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  • Introduction to the Historical Overview in Perseus
  • Geographical and Historical Introduction
  • The Early Greek Dark Age and Revival in the Near East
  • Remaking Greek Civilization
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    Thomas R. Martin, An Overview of Classical Greek History from Mycenae to Alexander

    Athenian Empire in the Golden Age: The Establishment of an Athenian Empire

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    9.1.2. IX. Spartan Approval of Athenian Leadership

    By 477 B.C., the Athenian aristocrat Aristides (c. 525-465 B.C.) had successfully persuaded the other Greeks to request Athenian leadership of the continuing naval alliance against the Persians. The leaders at Sparta were happy to cede their position at the head of the alliance because, in the words of the Athenian historian Thucydides (c. 460-400 B.C.), “they were afraid any other commanders they sent abroad would be corrupted, as Pausanias had been, and they were glad to be relieved of the burden of fighting the Persians.... Besides, at the time they still thought of the Athenians as friendly allies.” It could be added that Sparta's ongoing need to keep its army at home most of the time to guard against helot revolts also made prolonged overseas operations difficult to maintain.



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