Peace of Callias (traditional attribution)
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The Peace of Callias is a possibly apocryphal 5th-century BCE treaty said to have ended hostilities between the Achaemenid Persian Empire and the Greek city-states following the Greco-Persian Wars.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Peace of Callias (traditional attribution) canonical | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ancient peace treaty
ⓘ
historical controversy ⓘ |
| allegedClause |
Athenians not to send troops into Persian-controlled Asia
ⓘ
Greek cities in Asia Minor to be autonomous ⓘ Persian satraps not to approach the Aegean coast with armed forces ⓘ Persian warships forbidden west of certain Aegean limits ⓘ |
| allegedlyNegotiatedBy |
Callias
ⓘ
surface form:
Callias II of Athens
|
| allegedlySignedBy |
Achaemenid Empire
ⓘ
Artaxerxes I of Persia ⓘ Athens ⓘ |
| associatedWithRegion |
Aegean Sea
ⓘ
Asia Minor ⓘ Attica ⓘ |
| attestedInSource |
Demosthenes
ⓘ
Diodorus Siculus ⓘ Isocrates ⓘ Plutarch ⓘ |
| concernsBelligerent |
Achaemenid Empire
ⓘ
Athens ⓘ Delian League ⓘ Greek city-states ⓘ |
| concernsConflict | Greco-Persian Wars ⓘ |
| consideredBySome | apocryphal treaty ⓘ |
| followsEvent |
Battle of the Eurymedon
ⓘ
surface form:
Battle of Eurymedon
Battle of Mycale ⓘ Battle of Plataea ⓘ Battle of Salamis ⓘ Greco-Persian Wars ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeName | Treaty of Callias ⓘ |
| hasApproximateDate |
5th century BCE
ⓘ
c. 449 BCE ⓘ |
| hasMainTerm |
cessation of Athenian attacks on Persian territory
ⓘ
demarcation of spheres of influence between Persia and Athens ⓘ end of Persian military intervention in Greek mainland affairs ⓘ recognition of autonomy of Greek cities in Asia Minor ⓘ restriction of Persian warships in the Aegean Sea ⓘ |
| hasScholarlyDebateTopic |
date and even existence of the treaty
ⓘ
exact terms of Persian naval restrictions ⓘ extent of autonomy granted to Greek cities in Asia Minor ⓘ |
| hasTraditionalAttribution |
Callias
ⓘ
surface form:
Callias II of Athens
|
| historicity | disputed ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Athenian naval supremacy in the Aegean
ⓘ
Persian desire to stabilize western frontier ⓘ |
| language | Ancient Greek (probable) ⓘ |
| notAttestedInSource |
Herodotus
ⓘ
Thucydides ⓘ |
| relatedToEvent |
end of the Delian League’s anti-Persian campaigns
ⓘ
shift of Athenian focus to conflicts with other Greek states ⓘ |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.