Pericles UP (jan 1, 460 BC – jan 1, 455 BC)

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Athenian Imperial Policy from 461 BC
- 461 BC - ephialtes was murdered
- Pericles becomes leader of the radical democrats

Imperial policies of Pericles
- Expansion of Athens from 461 BC
- Further democratic developments in Athens
- Pericles' building program
- Promotion of economic growth

EXPANSION:
gained control of Megara, Aegina, Troizen, Achaea

460 BC - Megara joins DL (on its own terms..??)

458 BC - construction of the long walls
-> fortifies economic dominance
-> permanent link to the sea, ensuring naval supremacy (bradley)

458 – 57 BC - Aegina’s loss of independence to Athens
- Athens' first conflict with the Peloponnesians
- naval battle between the Athenians vs the Corinthians and Epidaurians
- Aegina entered the conflict fearing that if Corinth’s fleet were defeated, they wouldn’t be able to hold out against Athens.
→ their navy suffered a defeat at the hands of Athens and their Delian League allies → League forces landed on Aegna and blockaded the city for two years; to help the Aegintans, Corinth attacked Megara, believing that Athens couldn’t blockade Aegina whilst protecting Megara

However, “They (the Athenians) reckoned without a true knowledge of the Athenian spirit.”
— Bury and Meiggs

→ Athens and her allies continued their blockade of Aegina, whilst defeating Corinth
In 457 BC, Aegina surrendered their large fleet to Athens and was forced into the Delian League as a tribute-paying subject → forced to pay the largest amount of tribute (thirty talents) of any member of the League

456/5 BC - Troezen aquired (important outpost apparently but idk why)

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