The Peloponnesian War

Zusatztext "The best account [of the Peloponnesian War] now available." Los Angeles Times Book Review "A fresh! clear and fast-moving account... for general readers." The New York Times Book Review "Drawing on incomparable knowledge as a classicist! international relations theorist and military historian! Donald Kagan... has devoted a single volume to guiding us through that epic of miscalculation! hubris and strategic overreach! supplying supplemental observations and correctives to Thucydides' classic History of the Peloponnesian War." The Washington Post Informationen zum Autor Donald Kagan is Sterling Professor of Classics and History at Yale University. His four-volume History of the Peloponnesian War is the leading scholarly work on the subject. He is also the author of many books on ancient and modern topics. Klappentext For three decades in the fifth century b.c. the ancient world was torn apart bya conflict that was as dramatic, divisive, and destructive as the world wars of the twentieth century: the Peloponnesian War. Donald Kagan, one of the world's most respected classical, political, and military historians, here presents a new account of this vicious war of Greek against Greek, Athenian against Spartan. The Peloponnesian War is a magisterial work of history written for general readers, offering a fresh examination of a pivotal moment in Western civilization. With a lively, readable narrative that conveys a richly detailed portrait of a vanished world while honoring its timeless relevance, The Peloponnesian War is a chronicle of the rise and fall of a great empire and of a dark time whose lessons still resonate today. Zusammenfassung For three decades in the fifth century b.c. the ancient world was torn apart bya conflict that was as dramatic! divisive! and destructive as the world wars of the twentieth century: the Peloponnesian War. Donald Kagan! one of the world's most respected classical! political! and military historians! here presents a new account of this vicious war of Greek against Greek! Athenian against Spartan. The Peloponnesian War is a magisterial work of history written for general readers! offering a fresh examination of a pivotal moment in Western civilization. With a lively! readable narrative that conveys a richly detailed portrait of a vanished world while honoring its timeless relevance! The Peloponnesian War is a chronicle of the rise and fall of a great empire and of a dark time whose lessons still resonate today. Inhaltsverzeichnis The Peloponnesian WarIntroduction Part One. The Road To War Chapter One: The Great Rivalry (479-439*) Sparta and Its Alliance Athens and Its Empire Athens Against Sparta The Thirty Years' Peace Threats to Peace: Thurii The Samian Rebellion Chapter Two: "A Quarrel in a Far-away Country" (436-433) Epidamnus Corinth Chapter Three: Enter Athens (433-432) The Battle of Sybota Potidaea The Megarian Decree Chapter Four: The Decisions for War (432) Sparta Chooses War The Athenian Decision For War Part Two. Pericles' War Chapter Five: War Aims and Resources (432-431) Sparta Athens Chapter Six: The Theban Attack on Plataea (431) The Spartan Invasion of Attica Attacks on Pericles The Athenian Response Pericles' Funeral Oration The War's First Year: An Accounting Chapter Seven: The Plague (430-429) Epidaurus The Plague in Athens Pericles Under Fire Peace Negotiations Pericles Condemned The Spartans Go to Sea Potidaea Recaptured Chapter Eight: Pericles' Last Days (429) Sparta Attacks Plataea Spartan Action in the Northwest Enter Phormio The Spartans Attack Piraeus The Death of Pericles Chapter Nine: Rebellion in the Em...

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Donald Kagan is Sterling Professor of Classics and History at Yale University. His four-volume History of the Peloponnesian War is the leading scholarly work on the subject. He is also the author of many books on ancient and modern topics.

Klappentext
For three decades in the fifth century b.c. the ancient world was torn apart bya conflict that was as dramatic, divisive, and destructive as the world wars of the twentieth century: the Peloponnesian War. Donald Kagan, one of the world's most respected classical, political, and military historians, here presents a new account of this vicious war of Greek against Greek, Athenian against Spartan. The Peloponnesian War is a magisterial work of history written for general readers, offering a fresh examination of a pivotal moment in Western civilization. With a lively, readable narrative that conveys a richly
detailed portrait of a vanished world while honoring its timeless relevance, The Peloponnesian War is a chronicle of the rise and fall of a great empire and of a dark time whose lessons still resonate today.

Inhalt
The Peloponnesian WarIntroduction
Part One. The Road To War
Chapter One: The Great Rivalry (479-439*)
Sparta and Its Alliance
Athens and Its Empire
Athens Against Sparta
The Thirty Years' Peace
Threats to Peace: Thurii
The Samian Rebellion
Chapter Two: "A Quarrel in a Far-away Country" (436-433)
Epidamnus
Corinth
Chapter Three: Enter Athens (433-432)
The Battle of Sybota
Potidaea
The Megarian Decree
Chapter Four: The Decisions for War (432)
Sparta Chooses War
The Athenian Decision For War
Part Two. Pericles' War
Chapter Five: War Aims and Resources (432-431)
Sparta
Athens
Chapter Six: The Theban Attack on Plataea (431)
The Spartan Invasion of Attica
Attacks on Pericles
The Athenian Response
Pericles' Funeral Oration
The War's First Year: An Accounting
Chapter Seven: The Plague (430-429)
Epidaurus
The Plague in Athens
Pericles Under Fire
Peace Negotiations
Pericles Condemned
The Spartans Go to Sea
Potidaea Recaptured
Chapter Eight: Pericles' Last Days (429)
Sparta Attacks Plataea
Spartan Action in the Northwest
Enter Phormio
The Spartans Attack Piraeus
The Death of Pericles
Chapter Nine: Rebellion in the Empire (428-427)
The "New Politicians" in Athens
Conspiracy on Lesbos
Athens Reacts
Mytilene Appeals To The Peloponnesians
The Siege of Mytilene
Sparta Acts On Land and Sea
The Fate of Mytilene
The Mytilene Debate: Cleon Versus Diodotus
Chapter Ten: Terror and Adventure (427)
The Fate of Plataea
Civil War at Corcyra
First Athenian Expedition to Sicily
Part Three. New Strategies
Chapter Eleven: Demosthenes and the New Strategy (426)
The Spartans in Central Greece
Athenian Initiatives
Demosthenes' Aetolian Campaign
The Spartans Attack The Northwest
Chapter Twelve: Pylos and Sphacteria (425)
Athens' Western Commitments
Demosthenes' Plan: The Fort at Pylos
The Spartans on Sphacteria
The Athenian Naval Victory
Sparta's Peace Offer
Cleon Against Nicias
The Spartan Surrender on Sphacteria
Chapter Thirteen: Athens on the Offensive: Megara and Delium (424)
Cythera and Thyrea
Disappointment in Sicily
The Assault on Megara
Athens' Boeotian Invasion
Delium
Chapter Fourteen: Brasidas' Thracian Campaign (424-423)
The Capture of Amphipolis
Thucydides at Amphipolis
Truce
Nicias' Expedition to Thrace
Chapter Fifteen: The Coming of Peace (422-421)
Cleon in Command
The Battle of Amphipolis
The Death of Brasidas and Cleon
The Coming of Peace
The Peace of Nicias
Part Four. The False Peace
Chapter Sixteen: The Peace Unravels (421-420)
A Troubled Peace
The Spartan-Anthenian Alliance
The Argive League
Sparta's Problems
The Corinthians' Mysterious Policy
The Boeotians
Chapter Seventeen: The Alliance of Athens and Argos (420-418)
The Athenian Breach with Sparta

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