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 VOL. VI.

PART II.

CONTINUATION OF HISTORICAL GREECE.

CHAPTER XLVII.

FROM THE THIRTY YEARS' TRUCE, FOURTEEN YEARS BEFORE THE PELOPONNESIAN WAR, DOWN TO THE BLOCKADE OF POTIDÆA, IN THE YEAH BEFORE THE PELOPONNESIAN WAR.

Personal activity now prevalent among the Athenian citizens —empire of Athens again exclusively maritime, after the Thirty years' truce. —Chios, Samos, and Lesbos, were now the only free allies of Athens, on the same footing as the original confederates of Delos —the rest were subject and tributary. —Athens took no pains to inspire her allies with the idea of a common interest —nevertheless, the allies were gainers by the continuance of her empire. —Conception of Perikles —Athens, an imperial city, owing protection to the subject-allies; who, on their part, owed obedience and tribute. —Large amount of revenue laid by and accumulated by Athens, during the years preceding the Peloponnesian war. —Pride felt by Athenian citizens in the imperial power of their city. —Numerous Athenian citizens planted out as kleruchs by Perikles. Chersonesus of Thrace. Sinopc. —Active personal and commercial relations between Athens and all parts of the Ægean. —Amphipolis in Thrace founded by Athens. —Agnon is sent out as Œkist. —Situation and importance of Amphipolis. —Foundation, by the Athenians, of Thurii, on the southern coast of Italy. —Conduct of the refugee inhabitants of the ruined Sybaris —their encroachments in the foundation of Thurii: they are expelled, and Thurri reconstituted. —Herodotus and Lysias —both domiciliated as citizens at Thurii. Few Athenian citizens settled there as colonists. —Period from 445-431 B.C. Athens at peace. Her political condition Rivalry of Perikles with Thucydides son of Melesias. —Points of contention between the two parties: 1. Peace with Persia. 2. Expenditure of money for the decoration of Athens. —Defence of Perikles perfectly good against his political rivals. —Pan-Hellenic schemes and sentiment of PeriklAs. —Bitter contention of parties at Athens —vote of ostracism