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Decelea, a Thorn in the Flesh
Decelea near the border of Attica and Boeotia was fortified by the Spartans (413). The first piece of good advice
Oligarchy and Athens in Defeat
Oligarchy — “rule by the few” was a form of government which Athens had not experienced since the 6th century,
Socrates’ Death
Socrates’ death occurred in the year 399 an Athenian court condemned Socrates for opposing the official religion of the state,
Damocles’ Sword – The Fourth Century
Damocles’ sword. Twice in Greek history the Spartans appear as heroes — when they fought under Leonidas in the pass
Alexander of Macedon
Unity, for a time and a philosopher king, of sorts, finally came to Greece from Macedon in the north. In
Hellenistic Age – Alexandria and Byzantium
Hellenistic Age is the period after Alexander’s death. Alexander drank too much on an autumn night in the year 323,