Transcript Fall of Ancient Greece

FALL OF ANCIENT GREECE
War Between Athens and
Sparta
 War with Persia over
 Greeks still do not want to take a chance and
form alliances. This was called the Delian
League. Stay organized = Persia
 Sparta was left out
 Greeks grew rich from trade without fear of the
Persians
Athenian Empire
 League has successes and failures
 Athenian Empire becoming more rich and
powerful.
 Athens begins to dominate and take over
War Breaks Out
 Other city-states side with Sparta
 Athens and Sparta do not trust each other
 Sparta attacks Athens and the Peloponnesian
War begins
Pericles Funeral Oration
 He addresses the crowd and they honor those
lost in war.
 Points out that all Athenians are part of a
community
 They all follow laws and have rights and must
defend their city.
 Gave the people courage to keep fighting
Athens Loses
 Sparta = strong army
 Athens = strong navy
 Pericles knew army would lose a land battle,
so people and farmers live behind city walls.
 Safe from Spartan soldiers
 Navy delivers supplies to the city
 City is overcrowded, eventually disease
spreads throughout. Pericles dies.
Athens Loses
 War still lingers for years.
 Spartans can’t compete with Athenian navy.
 Make a deal with the Persians to destroy the
Athenian fleet.
 They do and Athens surrenders.
 Persians get back Greek city-states in Asia Minor
Effects of the War
 Sparta tries to rule but war breaks out again
among the city-states and Sparta loses
 All Greek city-states weakened after decades
of war.
 Back at war with the Persians
 Fail to realize the power of the Macedonian
Army growing up North.