A new history of the Peloponnesian War

by: Tritle, L.A.

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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

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

A new history of the Peloponnesian War

by: Tritle, L.A.

• ISBN-13: 9781405122511 / 978-1-4051-2251-1
• ISBN-03: 140512251X / 1-4051-2251-X
• Wiley-Blackwell, Oxford, 2010

Price: 36,10 EURO

1 copy in stock