Download Myths of Venice: The figuration of a state

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To understand the contributions of the
fractured relationship between Athens
and Sparta to the development of the
Peloponnesian War through historical
interpretations
"The real cause I consider to be the one
which was formally most kept out of sight.
The growth of the power of Athens, and
the alarm which this inspired in
Lacedaemon, made war inevitable."
* Spartan jealousy and desire for more for itself
* Spartan unhappiness at the behavior of the
Athenians
* Athenian bullying of allies and neutral cities
* Conflict between competing political
ideologies.
*Democratic values
*Tribute in the form
of money
*Ambitions of
expansion
*Rich society in terms
of education, art &
culture
*Militaristic values
*Oligarchical society
*Tribute in the form
of soldiers for the
army
*Content with their
lot
*Sparse society.
*Boys in military for
education from an
early age
* Death of tyrant Pisisratus 527BCE
* Spartan support of Athens
* Appointment of oligarchy of Athenan aristocrats
* Most Athenians didn’t accept this & the oligarchy
was unable to rule
* Coalition of popular forces overthrew oligarchy in
508
* Cleisthenes constitution put in place
* Sparta invades in 506 and is defeated
* Athens allies itself with Persia to stave off any
future attacks from Sparta
*Alliance between Athens and Sparta
*Athens came out of this victory as the
dominant force after a period of rebuilding
*Created the Delian league
*Dominated the Delian league
*Financial gain for own advantage
*Tensions between Athens & Sparta
*C. 440BCE, Athenian Allies begin to
revolt
*Sparta wanted to take advantage, but
were held off by Corinth
*Relations between Corinth & Athens
deteriorated
*Corinth goaded Sparta in to fighting the
Athenians in a war that was to last 27
years
* 465 BCE
* Mass uprising of Helots
* Sparta summoned forces from all allied polies to aid
them in quashing the revolt
* Athens sent 4000 hoplites to aid Sparta
* Sparta dismissed the hoplites, according to
Thucydides, as they feared that, once in the
Peloponnese, the Athenians would switch sides and
support the Helots
* Great offence caused to the Athenians
* Athenians settled evacuated Helots at Naupactus on
the Corinthian Gulf
* 459BCE
* Megara and Corinth at war with one another
* Both are Spartan allies
* Megara turned to Sparta for help in the conflict
over borders
* Sparta declined
* Megara switched alliances and joined with
Athens
* C. 445 Megara joined back with Sparta
* Athens has deprived some states of ther
freedom and is scheming to do the same thing
for others, especially among our own allies and
… she herself has for a long time been
preparing for the eventuality of war.’
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