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Ancient Greece
Events and dates of Athenian rise to power
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Pentecontaetia | 481 BC – 432 BC: The fifty years Thucydides coined to the Athenian rise from a hegemon to autocratic power. |
| Phase 1 of Athenian rise to power | 478/479 BC: Became hegemon of the Delian League. Allies joined with oath of allegiance which was binding and permanent. In charge of tax collection and treasury, |
| The capture of Byzantium | 478-477 BC: controlled the Black sea and when captured, cut of the Persian garrison. acting in the charter of the League |
| Siege and capture of Eion (mouth of the Strymon river) | 476-475 BC: This opened the east-west land route , which was the centre of exchange for gold and silver, corn , grain and timber(gold mines at Mt. Pangaeus). Eion was the supply depot for the Persian forces. |
| Scyrus | 474-473 BC: overrun by pirates. sieged and was replaced by Athenian cleruchy. imperialistic incentives |
| Coercion of Carystus | 472 BC: remained neutral and was close to Athens. Coerced to join due to threat of Persian invading. |
| Revolt and subjugation of Naxos |