HISTORY 1M03 Lecture 5: Pentekontaetia
22 Apr 2016
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Themistocles, democracy, and athenian naval power, leading athenian politician of the period. 482: athenians struck a very rich seam of silver in their state mines at a place called laureion. T persuaded the people to use the money to build a navy. Salamis and the beginning of athens rise to power. Pentekontaetia; 479-431, the period after the persian wars down to. Peloponnesian war, means the 50 years in greek. Defensive spartans and protective athenians the athenian naval revolution: a standing navy dedicated to the constant scouting and patrolling. Delian league: where the athenian navy had its headquarters on the island of. Lower class athenian citizens increasingly became a naval class, citizen sailors. Late 470s- 460s: from alliance to athenian domination. Became clear persia was not going to invade and so some poleis decided to withdraw from the league. Athenians saw this as a betrayal of the greek cause and began to coerce other.
