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Empires: The Greeks - Crucible of Civilization: The Athenian Empire
In the wake of the Persian Wars Athens, as the leading member of the Greek Delian League, thrives and becomes a preeminent city in the Mediterranean. -
Empires: The Greeks - Crucible of Civilization: Ostracism and Themistocles
Demonstrates the Athenian practice of ostracism, in which members of the community would inscribe the name of a member they wished to exclude, and the example of Themistocles who was banished after the threat of Persia subsided. -
Empires: The Greeks - Crucible of Civilization: The Battle of Marathon
Has profanityRecounts the Athenian victory, with its hoplite warfare, at the Battle of Marathon in the first Persian invasion of Greece and the messenger Pheidippides who sought allies and later proclaimed the Athenian victory. -
Empires: The Greeks - Crucible of Civilization: The Defeat of Athens
Plague and a disastrous campaign in Sicily cripple the Athenian military, giving the enemies of Athens a chance to bolster its rival Sparta enough to ensure its victory in the Peloponnesian War. -
Empires: The Greeks - Crucible of Civilization: The Birth of Democracy
Recalls the return of Cleisthenes to Athens and the institution, for the first time, of government by the citizens themselves. Athenian men, rich and poor, would meet every nine days, debate, and vote on issues from the price of figs to the declaration of war. -
Sign in or create an account to view this clipEmpires: The Greeks - Crucible of Civilization: Pericles Strategy for Sparta
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Pericles, the great statesmen of Athens, proposes a plan to leave Athens without a rival by defeating Sparta and explains to his fellow Athenians how they will succeed.
