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poem Georgics, Poseidon instead gave the Athenians the first horse. In both versions, Athena offered the Athenians the first domesticated olive tree. Cecrops

of the Athenians (Aristotle), a treatise on the Athenian constitution written by Aristotle or one of his students Constitution of the Athenians (Pseudo-Xenophon)

Spartans did this out of fear that the Athenians would switch sides and support the helots; the offended Athenians repudiated their alliance with Sparta

alliance effectively passed to the Athenians. With the Spartan withdrawal after Byzantion, the leadership of the Athenians became explicit. The loose alliance

Still, the Athenians achieved early successes. Syracuse, the most powerful state in Sicily, responded exceptionally slowly to the Athenian threat and

vengeance upon the Athenians!" Herodotus further writes that Darius charged one of his servants to say "Master, remember the Athenians" three times before

forced the Athenians to evacuate Athens, which was taken by the Persians, and seek the protection of their fleet. Subsequently, the Athenians and their

Macedonia in 200, the Athenians abolished the first two new tribes and created a twelfth tribe in honour of the Pergamene king. The Athenians declared for Rome

Athenians, 23 Unless otherwise noted, all details of this campaign are drawn from Aristotle, Constitution of the Athenians, 25 Thorley, J., Athenian Democracy

toward the southeast. It was dedicated by the Athenians after the Persian Wars. The Stoa of the Athenians is built against the polygonal wall supporting