratic, areopagos less important. Most sognificant: pay introduced to wide range of state duties. Energetic expansive policy, sending out many troops, with great costs. Kimon died in 450 in attack on perisn cyprus, shortly peace made. Persians kept out of mainland and aegean, but ionia exposed.
