CLASS280 Lecture 8: Athenian Empire
10 Aug 2015
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The pentecontaetia 478 431 bc (a period called "50 years") And all of these operations of the hellenes, against one another and against the barbarian, took place in the interval of about fifty years between the retreat of xerxes and the beginning of this war. As the commander of the victory at plataea, he got any booty he wanted. Went around to the cities to remove persian and pro-persian. Leader of the kaloi k"agathoi (recognized position) ( the beautiful and the good ) To liberate the greeks of asia minor and prosecute the war against persia (mission statement) We will have the same friends and enemies . Athens -> protect grain fleets (need source of food no matter what) Remove tyrants who are loyal to king of persia, and needed to employ government loyal to you. Aristides (not a member, stepped down for cimon when he came of age) Cimon (son of miltiades, ~ 30 years old)
