New History of the Peloponnesian War / / Donald Kagan.

• Superior document: Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Cornell University Press Backlist 2000-2013
• VerfasserIn: Kagan, Donald,
• Place / Publishing House: Ithaca, NY : : Cornell University Press, , [2013]; ©2013
• Year of Publication: 2013
• Language: English
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (1837 p.)
• Other title: Frontmatter --; Preface --; Contents --; Abbreviations and Short 'Titles --; Introduction --; Part One: The Alliance System and the Division of the Greek World --; 1. The Spartan Alliance --; 2. The Origins of the Athenian Empire --; 3. Sparta after the Persian War --; 4. Athens after the Persian War --; Part Two: The First Peloponnesian War --; 5. The War in Greece --; 6. The Crisis in the Aegean --; 7. The End of the War --; Part Three: The Years of Peace --; 8. Athenian Politics: The Victory of Pericles --; 9. Athens and the West: The Foundation of Thurii --; 10. The Samian Rebellion --; 11. The Consolidation of the Empire --; 12. Athenian Politics on the Eve of the War --; Part Four: The Final Crisis --; 13. Epidamnus --; 14. Corcyra --; 15. Megara --; 16. Potidaea --; 17. Sparta --; 18. Athens --; Part Five: Conclusions --; 19. The Causes of the War --; 20. Thucydides and the Inevitability of the War --; Appendixes --; Bibliography --; General Index --; Index of Ancient Authors and Inscriptions --; Index of Modern Authors --; Frontmatter 2 --; Maps --; Abbreviations and Short Tides --; 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 --; Frontmatter 3 --; Abbreviations and Short Titles --; Part One: The Unraveling of the Peace --; 1. A Troubled Peace --; 2. The Separate League --; 3. The Alliance of Athens and Argos --; 4. The Challenge of the Separate League --; 5. The Battle of Mantinea --; 6. After Mantinea: Politics and Policy at Sparta and Athens --; Part Two: The Sicilian Expedition --; 7. The Decision to Attack Sicily --; 8. Sacrilege and Departure --; 9. Athenian Strategy and the Summer Campaign of 415 --; 10. The First Attack on Syracuse --; 11. The Siege of Syracuse --; 12. Athens on the Defensive --; 13. Defeat on Land and Sea --; 14. Retreat and Destruction --; Frontmatter 4 --; 1. After the Sicilian Disaster --; 2. The War in the Aegean --; 3. Athens Responds --; 4. Sparta's Riposte --; 5. The Revolutionary Movement --; 6. The Coup --; 7. The Four Hundred in Power --; 8. The Establishment of the Five Thousand --; 9. The War in the Hellespont --; 10. The Restoration --; 11. The Return of Alcibiades --; 12. Cyrus, Lysander, and the Fall of Alcibiades --; 13. The Battle of Arginusae --; 14. The Trial of the Generals --; 15. The Fall of Athens --; 16. Conclusions --; Index of Ancient Authors --; Index of Modern Authors
• Format: Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.
• ISBN: 9780801467295; 9783110536157
• DOI: 10.7591/9780801467295?locatt=mode:legacy
• Access: restricted access
• Hierarchical level: Monograph
• Statement of Responsibility: Donald Kagan.