CLASSICS 1M03 Lecture Notes - Lecture 5: Spartan Hegemony, Peloponnesian League, Theban Hegemony
24 Sep 2018
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If you thought the war was complicated . 27 years of continuous war (peace of nicias notwithstanding) = athens, sparta, thebes, corinth, persia (and macedon) Athens forced to give up its empire. Athenians forced to join the peloponnesian league. Sparta replaces athens: lysander; garrisons; harmosts; decarchies. The thirty and athenian civil war (404-403 bc) Reign of terror and violence led by critias and associates. Thrasybulus leads democratic restoration just 8 months later. Persia pays greek poleis to distract sparta. End of corinthian war - the king"s peace". Anyone breaking the peace is to be attacked by persia and all other poleis. Peace specifically targets thebes & boeotian league. Peace is to be upheld by sparta (allowed to maintain peloponnesian alliance!) 382: pro-spartan faction betrays city to spartans. 379: sphodrias attempts surprise attack on piraeus. 379: conspiracy of the hetaira" and expulsion of the garrison. Constant, undecided conflict between theban and spartan forces (like pelop.
