324 Pages
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Routledge
326 Pages
by
Routledge
336 Pages
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Routledge
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The range and extent of the Peloponnesian War of the fifth century BC has led to it being described as a 'world war' in miniature. With the struggle between Athens and Sparta at its core, the twenty-seven-year conflict drew in states from all points of the compass; from Byzantion in the north, Crete in the south, Asia Minor in the east and Sicily in the west. Since Thucydides described the war as... Read more
Thucydides and other evidence; Athens and Sparta; the causes of the war; Perikles' strategy; Athens ascendant; Sparta reurgent; the peace of Nikias; the Sicilian expedition; a new kind of war; th ereturn of Alkiabiades; Arginousi and Aigospotamoi. Epilogue: the war and its aftermath.
Biography
John Lazenby is Emeritus Professor of Ancient History at Newcastle University.
'This book does exactly what it says on the cover ... refreshingly objective ... a must for the library of any school or university teaching the subject.' - The Journal of Classics Teaching
