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Athens, Thebes and Plataia and the end of the sixth century BCE

van Wijk, Roy

In: Journal of Ancient History, 2017, vol. 5, no. 2, p. 179-204

Université de Fribourg

Athens, Thebes and Plataia and the end of the sixth century BCE

Van Wijk, Roy

In: Journal of Ancient History, 2017, p. 179-204

One of the key events in the relations between the Athenians and Thebans was the Plataian decision to align themselves with the Athenians at the end of the sixth century BCE. This decision shook up the contemporary political landscape and proved to be a source of hostility between the two neighbouring polities throughout the fifth and fourth centuries. The orthodox view holds that the...