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1
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Birth of Pericles

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495

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The Persian Wars

1.) Significance to Sparta and Athens

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1st 490

2nd 480

1.) Sparta emerges as dominant force in Peloponnesian League. Athens emerges as a naval power. They were allies before the war but suspicious after.

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Battle of Marathon

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  1. Persians attack Greece and Athens. Led by Darius. Athenians soundly defeat Persians. Story told by Herodotus
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4
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Silver vein found at Laurion

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  1. Used to build fleet
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5
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Bettle of Thermopylae

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480/79. Scene of the slaughter of the 300 Spartans by the Persians. Story told by Herodotus

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Battle of Salamis

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  1. During second Persian invasion led by Xerxes (son of Darius). In the straits between the island and the manland, the Athenian navy defeated the Persian fleet. Story told by Herodotus
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Battle of Plataea

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  1. During second Persian invasion led by Xerxes (son of Darius). Spartan-led victory over the land troops of Xerxes. Story told by Herodotus

Xanthippus takes Sestos and executes Persian governor and his son.

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8
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Founding of the Delian League

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478/477

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9
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Ostracism of Themistocles

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472/471

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10
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Pericles produces Aeschylus’s “Persians”

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472

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11
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Battle of Eurymedon

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468 (?)Defeat of Persians

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12
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Revolt of Thasos

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465-63

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13
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Pericles prosecutes his rival Cimon

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463

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14
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Reforms of Ephialtes

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462/1

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15
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Ostracism of Cimon

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461

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16
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Birth of Thucydides

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460

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17
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First Peloponnesian War dates

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460-447

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Athenians take over Megara, Aegina

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457: First Peloponnesian War

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19
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Athenian defeat in Egypt and Treasury of the Delian League moved to Athens

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454

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20
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Pericles leads expedition against Sicyon, Acarnania

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454

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21
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Five Years’ Truce b/w Athens and Peloponnesians

22
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Citizenship Law of Pericles

23
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Peace of Callias

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450 or 449 (Peace with Persia)

24
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Interwar Years/ Construction of Parthenon dates

25
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Pericles subdues Euboea

26
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“Thirty Years’ Peace” b/w Athens and Sparta

27
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Founding of Thurii

28
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Ostracism of Thucydides son of Melesias

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Revolt of Samos

30
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Pericles the younger born

31
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Gold and Ivory Statue of Athena by Phidias dedicated in the Parthenon

32
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Work begins on Propylaea

33
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Corcyra in conflict with Corinth;

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435-432. Athens becomes ally of Corcyra

34
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Work on Propylaea

35
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Pericles defends Megarian decree

36
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(2nd) Peloponnesian War dates

37
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First invasion of Attica by Spartans

38
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Pericles’ funeral oration

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431 (November?)

39
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Second invasion of Attica by Spartans

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430 (spring-summer). Plague breaks out in Attica

40
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Pericles leads raids on northeast coast of Peloponnese

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  1. Pericles’ sons Xanthippus and Paralus die. Pericles is charged, fined and removed from office
41
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Pericles is reelected general

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429 (Spring). He had been removed from office after his failed raids in Northeastern Peloponnese

42
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Death of Pericles

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429 (late summer/early fall). died from plague

43
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Thucydides exiled for twenty years

44
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Peace of Nicias

45
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Melian Dialogue

46
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Athenian Disaster in Sicily

47
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Athenian allies in Aegean Sea revolt

48
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Overthrow of democracy at Athens

49
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restoration of democracy at athens

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410 (after 411 overthrow)

50
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Battle of aegospotomi

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  1. Final naval battle
51
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Blockade of the Piraeus

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  1. Leads to Athenian Surrender

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