HIS2102 Lecture Notes - Lecture 9: Pericles, Areopagus, Delian League
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February 25thy 2016: the rewards reaped by cimon not only from the campaigns at the eurymedon and also the league enterprise was staggering. It benefited the league to some degree but mostly for the athenians and cimon: cimon at a dinner party, after a particular campaign in the black sea against the. Persians, cimon separated the persian treasures from their dormants. The allies were worried about receiving their fair share. Cimon said to the allies they can choose either the captives or the treasures and the athenians will happily accept the other pile. The allies left the decision to the commander of samos, and he choose the treasures. ]not long afterwards, the families and friends of the persian captives bargained for their freedom. Cimon not only had enough money to pay the fleet but also had more money to put in the treasury.
