CLASS 7: 5th Century BCE: Relationships, Athens and Sparta Flashcards
The Harmodios drinking-song (C&W 73)
The Athenian and Spartan characters (C&W 87)
Klerosis ek prokriton (C&W 120)
Reform of the Areiopagos (C&W 123)
The early years (C&W 130)
Imperial enterprise (C&W 132A)
Athens and Chalkis (C&W 134)
Empire and misthos (C&W 137)
Xen, The Spartan Constituion (Dossier 7.1)
Artist, Politics 2 (Dossier 7.2)
IG 5 (Dossier 7.3)
499-479
Persian Invasion into Greece (Archaic Period)
479-488
Athenian leadership in the war against the Persians; the period of the Athenian Empire (Classical Period)
431-404
Peloponnesian War (Classical Period)
The Fate of Pausanias
Phoros
Paid by Greek allies poleis to the sanctuary/temple of Apollo at Delos, the temple managed the funs and where the name of the Delian League/Confederacy came from
Military victory at the Eurymedon
Athenian century timeline (13)
- Foundation of Delian League
- Victory of the Greek allies over the persians at Eurymedon
- Revolt of the island of Thasos form the league
- Spartan appear for Athenian help/Revolt of Egypt from Persia
- Athenian expedition in Egypt/capture of Memphis
- Athenian defeat in Egypt/Treasury of the Delian League moved to Athens
- Building of Parthenon in Athens
- Revolt of allies such as Euboia and Samos
- Peloponnesian war/Annual Spartan invasions into Attica
- First peace between Athens and Sparta
- Athenian campaign to Sicily (disaster)
- Revolution of the 400 in Athens/Restoration of democracy
Siege of Athens, surrender, descrution of long wall, thirty tyrants in city - Restoration of democracy in Athens
Athen’s rise to power
The Revolt of Thasos
The Regulations for Chalkis
First so-called “Athenian Tribute List”
The Damanon Stele (exceptions to usual Spartan Story)
Two Athenian views on Peloponnesian war
Aristophanes, Archanians
Dikaiopolis (“just city” makes a separate peace with Spartans and enjoys benefits. Also persuades chorus (who are coal miners from regions of Attica) that they lost too much in war
Aristophanes, Lysistrata
Lysistrata of Athens leads the women of Athens (and from other communities such as Thebes and Sparta) to a sex-strike in order to force peace between Athens and Sparta. Women occupy Athenian akropolis, make demands and men agree to peace and join in to celebrate.
