athens
Greece
agora
marketplace
vendor
seller
slavery
the condition of being owned by another person and being made to work without wage
sparta
a city-state in ancient Greece
helots
spartan slaves
pelopennisian war
fight between Sparta and Athens
plague
(n.) an easily spread disease causing a large number of deaths; a widespread evil; (v.) to annoy or bother
blockade
an action taken to isolate an enemy and cut off its supplies
barbarian
a wild and uncivilized person
assassinate
to murder for political reasons
alexander the great
son of Philip II; received military training in Macedonian army and was a student of Aristotle; great leader; conquered much land in Asia Minor, Syria, Egypt, and Mesopotamia; goal was to conquer the known world
hellenistic
Describing Greek history or culture after the death of Alexander the Great