- Either one of the Spartan kings would die or Sparta would be destroyed
- This led Leonidus to lead 300 of his best men into battle at Thermopylae
What was the meaning of the Athenian oracle and how did it affect their strategy towards the Persians?
- They would be safe within their 'wooden walls' - which they interpreted to mean ships
- Their built their fleet and became a Maritime power (they invested in 200 ships)
- They should evacuate Athens
What terms were agreed upon by the Hellenic League?
- All quarreling amongst the Greeks must end for the defense of Hellas/Greece
- To send embassies to neutral states to convince them to join the cause
- To send spies to Asia
- For the Spartans to take control of both land and naval forces (the Athenians waived their claim)
- "Once the war was fought to a successful conclusion, they would punish all men of Greek blood who sided with Persia and dedicate one tenth of their property to the god at Delphi" - Herodotus
Which Greeks Medized according to Herodotus?
- The Thessalians, Dolopes, Aenianes, Perrhaebia, Locrians, Magnetes, Malians, Achaens of Phtiosis, the Thebans and all other Boeotians except the people of Plataea
Why did the Athenians agree to Spartan leadership over the Greeks?
- They were more concerned about the safety of Hellas. If they argued over leadership there would have been a higher chance of defeat
Why were no demands for fire and water sent to Athens and Sparta? What message were Sparta and Athens trying to send?
- The Athenians threw Darius' messengers into a pit and the Spartans pushed them into the well and told them to get it (fire and water) themselves
- They were sending the message that they were not going to submit to Persia
What different reasons are given for Argos refusing to support the Greek cause?
- They claimed shared ancestry with Persia, since Perseus was from Argos and he supposedly founded Persia
- Herodotus suggests that the underlying cause was that they were under no threat, so they felt no need to stand up to the Persians - also they didn't like the Spartans
Why did the Thessalians submit to the Persians?
- At first they were on the side of the Greeks, until the Greek forces retreated from Thessaly, abandoning the people - so Thessaly submitted to the Persians
Why did Aeginitans supposedly Medize? How were they dealt with?
- They were supposedly 'anti - Athens' and so supposedly Medized out of spite
- The Spartans, under Cleomenes, had tried to arrest the Medizing leaders
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