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The Archidamian War / Donald Kagan.

By: Material type: TextTextPublisher: Ithaca, NY : Cornell University Press, [2013]Copyright date: ©2013Description: 1 online resource (400 p.) : 7 mapsContent type:
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ISBN:
  • 9780801467233
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 938/.05
LOC classification:
  • DF229.3 .K33eb
Other classification:
  • online - DeGruyter
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Contents:
Frontmatter -- Preface -- Contents -- Maps -- Abbreviations and Short Titles -- 1. Plans and Resources -- 2. The First Year of the War -- 3. The Plague and Its Consequences -- 4. The Third Year of the War: Phormio -- 5. The Revolt at Lesbos -- 6. Sicily and Corcyra -- 7. Demosthenes -- 8. Pylos and Sphacteria -- 9. Megara and Delium -- 10. The Coming of Peace -- Conclusions -- Appendix A: Pericles and Athenian Income -- Appendix B: Pericles' Last Speech -- Bibliography -- General Index -- Index of Modern Authors -- Index of Ancient Authors and Inscriptions
Summary: This book, the second volume in Donald Kagan's tetralogy about the Peloponnesian War, is a provocative and tightly argued history of the first ten years of the war. Taking a chronological approach that allows him to present at each stage the choices that were open to both sides in the conflict, Kagan focuses on political, economic, diplomatic, and military developments. He evaluates the strategies used by both sides and reconsiders the roles played by several key individuals.
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Frontmatter -- Preface -- Contents -- Maps -- Abbreviations and Short Titles -- 1. Plans and Resources -- 2. The First Year of the War -- 3. The Plague and Its Consequences -- 4. The Third Year of the War: Phormio -- 5. The Revolt at Lesbos -- 6. Sicily and Corcyra -- 7. Demosthenes -- 8. Pylos and Sphacteria -- 9. Megara and Delium -- 10. The Coming of Peace -- Conclusions -- Appendix A: Pericles and Athenian Income -- Appendix B: Pericles' Last Speech -- Bibliography -- General Index -- Index of Modern Authors -- Index of Ancient Authors and Inscriptions

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This book, the second volume in Donald Kagan's tetralogy about the Peloponnesian War, is a provocative and tightly argued history of the first ten years of the war. Taking a chronological approach that allows him to present at each stage the choices that were open to both sides in the conflict, Kagan focuses on political, economic, diplomatic, and military developments. He evaluates the strategies used by both sides and reconsiders the roles played by several key individuals.

Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.

In English.

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