Chalcis Decree
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title:
Chalcis Decree
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The Chalcis Decree was an oath of loyalty that the people of the city of Chalcis on the island of Euboea were forced to swear after the failure of a revolt from the Athenian Empire in 446/5 BC. The decree is difficult to date but it followed the revolt of the cities of Euboea in 446. The islanders were angered by the increasingly harsh imperialism of Athens and attempted to take advantage of the defeat of Athens in the Battle of Coronea in neighbouring Boeotia which resulted in the loss of the A
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Oath taken at the end of the revolt within the Athenian Empire
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chalcis_Decree
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2023-08-09T12:05:20Z
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