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Persian Invasion
Aftermath
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serpent column
Monument originally set up at Delphi and located opposite the altar of Apollo, very prominent position. Would have originally been about 8m tall.
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The whole monument was created from loot captured from the Persians after the victory at Plataea in 479.
greek allies listed with three on each column, very legible
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coils 7 and 10 have 4 city states on them - extra additions. shows that people wanted to be added to monument after it was created
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nike of kallimachos
posthumous dedication for Kallimachos, athenian general at Marathon. on athenian acropolis
the statue was on a tall Ionic column, she has big cuttings in back for attachment of her wings
inscription tells us was dedicated after battle of marathon, kallimachos dedicated it, who is described as polemarch (general) of Athenians
so how did he dedicate when dead? he had probs vowed the dedication before battle and was then set up by surviving family member
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stoa poikile
Doric stoa erected around 460 BC on the north side of the Agora of Athens, near the stoa basileos and altar of the twelve gods
paintings within depict victory at Marathon, as well as amazonomachy and the sack of troy
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constructed from the spoils of expeditions and battles conducted by the Delian League, such as that of Eurymedon
pottery
Eurymedon Jug, c. 460 BC (Hamburg)
the greek is visibly a peasant, due to his goatee and square cut cloak
the persian is an archer, and the use of bows was considered cowardly by the greeks, because it could be done at long range
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the persian says 'i stand bent over' showing he is submitting to a superior and dominant power, presents the persian as 'womanly'
the battle of Eurymedon took place in the 460s, and almost decisively ended the threat of the Persians
this is an oinochoe, a wine jug used in symposiums
one must imagine a drunken symposiast bending down to analyse the jug, and thus comically imitating Eurymedon
frontal-faces are traditionally reserved for gorgons like medusa, which could represent the 'othering' of the barbarian as a monster
in the 5th century they appear more in battlefield scenes, to provoke deeper engagement with viewer
empire
the athenians used the role they played in persian invasion, like Marathon, Salamis, and Plataea, to justify creation of empire.
Also, Athens is sacked and ravaged in 480, which they hold over the Peloponnesians
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each city would either contribute ships to a combined navy, or pay tribute for the upkeep of it
If a city wanted to leave the alliance, Athens became oppressive. Naxos wanted to leave in 470 but the Athenians besieged the island and forced it back into the alliance
Marathon tumulus
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harks back to large aristocratic tumulai, from collective family monument to a collective victory monument
Marathon
build up
in 491 heralds were sent to many greek cities to demand earth and water, and many did so
both Athens and Sparta reacted with violence towards the heralds, e.g. throwing them down a well
events
as the persians sailed across the Aegean, they left an offering at the sanctuary in Delos
thus they respected those that worked with them, but were vengeful to those who opposed them
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then they met the Athenian forces at Marathon in September. the greeks won. The persians had 20-25,000 men, and the greeks only 10,000
this was remarkable because the greeks were outnumbered, but their phalanx tactic helped them as they were able to encircle the persian forces. this victory remained in Athenian consciousness for decades
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