Athens and Sparta Interactions PDF
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This document provides information on the interactions between Athens and Sparta, including key figures like Cleisthenes and Themistocles. It also details the Peloponnesian League and other historical figures involved in the ancient Greece era. The document covers key events and concepts related to these civilizations
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# Athens and Sparta Interactions ## Important Figures ### Athens - Isagoras: Athenian aristocrat who wanted end of tyranny. Spartan support. - Cleisthenes: Descendant of Megacles. Equality before law. New tribes. - Miltiades: Tyrant of Thracian Chersonese. - Themistocles: Son of Neocles, rival of...
# Athens and Sparta Interactions ## Important Figures ### Athens - Isagoras: Athenian aristocrat who wanted end of tyranny. Spartan support. - Cleisthenes: Descendant of Megacles. Equality before law. New tribes. - Miltiades: Tyrant of Thracian Chersonese. - Themistocles: Son of Neocles, rival of Miltiades, Athenian politician. - Aristides: Opposed Themistocles, naval policy. ### Sparta - King Demaratus: Spartan king 515-491 BC. Rival to King Cleomenes. - Philippides: Runner, ran 40km from Athens to share victory. ## Peloponnesian League - Sparta under Cleomenes (way of using kings foreign affairs) - Isagoras: Aristocratic (Sparta support) - Cleisthenes: Power to people (Athen support) [Losers] - Fought Athens in Peloponnesian war (Sparta won) ## Other Figures - Aristagoras: Tyrant of Miletus. Ionian Revolt. - Xerxes: Sun of Darius, great king, invaded Greece along Hellespont. - Hesiod: Epic poet, proto-scientific, Cosmos to Heaven/Sky. - Pythagoras: Number and math. - Democritus: Atom.
