The Origin of the League – The Early Years

“Pausanias . . . was sent out from Sparta in command of the Hellenic force. He had with him twenty ships from the Peloponnese; the Athenians joined his force with thirty ships and there were a number more from the other allies.” THUCYDIDES

“Athenians, who made up their minds to put on Pausanias and to arrange matters generally in a way that would best suit their own interests” THUCYDIDES

“For when the Persians had been driven from Greece and the war had been carried to Persian territory, the Athenians made the insufferable behaviour of Pausanias their excuse for depriving the Lakedaemonians of the command.” HERODOTUS

“Pausanias, and their men were punished with floggings or by being forced to stand all day with an iron anchor on their shoulders.” PLUTARCH

“[Aristides] administered to the Ionians the oath by which they swore to have the same enemies and the same friends as the Athenians. It was in confirmation of his oath that they cast the heavy pieces of ...