The Archidamian War / Donald Kagan.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Kagan, Donald, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Thucydides. History of the Peloponnesian War.

Thucydides.

Greece--History--Peloponnesian War, 431-404 B.C.

Greece.

Greece--Historiography.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (394 p.) : maps

Place of Publication:

Ithaca, NY : Cornell University Press, [2013]

Language Note:

English

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.

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

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Includes bibliographical references (pages 369-375) and index.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 20. Sep 2019)

ISBN:

9780801467226

0801467225

9780801467233

0801467233

OCLC:

564464935