1st Edition

Athens after the Peloponnesian War (Routledge Revivals) Class, Faction and Policy 403-386 B.C.

By Barry Strauss Copyright 1986
208 Pages
by Routledge

208 Pages
by Routledge

208 Pages
by Routledge

Historians are used to studying the origins of war. The rebuilding in the aftermath of war is a subject that – at least in the case of Athens – has received far less attention. Along with the problems of reconstructing the economy and replenishing the population, the problem of renegotiating political consensus was equally acute. Athens after the Peloponnesian War , first published in 1986,... Read more

Preface; Abbreviations; Map; Introduction Part One: Background 1. Political Behaviour in Postwar Athens 2. Society and Economy in Postwar Athens 3. Athenian Manpower After the Peloponnesian War Part Two: Politics and Policy 4. Reconciliation and Recrimination, 403-395 BC 5. The Politics of War, 395-391 BC 6. Division and Defeat, 391-386 BC; Conclusions; Appendix: Hoplite and Thetic Battle Casualties in the Peloponnesian War; Select Bibliography; Index

Biography

Barry S. Strauss