New History Peloponnesian War

1. Auflage 2009
ISBN: 978-1-4051-2251-1
Verlag: Wiley

Buch, Englisch, 314 Seiten, Format (B × H): 152 mm x 229 mm, Gewicht: 457 g

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

Autoren/Hrsg.

Weitere Mitwirkende

Tritle, Lawrence A.

Inhaltsverzeichnis

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

Über Autor(innen)

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).