
090 The Road to War
The History of Ancient Greece
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Paracles's Decree on Megahera
The megaherians were among the few Peloponnesian allies who showed up to help the Corinthians at seboda. So it was important for the Athenians led by paracles not to allow what the megaherians had done to go unpunished because they wanted to deter other Pelop onnesian allies from doing the same next time. Many scholars both ancient and modern attribute responsibility for the war to Athens and in particular paracles Site this event as the main reason for their blame. Other scholars though actually interpret the McGarian decree quite differently relying on the nature of trade in the ancient world. The great majority of trade was handled by foreigners or resident Aliens called medics who
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