The Delian League
- organization made of many greek city states
- most prominent was Athens
- founded in 478 BCE
- moved to Athens
- had over 150 members or city states
- Athens used power of the league to build up their navy, beautify Athens and build it up in general
- Sparta
- reluctant to join the league
- caused war between Sparta and Athens
- they would have made the league stronger
- pericles hubris caused him to lose the war
- also he died of plague
- comparisons to today
- the city states resemble the united nations
- UN bring many countries together like in the delian league
- some groups resemble the delian league like the NATO
- shows how strong the combination of world powers can be
Pericles
- wise statesman
- led Athens during Golden Age
- Had popular support for 32 years
- dominated Athens from 461 BC to 429 BC which was the age of pericles
- goals
- strengthen Athens democracy
- hold and strengthen the empire
- glorify Athens
- some reforms
- increased number of public officials that got paid
- glorifying Athens
- gold, marble, ivory for structures
- the Parthenon
- built to honor goddess Athena
- all his idea
- death
- lost sons from plague and then died soon after
- Plato was born a year later but it was too late, Athens had already fell from their Golden Age
- Aspasia
- Pericles' wife
- important and educated which was unusual for women in Athens
- Pericles was criticized for being with her
- couldn't marry her
- relied on her and her decisions a lot
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