-384 ⟶ Lysias's Olympiad Rebuke: Criticizing Greek Subjugation

Lysias, the Athenian orator, on the occasion of the Olympiad...

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🤝 Macedonia Becomes a Vassal of the Achaemenid Empire

The Kingdom of Macedonia, under King Amyntas I, becomes a vassal state to the Achaemenid Empire.⟶

Ancient greeceAchaemenid EmpireVassal StateImperialismPersian WarsPolitical Alliances

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⚔️ Darius II Aids Sparta and Cyrus' Ambition

The Persian king, Darius II, decides to aid Sparta in the war and makes his son Cyrus a satrap. However, Cyrus starts collecting an army to benefit his own interests, rather than his father's.⟶

Ancient greecePersian EmpirePeloponnesian WarPolitical IntrigueImperialism

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Greece

🏛️ Thrasybulus Restores Athenian Democracy and Grants Amnesty

Thrasybulus restores the Athenian democracy and grants an almost general amnesty.⟶

Ancient greeceAthenian DemocracyTyrannyOligarchyCivil War

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⚔️ Sparta Declares War on Persia Following Greek Mercenary March

After Cyrus has been killed, his Greek mercenaries make their way back to Greece, where Sparta is so impressed with their feats in and march through Persia that they declare war on the Persians.⟶

Ancient greeceWarfareMercenariesMilitary ConflictPeloponnesian LeagueAchaemenid EmpireGreek History

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⚔️ Corinthian War Begins

The "Corinthian War" begins, with Athens, Thebes, Corinth and Argos (with the backing of Persia) against Sparta.⟶

Ancient greeceWarfareThebesPersian EmpireMilitary Conflict

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🗣️ Lysias's Olympiad Rebuke: Criticizing Greek Subjugation

Lysias, the Athenian orator, on the occasion of the Olympiad, rebukes the Greeks for allowing themselves to be dominated by the Syracusan tyrant Dionysius I and by the barbarian Persians.⟶

Ancient greeceRhetoricOratoryTyrannyPersian EmpireAthenian Democracy

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