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John Wiley & Sons
e druk, 2009
9781405122511
A New History of the Peloponnesian War
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Paperback, 314 blz.
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John Wiley & Sons |
e druk, 2009
ISBN13: 9781405122511
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Levertijd ongeveer 8 werkdagen
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This stimulating new study provides a narrative of the monumental conflict of the Peloponnesian War between Athens and Sparta, and examines the realities of the war and its effects on the average Athenian.
A penetrating new study of the Peloponnesian War between Athens and Sparta by an established scholar
Offers an original interpretation of how and why the war began
Weaves in the contemporary evidence of Aristophanes in order to give readers a new sense of how the war affected the individual
Discusses the practicalities and realities of the war
Examines the blossoming of culture and intellectual achievement in Athens despite the war
Challenges the approach of Thucydides in his account of the war
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<p>List of illustrations viii</p>
<p>List of maps x</p>
<p>List of abbreviations xi</p>
<p>Chronology xiii</p>
<p>Acknowledgments xix</p>
<p>Preface xxi</p>
<p>Prelude a band of brothers 1</p>
<p>1 From this the Corinthians developed their bitter hatred for the Athenians 4</p>
<p>2 Give the Greeks their freedom 25</p>
<p>3 Our city is an education to Greece 44</p>
<p>4 War is a violent teacher 67</p>
<p>5 Spindles would be worth a lot 85</p>
<p>6 Weeping for joy 111</p>
<p>7 The strong do what they have the power to do 132</p>
<p>8 What of us then who for our children must weep? 144</p>
<p>9 The whole of Greece against Athens 165</p>
<p>10 Ships gone . . . don t know what to do 186</p>
<p>11 Athens is taken 205</p>
<p>12 Here s to the noble Critias! 223</p>
<p>Epilogue 241</p>
<p>Appendix A: A note on sources 243</p>
<p>Appendix B: Who s who in the Peloponnesian War 248</p>
<p>Appendix C: A Peloponnesian War glossary 258</p>
<p>Bibliography 263</p>
<p>Index 275</p>
<p>List of maps x</p>
<p>List of abbreviations xi</p>
<p>Chronology xiii</p>
<p>Acknowledgments xix</p>
<p>Preface xxi</p>
<p>Prelude a band of brothers 1</p>
<p>1 From this the Corinthians developed their bitter hatred for the Athenians 4</p>
<p>2 Give the Greeks their freedom 25</p>
<p>3 Our city is an education to Greece 44</p>
<p>4 War is a violent teacher 67</p>
<p>5 Spindles would be worth a lot 85</p>
<p>6 Weeping for joy 111</p>
<p>7 The strong do what they have the power to do 132</p>
<p>8 What of us then who for our children must weep? 144</p>
<p>9 The whole of Greece against Athens 165</p>
<p>10 Ships gone . . . don t know what to do 186</p>
<p>11 Athens is taken 205</p>
<p>12 Here s to the noble Critias! 223</p>
<p>Epilogue 241</p>
<p>Appendix A: A note on sources 243</p>
<p>Appendix B: Who s who in the Peloponnesian War 248</p>
<p>Appendix C: A Peloponnesian War glossary 258</p>
<p>Bibliography 263</p>
<p>Index 275</p>