OCR GCSE Ancient History · J198
Paper 1
Revise: Tensions with Sparta and the Causes of ConflictDuring the 450s BC, Athens began building Long Walls connecting the city to its ports of Piraeus and Phaleron. A second, middle wall followed in the 440s. Their importance becomes clearer if we distinguish control of the countryside from access to the sea.
- Revise: Pericles' Strategy and the Archidamian War
Fortifications connecting Athens with its ports, protecting access to seaborne supplies even when enemy forces occupied the surrounding countryside.
- Revise: Thucydides
Fortifications connecting Athens with the coast and its ports, including Piraeus and Phaleron.