Classical Studies 1000 Lecture Notes - Lecture 6: Sicilian Expedition, Delian League, Greco-Persian Wars

• School: Western University
• Department: Classical Studies
• Course: Classical Studies 1000
• Professor: Brown Jason

Document Summary

Persia had learned to respect greek military strength. Continued to take an interest in greek affairs. Athenian panegyric made their victory out to be a crushing, empire-wide setback for persia, but it was more of a slight sting. Nevertheless, the first major setback for persia in this period. The greeks gained an enhanced sense of their greekness. ". Athenians rejected mardonius" terms in the name of greek community of blood and language and religion and ways of life. Recognition of greek kinship and unity of a dialectically diverse language. Religion previously unified by panhellenic ceremonies and centres; ways of life became more focused on that of greeks, not foreign cultures such as persia. Among all the different myths, a central autochthony that provides all greeks with common ancestry. Unified front between athens and sparta quickly broke down after the persian war. Despite cultural unity, each city-state was still an independent political entity with unique alliances and feuds with other city-states.