HIS2102- Midterm Exam Guide - Comprehensive Notes for the exam ( 89 pages long!)
5 Oct 2017
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8:10 picking up from the midterm material: athens struck a defensive alliance (epimachia) with corcyra. It (cid:449)as(cid:374)"t u(cid:374)til cori(cid:374)thia(cid:374)s la(cid:374)ded at cor(cid:272)yra is (cid:449)he(cid:374) athe(cid:374)s ju(cid:373)ped i(cid:374). Athe(cid:374)s assu(cid:373)ed that the thirty years peace was not broken. Athens gets the idea that the corinthians will not let things go and so they start looking for problem areas (where can corinth cause problems in the athenian empire). Potidaea had ties to corinth and this bothered the athenians. Under the terms of the peace, potidaea was under athenian control: potidaea was an important region for athens because of trading, ship building and resources etc. Athens concern: that if corinth convinced potidaea to revolt against athens this could spiral into other city states rising up in revolt against athens. Because of corinthian influence potidaea has the potential to destabilize the athenian empire. In 432 bce athens ordered for potidaea to:
