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30 Cards in this Set
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Peloponnesian War
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431-404BC
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Historical method
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more scientific, less gossipy, thinks more highly of himself, picks a side, respects Herodotus’ account of the Persian wars, aware that his work is not pleasing to read, all first or second hand sources, never names his sources
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Triremes
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boats with three levels or rows, very fast
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Causes of the war (Epidamnus, Corcyra, Potidaea)
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Epidamnus is a colony of Corcyra, which is a colony of Corinth
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Peloponnesian League
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Sparta, Corinth
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Delian League
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Athenians
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Funeral Oration
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spoken by Pericles, commended Athens instead of the dead war heroes
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Plague
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430BC, claimed the life of many, Thucydides had the plague and lived, essentially the bubonic plague, chaotic, citizens ignored laws
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Overcrowding
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brought all of the people from neighboring region into Athens, coincided with the start of the plague and catalyzed the spread of the disease
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Revolt of Mytilene (Lesbos)
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as a colony they were considered equals of Athens, but they revolted
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Debate over Mytilene
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argument over how to treat the rebels, one side favored punishing them harshly to prove Athens power, another side favored a less harsh reprimand
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Athenian Empire as a tyranny
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in the Mytilene debate, Cleon essentially admits that Athens in a tyranny
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Peace of Nicias
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peace treaty between Sparta and Athens made in 421BC, only lasts until 416BC when Athens conquers Melos
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Melian Dialogue
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Melos is a colony of Athens that wants to be neutral in the war between Athens and Sparta, Athens denies them neutrality, Melian s end
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Launching of the Sicilian Expedition
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Alcibiades in favor of launching the investigation, says that they have to make a preemptive strike so that Sicily doesn’t join the Spartans, Nicias in opposition, Nicias makes a speech tallying the great number of forces and supplies necessary in an attempt to dissuade the expedition, ends up rallying the people behind the expedition
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Mutilation of the Hermes
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statues in Athens, see mutilation as an attempt to overthrow the democracy
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Profanation of the Mysteries
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aristocratic parties imitate mysterious rituals, seen as an attempt to overthrow the democracy
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Recall of Alcibiades
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Alcibiades thought to be involved in the profanation of the mysteries and the mutilation of the Hermes, instead of charging him while he is in Athens they wait until he has left and recall him from battle to try him
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Alcibiades in Sparta
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Alcibiades escapes from his recall and goes to Sparta, offers to tell Sparta information about the Athenian forces if they protect him, seduces the Queen and has to flee to Persia
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Letter of Nicias
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letter demanding a huge number of troops and supplies to assist with the campaign to Sicily, requests that he be retired from battle
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Egesta
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small city on Sicily that the Athenians try to help
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Selinus
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city in Sicily that attacks Egesta
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Syracuse
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city in Sicily that is attacks Egesta
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Gylippus
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Spartan force that assists Selinus and Syracuse
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Archidamus
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King of Sparta during the Plague
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Pericles
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Funeral Oration, dies in 429BC of the Plague
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Cleon
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wanted to punish rebellious people of Mytilene with death
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Diodotus
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wanted to reprimand but not unjustly punish the people of Mytilene
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Alcibiades
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in favor of the Sicilian expedition, charged with the mutilation of the Hermes and the profanation of the mysteries, sentenced to death, escaped to Sparta and sold the secrets of Athens
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Nicias
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opposed to the Sicilian expedition, ends up leading the expedition in Alcibiades’ absence
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