CLCV 231 Lecture 17: Sanctuaries in the Classical Period
15 Oct 2017
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King gets prophecy that he will be killed by son-in-law. Massive statue made out of ivory and gold. Zeus seated on a throne (after victory in persian war) Victory in persian war common greek identity; greece = predominant power. No reason for persia to invade greece b/c greece doesn"t have good resources. Greece prompts war when athens allies w/persia then breaks oaths. Greece shouldn"t have won against persia (way less soldiers) Only way for greece to win is if they could cut off persia"s fleet (cutting off resources) Sparta doesn"t want to help athens so only sends 300 soldiers. Persian army only lost fraction of army in persian war. Greek city-states under persian control join to form military against persia. Contribute money and navy to defend city-states in aegean sea. Forces non-delia(cid:374) league (cid:373)e(cid:373)bers i(cid:374)to joi(cid:374)i(cid:374)g so they do(cid:374)"t be(cid:374)efit fro(cid:373) defe(cid:374)se w/o payi(cid:374)g. Take money from league and use it to rebuild city.
