A year after their defeat of Athens in 404 BC, the Spartans allowed the Athenians ... The destiny of Greece would thereafter become inseparable with the empire of Philip's son: Alexander the ...

This article revisits the question of how the epigraphic culture of the fifth-century BC Athenian Empire impacted on the epigraphic cultures of other communities. Through consideration of the late ...

Clearly tribute moneys paid to Athens in this protection racket we call the Athenian Empire were used, but there were many other sources of revenue—public moneys, tax revenues, harbor fees ...

The Battle of Salamis was one of the decisive battles of world history, in which the small city-states of ancient Greece joined forces to take on the mighty Persian Empire. After the defeat and death ...

the Athenian Empire). 1. A battle that was itself only fought a few miles out to sea in the south. 2. Surely demonstrated by the defensive nature of their actions: a more confident force might ...

Scholars have identified interesting parallels between the military alliances of NATO and the ancient Athenian-led Delian League.

This story appears in the November/December 2016 issue of National Geographic History magazine. Sparta’s enemies, when facing the intimidating Spartan forces, would see a wall of shields ...

BC Apps allows members of the BC community to access and use certain licensed applications from any computer with an internet connection. The system includes file storage space designed specifically ...

The Athenian armed forces were unmatched in size and professionalism ... debatable and elegantly crafted analysis of the world's first democratic empire and why it was no protagonist of 'democratic ...

Boston College, the first institution of higher education to operate in the city of Boston, is today among the nation’s foremost universities, a leader in the liberal arts, scientific inquiry, and ...

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