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THE DELIAN LEAGUE

THE DELIAN LEAGUE. Benefits and Drawbacks. Cimon leader of Athens helped build the league. How do I join?. There’s a membership fee.. And you have to be a democracy . What will the $$$ be used for?. Protection of Greece, of course!. The Athenian Empire (didn’t see that coming).

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THE DELIAN LEAGUE

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  1. THE DELIAN LEAGUE Benefits and Drawbacks

  2. Cimonleader of Athenshelped build the league

  3. How do I join? • There’s a membership fee.. • And you have to be a democracy 

  4. What will the $$$ be used for? • Protection of Greece, of course!

  5. The Athenian Empire (didn’t see that coming)

  6. Cimon is Pro-Sparta?

  7. 464 B.C. EARTHQUAKE KILLS SPARTANS!

  8. Cimon sends help, but… • Spartans turn away the hoplites. • Embarassing for Cimon • He loses face, which allows an opportunity for who?

  9. Enter Pericles • Praising the heroes

  10. The Golden Age of Greece461B.C. – 429 B.C.

  11. Now we find out what the $$$ was used for: re-building Athens! Stronger navy…300 triremes

  12. Waste removal system/public works

  13. Statues

  14. THE LONG WALLS

  15. Buildings/temples

  16. THE PARTHENON20 tons of marble/15 years to build= to 3 billion US dollars

  17. 1st time government officials get paid

  18. 429 B.C. THE PLAGUE(Typhoid Fever) • 100,000 + Athenians die, including Pericles. One third of Athenian population!

  19. Primary SourceThucydides • “Externally, the body was not hot to the touch, nor was there any pallor; the skin was rather reddish and livid, breaking out into small pustules and ulcers. But inside there was a feeling of burning, so that people could not bear the touch even of the lightest linen clothing, but wanted to be completely naked, and indeed most of all would have liked to plunge into cold water.”

  20. Game over

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