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greek preperations-classwork - Coggle Diagram
greek preperations-classwork
evaluate how effective the greek response to the persian preperations was in 490-480BC
discuss how relations between the greek states affected the response
persian preperations
bridged the hellespont
diversity of people
7 days for the whole army to cross the hellespont
he got pissed when the bridge broke so he beheaded the guys and gave the hellespint 30 lashes and later felt bad so poured libations into it
built the canal across the mount athos peninsula
supplies set up in thrace
demands for submission(earth and water)
council of war
4-5 years preperation
defeat of babylon anf egyptian rebellions
gathering of the armies and navies needed to ensure success
other key events in this period
aegina- biggest navy in greece at this point in time and was a traditional enemy of athens(since atleast 507BC)
sparta at war with argos(sepeia 484BC-sparta defeated argos)
aegina a direct threat to athens-only 17 miles away
athens had to borrow ships off corinth to help with her feud with aegina-helps thermistocles to ask for ships to be built
aegina was beseiged but gained aid from argos and repulsed the athenians and their fleet.
the aeginetans continued to plunder the attic coast.- the aeginetans are a constant threat
this works in thermistocles' favour as he takes advantage of this to develop athens' fleet.
thermistocles
greatest statesman of th 480s
a democrat from a noble family-LYCOMID-on his father's side but lowly on his mother's
socially unacceptable to some
dominant figure in athens from the fall of militiaes until after the persian wars
offices held by thermistocles
eponymous archon 493- began to develop piraeus as a port- a far-seeing step.
-strategos at marathon in 490
-strategos 480 commander of the athenian fleet at the battle of salamis and 2nd in command of the greek fleet.
1)provides for athens' future as a naval power- saw both potential of athens and the piraeus.-he persuades the athenians to use surplus revenue from silver mines at laurium in southern attics, NOT for public hand-out which is what the people expected. -increases fleet from 70-100 triremes.
by the lower 480s - piraeus completed and 200+triremes
herodotus, histories 7.139
herodotus suggests that the greeks owed their victory to the athenian navy
"at this point i find myself compelled to express an opinion which i know many people will object to;nevertheless, as i believe it to be true, i will not supress it"
at the time of writing, athens was unpopular amongst many greek city-states across the greek world.
145-175- important for our discussions, hellenistic league-outcomes
athens 139-144- check persian wars booklet-more simplified answer there
reperation fleet seen as crucial, the first prophecy was unfavourable so they went back. thermistocles convinced them they need their navy. athenian confided
139-herodotus believed that the athenians held the balance.
the athenians sent envoys at delphi to consult the oracle who originally gave them a bad prophecy7.140, 141 they begged the oracle to give them a better prophecy and the second one was less menacing.
142- the envoys returned to athens and relayed the message to the other athenians. there were two opinions, the older men thought the acropolis would escape destruction.a few thought the wooden wool meant ships
he had previously been able to get his ideas accerted- the athenians had got a large some of mone from the mines at laurium which they were going to spread around. thermistocles told them to spend the money on constructing war ships.-(7.144)
143- thermistocles had a different opinion and thought the wooden wool did mean ships ans should prepare for war.
cocryta- cathayra got a fleet of 60 ships, persians thought they were getting complete victory, they failed to outfit 50 triremes, their excuse was they were preventing the north-easterners
the oracle of delphi asked if they should seek common cause.169-the cretans. 172 is the thessalians didnt want to submit to persia until they were compelled to so they sent representatives to persia then they assembled to fight them. 173- greeks send 10 thousand hoplites to fight then they fought sparta and athens at mount athos. but the fight stopped until a macedonian diplomat told them to stop. 174 the thessalians submit to persia.