The quiescence of Athens, which does not …
Years: 332BCE - 332BCE
The quiescence of Athens, which does not participate in the revolt of the Greek cities, may be explained partly by a well-attested grain shortage in Greece, which may have sapped the will to fight, and partly by the policy of civic retrenchment associated with the name of Lycurgus, an Athenian statesman and orator noted for his efficient financial administration and vigorous prosecutions of officials charged with corruption.
He undertakes an extensive building program.
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People
Groups
- Macedon, Argead Kingdom of
- Peloponnesian League (Spartan Alliance)
- Achaemenid, or First Persian, Empire
- Athens, City-State of
- Alexander, Empire of
- Greece, Hellenistic
