– Athens is burned, the Allied Greek navy scores a devastating victory against the Persians at Salamis, ending Persian naval superiority. – The Second Persian War, Xerxes succeeds his father and the Battle of Thermopylae occurs, death of Leonidas and the 300 Spartans – The first Persian War, the Greeks defeat the Persian invasion force sent by Darius at the battle of Marathon, decisively ending the first Persian War Darius reclaims the city and begins plotting an invasion of Athens and the other Greek City States Athens sends forces to help the city of Sardis revolt against Persia.
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Sparta tried to convince the newly formed Peloponnesian League to overthrow the new Athenian government and install one loyal to the league, but Corinth and the other allies voted against it, not wanting the first act of the new alliance to be one of war. The idea that the common people, no matter how lowly or uneducated, or lacking in virtue, should control the future of the state directly was unheard of in any major city.
To summarize the Spartan attitude, when a Spartan suggested to the ancient lawgiver Lycurgus that Sparta be reorganized as a Democracy, his retort was “If you want a Democracy, start within your home”. The Spartan King Kleomenes hoped to install a new government that would be loyal to Lacedaemon and was angered with the results when his co-conspirator, the Athenian noble Cleisthenes, instead gave power to all of Athen’s citizens to do with what they will. – Start of the campaign, Democracy has existed in Athens for 8 years after the Spartans assisted in overthrowing their previous dictator.
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