The Archidamian War / / Donald Kagan.

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,...

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Superior document:Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Cornell University Press Backlist 2000-2013
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Place / Publishing House:Ithaca, NY : : Cornell University Press, , [2013]
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Year of Publication:2013
Language:English
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Physical Description:1 online resource (400 p.) :; 7 maps
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Table of 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