CLASS 140 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Parsley, Dithyramb, Misogyny
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425: pilos/sphactena, spartans take city of pilos and hang on to it, sphactena- when they beat the spartan hoplites, spartan hoplites surrender. Colony of athens, taken by spartans before 422. Thucydides- save the island but to late exiled from athens: peace of nicias- spartans should give back but didn"t but athens give back. Pilos but didn"t: silican expedition- help allies but fight syracuse- colony of sparta, lose. 411: four hundred- democracy overthrown, 400 take over, replaced by allegory, Persian support against sparta democracy back in 410. Islands off asia minor, naval battle- athens victory. Throw battle at last moment with slaves and slaves-freedom because. 8 out 10 generals- didn"t pick up body"s and survivors, athens upset, Sparta did offer to make peace- navy bad- athenians thought they could win more. Spartans win, athenian navy unprepared- no navy- no athens. 399-socrates trial- 70 year old, athenians could have put him on trial before did with 30, executed, democrat jury.
