The Other Complaints Flashcards
(20 cards)
Where was Potidea located?
On the isthmus of Pallene in Chalcidice, the three-pronged peninsula on the north coast of the Aegean.
What was Potidea’s status in relation to Athens?
Subject State of Athens.
What type of colony was Potidea?
A Corinthian colony.
What did Athens order the Potideans to do in 432?
Tear down their defences.
What was the Potideans’ response to Athens’ order?
They sent an embassy to the Spartans.
What did the Spartan ephors agree to do if Potidea was attacked?
Invade Attica.
What was the consequence of the Spartan ephors’ agreement?
The agreement was not fulfilled.
Who supported the Potideans during their revolt?
Corinthians sent an army.
How long did Athens besiege Potidea?
For three years.
What was the second complaint raised by the Corinthians against Athens?
The siege of Potidea.
What was the Megara Decree?
A set of economic sanctions on Megara put in place in 432.
What did the Megarians accuse Athens of in their grievances?
Exclusion from the ports of the Athenian empire and the market of Athens.
What did Thucydides state about war and the Megara Decree?
War would only be avoided if the Athenians revoked the Megara Decree.
What principle did Athens adhere to regarding the Peloponnesians?
No concession to the Peloponnesians.
What was Pericles’ strategy towards Sparta?
To purchase time for preparations for war.
What did the Athenians do when an embassy came from Lacedaemon?
Pericles used a law to avoid taking down the Megara Decree.
What accusation did the Megarians make against Aspasia and Pericles?
They blamed them for Athenian hate.
In Aristophanes’ Acharnians, what did Pericles do?
Passed an edict banishing Megarians from Athenian land, markets, and sea.
What was the outcome of the Spartans’ support for the Megarians?
They refused to reconsider the Megara Decree.
True or False: The Spartans agreed to support the Megarians multiple times.
False.
