Helot Revolt -465 BC 0.0 / 5 ? Ancient HistorySpartaRevoltASOCR Created by: thebookwurmCreated on: 17-05-16 14:05 Recorded by...? Thucydides and Plutarch. (Plu. says only 5 houses were left standing.) 1 of 14 Cause...? Earthquake. Helots take advantage of Spartan weakness. 2 of 14 Who...? Helots and Perioikoi of Athena and Thouria. 3 of 14 What did they do...? Revolted and occupied Mt Ithome. 4 of 14 Spartans...? Defeated them in battle, but failed to break the siege. 5 of 14 Asked...? Athens for help. Experts in siege warfare. 6 of 14 Athens arrived...? With pro-Spartan, Cimon, and 4000 hoplites. 7 of 14 They were...? Rejected, as Sparta feared "their adventurous and revolutionary spirit." 8 of 14 Why were they rejected...? The Helots were Greek slaves, and Athens opposed the use of Greeks as slaves. 9 of 14 Cimon...? Loses his reputation, and his career ends. Is replaced by Pericles. 10 of 14 Sparta's relationship with Athens...? Never recovered. 11 of 14 Athens breaks...? Alliance with Sparta, and allies with ARGOS- Sparta's enemy. 12 of 14 Some Helots are...? Re-homed, near Athens. 13 of 14 The revolt was resolved in...? 455 BC. 14 of 14
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