CLA2102 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Ostracism, Tyrant, Choke Point
22 May 2016
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The defeat at marathon was not a huge blow to the persian army. What suffered most in the defeat was persian pride. *the campaign of 490 bce hadn"t been a complete loss: Naxos had been destroyed and eretria had been subjugated. Darius i had every intention of returning to greece to deal with. Athens with a much larger fighting force led by him. This plan, however, was put on hold while he dealt with a revolt in egypt and his declining health. Early in the egyptian revolt, around october, darius i died, leaving the persian throne and empire to his son, xerxes i (486. These delays lead to the greek mission being put on hold indefinitely. These delays in persia gave the greeks a little breathing room. They recaptured taken cities and began preparing for another. However, this time also opened up space for political problems. Miltiades, the hero of marathon, was charged with treason.
