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20 Cards in this Set
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Agoge
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Educational system of Sparta. Boys at age 7 are placed into herds where they learn to become warriors. Women go through a diluted system. Boys are in their agoge until age 18 or 19. Begins circa 700 B.C.
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Alcmeonidai
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Family of Megacles (632) Archon in Athens. Killed all of Cylon's men and enacted a curse on the Alcmeonidai. (Peracles, Cleisthenes) Bribed oracle of delphi to convince Spartans to overthrow Hippias
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Cleisthenes (of Sicyon)
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Tyrrant, won olympic games. Part of the Orthagorid tyrrany. Grandfather of Cleisthenes of Athens. Tyrran from 600-570. Renamed tribes
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Cleisthenes (Alcmeonid)
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508 Deomocrat reformer. Was Archon under Hippias in 528. Rival of Isagorous. Cleisthenes ends up on top. Broke up the 4 tribes into 10 tribes. Breaking up old sector of influences
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Cleomenes (King)
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520-490 Spartan King - Expelled Pisistratus. Lead battle of Sypia in Argos. Burned all of the Argive men. Founded the Spartan Pelopenese League
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Cylon
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Attempted tyranny of Athens. Was defeated because he attacked on the wrong holiday. 640 won Olympic games 632 attempted Tyrrany. Married to Megara's Tyrants Daughter.
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Cypselids
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Tyranny of Corinth. Started 657-627. Longest dynasty of tyrants. After him son Perriander 627-587. Nephey succeeded him Cysseliids and tyranny died soon after.
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Draco (Homicide Laws)
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Law maker to end blood fueds in Athens. Severe penalties for minor offenses. All laws gotten rid of except for the homocide laws 621 B.C.
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Ionian Revolt
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Aristagoris revolted against Persian control (Greek 499) Sought support from Sparta (turned him down) then Athens who sent 4,000 men and 20 ships. Started victorious but burned down a Persian temple which angered Darius then the Persians stomped out the revolt
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Marathon (Battle of)
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Defeat of Darius, Persian attempt at invading mainland Greece. Athenians and Allies beat the Persians. Militiades lead the Athenians (490 B.C.)
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Orthagorids
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Tyranny at Sicyon. Started by Orthagorid
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Ostracism
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Met once a year to see who was to be exiled. Had to get 6,000 votes in order to Ostracize someone. Started with Cleisthenes in 508 but really began in the 480's
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Pentekosiomedimoi
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Upper Class, can become Archon of Athens. Top of the class system. Solons reform 580 B.C.
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Pisistratus
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Tyrannt of Athens. Had three different holding as tyrant. Started 565 then again in 560. Pretends a woman is the Goddess Athena to gain power. Returns again 546 uses mercenariness to take over. Ruled till 527. Lots of building projects. Time he was in power thought to have been a golden age. Lots of poetry and plays in the period
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Militiades (Philaidai - of Marathon Fame)
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490 Comes out as hero of the battle of Marathon. Was a strategist/General of the Athenian army. Was archon in 524
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Salamis (Battle of)
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Naval battle between Athens and Persia off the coast of the island of Salamis. Athenians won. 480 B.C.
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Solon
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Sage, law giver, poet. Archon 594 in Athens. Had mad reforms. Self exiled for 10 years. Created the four property classes.
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Themistocles
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524-459 Archon in 493, convinced Athens to build up its navy. In command of Athenian fleet at Salamis. Ostracized in 470 for collaborating with Persia
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Thermopylae (Battle of)
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480, battle of 300 Spartans vs. Persian Army. At pass of the sea very Narrow and Northern. Delayed Persian advance to prepare of the Persians elsewhere.
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Tyrannicides - Harmodius and Aristogiton
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Plotted to kill Hippias and Hiparcus. Plan failed but killed Hiparcus. Hippias became more tyrannical. 514 B.C.
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