Persian policy
The Persians use a divide an conquer method to control the Greeks which comes about accidently. The satraps play a role in the method of dividing the Greek due to conflicts with one another. With the Persians assistance the Spartans are able to raise a navy and finally claim victory over the Athenians. As the Spartan power increase the Persians continues to keep the Greeks weak by funding and encourage conflicts between the Greeks. Pharnabazu supported the Spartans. (1.1.6) Tissaphernes supports the Athenians and would play both sides mostly due to advice from Alcibiades. Tissaphernes would only act openly against the Athenians when forced by the Persian King. (1.1.9) Pharnabazus had actively participated in Spartans aide by giving clothing, food, and weapons. (1.124) Tissaphernes had plotted with Pasippidas to organize a revolt. (1.1.32) for which Pasippidas was exiled from Sparta. With the Satraps spliting the funds between Sparta and Athens the war was not making any progress for either side. Due to the continued conflict of policy with Tissaphernes and Pharnabazu, King Darius sent Cyrus to take c
The King offered peace to the side that wanted it and threatened to support those who accepted the treaty to fight with those who refused the treaty. 6) He encouraged anti-Spartan feelings among the Greeks and bought loyalty to the King by giving the city-states money to fight Sparta and her allies. The Persian King had sent troops to Tissaphernes. He hoped with the increased pay the Athenians crews would come over to the Spartans. Corinthians used their share of money to man ships against the Spartans. He did this in hopes of keeping the Greek states weak by continued fighting with each other. Pharnabazus makes an agreement with Tissaphernes to combine force and run the Greeks out of the Persian King lands. Tissaphernes tried to pursade Cyrus to see the ambassadors.
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