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Greek City-States Map
Peloponnesian war
Plataea Project
Battles of Ancient Greece:
Battle of Plataea; What happened
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Major Player on the Persian Side: Xerxes, Mardonius
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From the Battle of Marathon onward, the Athenians began to think of themselves as the center of Greek culture and Greek power. This pride, was the foundation on which much of their cultural achievements were built. For example, the first great dramas.One subject of these dramas is the celebration of Athenian greatness. The great building projects of the later half of the fifth century were motivated by the need to display Athenian wealth, greatness, and power.
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Peloponnesian War;
A 1.) The two city-states (Sparta and Athens) went to war because Athens grew more powerful and tensions rose between the two city-states. People believe that the war broke out because of Spartan fear of the rising power of Athens. Athens thought that Greece needed a leader so they thought they were the ones to do it. Of course, the war resulted in a massive defeat from Sparta. Athens might have had a little too much confidence.
- Q 1.) Explain the reason the two city-states went to war. What was Sparta's perspective on the war, and what was Athens's perspective on the war
A 1.) The two city-states (Sparta and Athens) went to war because Athens grew more powerful and tensions rose between the two city-states. People believe that the war broke out because of Spartan fear of the rising power of Athens. Athens thought that Greece needed a leader so they thought they were the ones to do it. Of course, the war resulted in a massive defeat from Sparta. Athens might have had a little too much confidence.
- Q 2.) Analyze the outcome of the war. Who won and what was the impact on Greece?
A 2.) Sparta won the war, but scarcely knew what to do with the victory. Sparta's attempt to lead the Greeks were heavy-handed, But Sparta did not become a great city, nor did it build a new empire. Did the war harm the Greeks as a whole? By the first, the war was meant to cause harm because only Athens could have united the Greeks and only a united Greece could have withstood. By the second argument, Sparta's victory was Greece's victory. A united Greece was never a possibility.