Concetti Chiave
- Following the Greek victory over the Persians, a prolonged "cold war" phase ensued with neither side making significant advancements.
- The Greeks maintained control over the Aegean Sea and Asia Minor, while the Persians preserved the rest of their empire.
- Spartan and Athenian contributions were crucial to the victory, but each city-state had different post-war strategies.
- Sparta's conservative ephors prioritized internal stability over expansion, focusing on maintaining control in the Peloponnese.
- Military leader Pausanias was executed for plotting against the Spartan Constitution, highlighting internal tensions.
Post-war dynamics
After the Greek victory over the Persians, the war ended; Greeks and Persians remained formally in a State of war for decades: in this phase, which we might call "cold war" and, in General, neither the one nor the other contenders took pains, however, they stabilized for about a century, the Greeks were masters of the Aegean Sea and the coast of Asia minor, the Persians kept intact the rest of their empire.
Spartan and Athenian strategies
The merits of military victory were also that of Spartans and Athenians, but were they to exploit fully the consequences? This depended first and foremost by the diversity of the respective basic, strictly aimed at the preservation of the balance between the "same", Sparta wasn't able to lead a dynamic policy outside its boundaries (where the company's control on citizens was minor).
Also, to continue the war against the Persians flat stripping unit was their territory, with the risk that the Helots taking advantage of this opportunity to rebel. Therefore the winner of plataea, Pausanias, who led the army at the head of the Greek Coalition, was recalled and after some years put to death on charges of plotting against the Constitution (468 BC).
Spartan internal focus
In this way Prevailed the conservative policy of the ephors, that Sparta renounced any expansionist activities outside its borders and focused entirely on maintaining its dominance in Peloponnese.
Domande da interrogazione
- What was the state of relations between Greeks and Persians after the Greek victory?
- How did Spartan and Athenian strategies differ post-war?
- Why did Sparta choose to focus internally rather than expand its influence?
After the Greek victory over the Persians, the two remained in a state of "cold war" for decades. The Greeks controlled the Aegean Sea and the coast of Asia Minor, while the Persians maintained the rest of their empire.
Spartan and Athenian strategies differed due to their basic aims. Sparta focused on preserving internal balance and was unable to pursue dynamic policies outside its boundaries, while Athens was more inclined to exploit the consequences of their military victory.
Sparta chose to focus internally due to the conservative policy of the ephors, prioritizing dominance in Peloponnese over expansion. Concerns about internal stability, such as the risk of Helot rebellion, also influenced this decision.
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