CLA230H1 Lecture 11: Persia, Ionia, and Marathon
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1500-1200: near east, dominated by number of large territories. Great powers reach a large size and have cohesion in this period constant contact, diplomacy, various political institutions. Herodotus - king croesus of lydia, 6th c, first foreigner we know coming into contact with. Greece, and forces tribute on the greek poleis, and friendship with the spartans. However, we know that poleis had paid tribute to lydians long before the 6th c. For the early phases of the distant origins of the past for the rise of persia are generally very unreliable. The period of persian wars themselves is more accurate, as he writes on 50-60 years after, from sources of children of those who participate. Remained intact in the 11th-10th, and after the 9th c expanded rapidly. Collapses from the effects of the large-scale revolt in babylonia 7thc, and the rise of.
