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FALL OF ANCIENT GREECE
The Athenian Empire
 War with Persia over
 Greeks still do not want to take a chance and
form alliances. This was called the Delian
League. Stay organized = Persia
 Sparta was left out
 Athens slowly dominates and Delian League
becomes an Athenian Empire
Peloponnesian
War
 Athenian Empire becoming more rich and
powerful.
 Other city states, including Sparta, rebel and
war starts. Lasts 25 years.
Pericles Funeral Oration
 He addresses the crowd and they honor those
lost in war.
 Points out that all Athenians are part of a
community
 They all follow laws and have rights and must
defend their city.
 Gave the people courage to keep fighting
Athens Loses
 Sparta = strong army
 Athens = strong navy
 Pericles knew army would lose a land battle,
so people and farmers live behind city walls.
 Safe from Spartan soldiers
 Navy delivers supplies to the city
 City is overcrowded, eventually disease
spreads throughout. Pericles dies.
Athens Loses
 War still lasts another 25 years.
 Spartans can’t compete with Athenian navy.
 Make a deal with the Persians to destroy the Athenian
fleet.
 They do and Athens surrenders.
 Sparta tries to rule but war breaks out again
among the city-states
 All Greek city-states weakened after decades of
war.
 Fail to realize the power of the Macedonian
Army growing up North.