Chapter 5

Hellenistic era started in the 300 B.C when Greek civilization entered into a new phase. This is the era in which their was the leading international culture but their way of life was also influenced by the people the ruled over. In 359 B.C, King Phillip the second of Macedonia comes to power and moves to control Greece. He wanted to gain control of Greece city-states and Macedonia. However the people did not want that and his agents had to work to prevent the city-states from joining together and taking him over.The was was fought by two sides who had different beliefs and they were Sparta and southern Greece. Sparta was forced to make and build a navy of their own that was capable of defeating the opponent if they wanted to gain more power. People began to help Athens by donating money so they could build more triremes to defeat Sparta. Athenians were under the rule of Pericles who had a lot of skill and strategy. The Athenians tried to battle the Spartans at sea because they were more superior on land. The Athenians guarded the Spartan sea routes with their new Navy. The Spartans however still defeated Greece and Greece would return to their normal life. They still thrived, even after the terrible defeat. A kingdom of Macedonia became about. They thrived in the Middle East, more than most of the civilizations that were around at the time. City states would come to an end in Greece under their rule, and they would become united for a while.