The plague of war : Athens, Sparta, and the struggle for ancient Greece

1. Verfasser: Roberts, Jennifer Tolbert, 1947- , [VerfasserIn]
Ort/Verlag/Jahr: New York, NY : Oxford University Press, [2017].
Umfang/Format: xxviii, 416 pages : illustrations, maps.
Schlagworte:
Inhalte/Bestandteile: 1 Datensätze
Online Zugang: Online available (Ebook Central)
Inhaltsangabe:
  • Chapter 1: Setting the stage
  • Chapter 2: The Greek States at war and peace
  • Chapter 3: Sparta Provoked, Athens intransigent
  • Chapter 4: The War begins
  • Chapter 5: The Plague of war
  • Chapter 6: New challenges and new leaders
  • Chapter 7: The fortunes of war
  • Chapter 8: War throughout the Mainland, and the call of the west
  • Chapter 9: Moving towards peace
  • Chapter 10: An unpeaceable peace
  • Chapter 11: An invitation and two scandals
  • Chapter 12: Deliverance for Syracuse
  • Chapter 13: The Empire Strikes back
  • Chapter 14: Dramatic developments for the Athenians
  • Chapter 15: Alcibiades, Cyrus, and Lysander
  • Chapter 16: A seeming victory
  • Chapter 17: Athens after the Amnesty
  • Chapter 18: The Greek States in a changing world
  • Chapter 19: Continuing warfare and the end for Sparta
  • Chapter 20: Epilog: War without Victory.