Peloponnesian War
Resources on Thucydides, the Peloponnesian War, in which Athens eventually lost to Sparta, the Sicilian Expedition, and the defection of Alcibiades.
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After the Peloponnesian War - The Thirty Tyrants
When Athens surrendered at the end of the Peloponnesian War, democracy was replaced by the oligarchic rule of the Thirty Tyrants.
When Athens surrendered at the end of the Peloponnesian War, democracy was replaced by the oligarchic rule of the Thirty Tyrants.
Alcibiades - Athenian General Alcibiades
Alcibiades had it all: looks, charm, money, brains, good family. Amongst his many admirers was Socrates, and they each saved the other's life in battle. After the death of Cleon in 422, Alcibiades became the leading figure amongst those who wished to continue with the war, and was one of the prime instigators of the Sicilian Expedition (415).
Alcibiades had it all: looks, charm, money, brains, good family. Amongst his many admirers was Socrates, and they each saved the other's life in battle. After the death of Cleon in 422, Alcibiades became the leading figure amongst those who wished to continue with the war, and was one of the prime instigators of the Sicilian Expedition (415).
Archidamian War
The Archidamian War is the first ten years of the Peloponnesian War.
The Archidamian War is the first ten years of the Peloponnesian War.
Delian League - Ancient Greek Delian League
Led by Athens, several ancient Greek city-states joined to gether to form the Delian league.
Led by Athens, several ancient Greek city-states joined to gether to form the Delian league.
Lysander
Spartan general Lysander put an end to the Peloponnesian War.
Spartan general Lysander put an end to the Peloponnesian War.
Make Love Not War
Aristophanes' comedy Lysistrata is based on the idea of the women of Greece getting together to hold a sex strike until their husbands from Athens and Sparta agree not to fight.
Aristophanes' comedy Lysistrata is based on the idea of the women of Greece getting together to hold a sex strike until their husbands from Athens and Sparta agree not to fight.
Ostracism
List of those Athenians who were ostracized. List includes Alcibiades.
List of those Athenians who were ostracized. List includes Alcibiades.
Peace of Nicias
The Peace of Nicias was a Peloponnesian War treaty between Sparta and Athens.
The Peace of Nicias was a Peloponnesian War treaty between Sparta and Athens.
Peloponnesian League
Sparta created a confederacy of most of the Peloponnesian states. Sparta was in charge (hegemon) and they would supply troops. This is known as the Peloponnesian League.
Sparta created a confederacy of most of the Peloponnesian states. Sparta was in charge (hegemon) and they would supply troops. This is known as the Peloponnesian League.
Peloponnesian War Books
The Peloponnesian War is almost synonymous with Thucydides, the great Greek historian who described the war. If you're reading Thucydides on your own, you may appreciate the background information and interpretion of events supplied by these writers.
The Peloponnesian War is almost synonymous with Thucydides, the great Greek historian who described the war. If you're reading Thucydides on your own, you may appreciate the background information and interpretion of events supplied by these writers.
Peloponnesian War Sources
Online primary and ancient secondary sources on the Peloponnesian War: Thucydides, Diodorus Siculus, Xenophon, Cornelius Nepos, Plutarch, and Aristophanes.
Online primary and ancient secondary sources on the Peloponnesian War: Thucydides, Diodorus Siculus, Xenophon, Cornelius Nepos, Plutarch, and Aristophanes.
Peloponnesian War Timeline
Timeline of the treaties and fighting among the Greek city-states in the Peloponnesian War.
Timeline of the treaties and fighting among the Greek city-states in the Peloponnesian War.
Plutarch's Life of Alcibiades
Plutarch's biography of the Athenian leader turned traitor -- Alcibiades.
Plutarch's biography of the Athenian leader turned traitor -- Alcibiades.
William Smith A Smaller History of Greece Ch 11
William Smith on the first period of the Peloponnesian War to the Peace of Nicias (431 - 421 B.C.).
William Smith on the first period of the Peloponnesian War to the Peace of Nicias (431 - 421 B.C.).
William Smith A Smaller History of Greece Ch 12
William Smith on the Peloponnesian War, the period from the Peace of Nicias to the defeat of the Athenians at Syracuse (421- 413 B.C.).
William Smith on the Peloponnesian War, the period from the Peace of Nicias to the defeat of the Athenians at Syracuse (421- 413 B.C.).
William Smith A Smaller History of Greece Ch 13
William Smith on the third period of the Peloponnesian War, from the Sicilian Expedition to the end of the Peloponnesian War (413-404 B.C.).
William Smith on the third period of the Peloponnesian War, from the Sicilian Expedition to the end of the Peloponnesian War (413-404 B.C.).
Early Amphibious Warfare
Article on the Athenian expedition to Sicily to take Syracuse, from 415-413 B.C.
Article on the Athenian expedition to Sicily to take Syracuse, from 415-413 B.C.
The Revolution at Corcyra
Maps of Greece and Corcyra Island, Overview of the Revolution, Thucydides on other revolutions during the war, Inductive vs. Deductive Reasoning, Evidence of the Senses, Mechanistic Approach, Conclusions about Human Nature, and Comments on the paper by Ben Zarit.
Maps of Greece and Corcyra Island, Overview of the Revolution, Thucydides on other revolutions during the war, Inductive vs. Deductive Reasoning, Evidence of the Senses, Mechanistic Approach, Conclusions about Human Nature, and Comments on the paper by Ben Zarit.
Chronology: Peloponnesian War
A useful site for keeping track of the important events in the three decades of war between Spartan allies and Athenian allies.
A useful site for keeping track of the important events in the three decades of war between Spartan allies and Athenian allies.
Thucydides: History of the Peloponnesian War
Richard Crawley's English translation of The History of the Peloponnesian War written about 431 BC. Discussion list.
Richard Crawley's English translation of The History of the Peloponnesian War written about 431 BC. Discussion list.
Herodotus 1.76
Herodotus' account of Croesus' attack on Pteria.
Herodotus' account of Croesus' attack on Pteria.
The History of the Peloponnesian War
English translation of Thucydides' The History of the Peloponnesian War, broken up into the eight books.
English translation of Thucydides' The History of the Peloponnesian War, broken up into the eight books.
The Peloponnesian War
Perseus Project English translation of Thucydides' Peloponnesian War.
Perseus Project English translation of Thucydides' Peloponnesian War.
Siege of Syracuse
Introduction, map, and relevant passages from Livy, Polybius, and Plutarch.
Introduction, map, and relevant passages from Livy, Polybius, and Plutarch.