thasos revolted in order to be free of athenian control.
thasos revolted in order to be free of athenian control.
thasos revolted in order to be free of?
athenian control
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the thasian rebellion was an incident in 465 bc, in which thasos rebelled against athenian control, seeking to renounce its membership in the delian league. the rebellion was prompted by a conflict between athens and thasos over control of silver deposits on the thracian mainland, which thasos had traditionally mined.









































the rebellion was eventually crushed, after a long and difficult siege, but not before sparta had secretly promised to invade attica in support of the thasians. the spartans were prevented from making good on this promise only by an earthquake in laconia, which triggered a helot rebellion.
thasian rebellion
the main classical authority on the peloponnesian war, thucydides, does not mention hegetorides at all, and appears to mention thasos itself only once, in the context of galepsus, a colony of thasos (book v of his "history of the pelponnesian war"). it is possible that the story of hegetorides originates prior to the peloponnesian war, as thasos revolted from the athenian alliance around 463 bc and was attacked by athens. unfortunately, as respects the legitimacy of the tale, the thasians do not appear to have sued for peace. when, in 411 bc, thasos revolted again during the peloponnesian war, a spartan governor assumed power on the island, suggesting the thasians, rather than suing for peace, prevailed over athens.
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