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
Table of Content
List of illustrations viii
List of maps x
List of abbreviations xi
Chronology xiii
Acknowledgments xix
Preface xxi
Prelude – a band of brothers 1
1 ‘From this the Corinthians developed their bitter hatred for the Athenians’ 4
2 ‘Give the Greeks their freedom’ 25
3 ‘Our city is an education to Greece’ 44
4 ‘War is a violent teacher’ 67
5 ‘Spindles would be worth a lot’ 85
6 ‘Weeping for joy’ 111
7 ‘The strong do what they have the power to do’ 132
8 ‘What of us then who for our children must weep?’ 144
9 ‘The whole of Greece against Athens’ 165
10 ‘Ships gone . . . don’t know what to do’ 186
11 ‘Athens is taken’ 205
12 ‘Here’s to the noble Critias!’ 223
Epilogue 241
Appendix A: A note on sources 243
Appendix B: Who’s who in the Peloponnesian War 248
Appendix C: A Peloponnesian War glossary 258
Bibliography 263
Index 275
About the author
Lawrence A. Tritle is Professor of History at Loyola Marymount University, Los Angeles. He has previously taught at Loyola University, Chicago and UCLA as visiting Professor of History. He is the author or editor of eight books on Greek history, including Phocion the Good (1988) and From Melos to My Lai (2000), as well as numerous articles on various aspects of the ancient world. He has served on the editorial board of the Ancient History Bulletin (1996 – 2003) and as president of the International Plutarch Society (1997-1999).
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