The Treaty of Carias

Japanese: カリアスの和約 - かりあすのわやく
The Treaty of Carias

A peace treaty concluded between Persia and Athens in 450 BC with the aim of ending the Persian Wars. According to Diodorus, after the Persian army was defeated by the Greek army on the island of Cyprus, the Persian king Artaxerxes I sent an envoy to Athens to ask for peace. Athens responded by sending a wealthy Athenian, Callias, as an ambassador plenipotentiary, and the following four points were agreed upon between the two countries: (1) recognition of the autonomy of the Greek nations in Asia, (2) Persian non-interference in the affairs of Ionian cities within three days' sail from the coast, (3) prohibition of Persian fleets from invading the area west of the Bosphorus Strait in Paseoli (Asia Minor), and (4) non-violation of Persian territory in Athens. However, there are various ancient traditions regarding the contents of this peace treaty, and it is unclear whether the treaty itself actually existed or not. For example, Thucydides makes no mention of the treaty, the historian Theopompus, who wrote about Greek history after 411 BC, called it a forgery, and even today there are many who deny its authenticity.

[Hidenobu Mashita]

Source: Shogakukan Encyclopedia Nipponica About Encyclopedia Nipponica Information | Legend

Japanese:

紀元前450年、ペルシア戦争終結を目的としてペルシアとアテネとの間に締結された和平条約。ディオドロスの伝えによると、キプロス島でペルシア軍がギリシア軍に大敗すると、ペルシア王アルタクセルクセス1世は、アテネに使節を送り和平を求めた。アテネはこれに応じ、アテネの金持ちカリアスCalliasを全権大使として送り、次の四つの事項が両国間で定められたといわれる。(1)アジアにあるギリシア人国家の自治の承認、(2)海岸より3日行程内のイオニアの諸市に対するペルシアの不干渉、(3)パセリス(小アジア)―ボスポラス海峡以西へのペルシア艦隊の侵入禁止、(4)アテネのペルシア領地の不可侵。しかし、本和約の内容のみか、はたして和約自体が存在したのか否か、古来伝承はまちまちでさだかでない。たとえば、トゥキディデスはこの条約についてなんら言及しておらず、前411年以後のギリシア史を著した歴史家テオポンポスはこれを偽作としており、今日でも、その信憑(しんぴょう)性を否定する人が絶えない。

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