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Thomas R. Martin, An Overview Of Classical Greek History From Homer To Alexander
The significance of 323 as a turning point in Greek history is in fact just as problematicon several grounds as is the history of the Trojan war, but at least
http://www.perseus.tufts.edu/Secondary/TRM_Overview/

Extractions: Introduction to the Historical Overview in Perseus Geographical and Historical Introduction The Early Greek Dark Age and Revival in the Near East Remaking Greek Civilization ... The Creation of Macedonian Power Your current position in the text is marked in red. Click anywhere on the line to jump to another position. Table of Contents Go to The Historical Overview provides a brief summary of the history of ancient Greece from approximately 1200 B.C., the period when Mycenaean civilization perished, to 323 B.C., the death of Alexander the Great . These limits were chosen to complement the emphasis of the Greek texts included in this version of Perseus , most of which fall between Homer and Aristotle . The epic poems The Iliad and The Odyssey of Homer were composed in the eighth century B.C., but their stories belong to the much earlier period of the
ThinkQuest Library Of Entries
Concise account of the war, including a map showing the participants.
http://library.advanced.org/17709/wars/peloponn.htm

Extractions: The web site you have requested, Ancient Greece , is one of over 4000 student created entries in our Library. Before using our Library, please be sure that you have read and agreed to our To learn more about ThinkQuest. You can browse other ThinkQuest Library Entries To proceed to Ancient Greece click here Back to the Previous Page The Site you have Requested ... click here to view this site Click image for the Site Languages : Site Desciption This is an extensive, high-quality site that contains a complete copy of Homer's Iliad and his Odyssey, Plato's Apology, and samples of the Greek alphabet. The Greek language, people, famous cities, structures, sports, myths, gods, goddesses, and the wars they fought are also covered. There are additional links to other useful pages. If you have time to visit only one page on ancient Greece, this one is most excellent.
Electronic Passport To The Peloponnesian War
Short account of the conflict between Sparta and Athens. Written for middle school students.
http://www.mrdowling.com/701-peloponnesian.html

Extractions: Ancient Greece Ancient Greece Greek Mythology Homer Sparta ... Alexander the Great The Peloponnesian War The Golden Age of Greece was short lived. Athens and Sparta were both powerful poli, and each wanted to spread their way of life. Sparta attacked Athens in 431 BC, beginning the brutal 27 year long Peloponnesian War. One out four people in Athens died shortly after the war began, but not because they were defeated in battle. When Sparta attacked, the Athenian people crowded behind the walls of the city. The cramped and dirty living conditions were an easy target for disease. A plague, or great sickness, spread through the city. Sickness claimed the life of Percales, the leader of Athens. Once Percales died, the people began to listen to demagogues. Demagogues were bad leaders who appealed to people's emotions rather than logic. Sparta eventually defeated Athens by building blockade around the walls of the city. This is called a siege. The people of Athens could not leave to get supplies or food from the countryside. Faced with starvation, Athens surrendered to Sparta in 404 BC.
Epic Of The Peloponnesian War: Historical Commentary
Thucydides called the Sicilian Expedition the greatest action in Greek historyTo the victors the For the rest of the war, the peloponnesian garrison of
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Extractions: SIMULATIONS ACTS Empire Epic of the Peloponnesian War Free Stuff ... Friends Other historical book reviews and research papers are also available on our site. EPW Prepublication Offer! (April 23, 2002) Clash of Arms Games has posted a prepublication offer for Epic of the Peloponnesian War ! Please visit their website and register your interest! Historical Commentary on the Peloponnesian War By Kurt Kuhlmann What is now known as the Peloponnesian War was actually the second war between the Athenian and Spartan coalitions. The conflict between Athens and Sparta had its roots in the Persian Wars earlier in the fifth century B.C. After the Persian expedition led by Xerxes against Greece had been repulsed in 479, the Athenians assumed the leadership of the war against Persia in the Greek coastlands of Asia Minor. The Delian League, formed in 478 as an alliance against Persia, assumed the form of an empire as the Athenians began using force to prevent any of their "allies" from withdrawing from the League. The First Peloponnesian War began in 460 when Megara withdrew from the Spartan alliance and allied itself with Athens. The Athenians built long walls for the Megarans to their port at Nisaea, thereby earning the everlasting enmity of Megara's old rival Corinth. At the height of their success in this war, the Athenians, allied with Megara and Argos, controlled all of Central Greece except for Thebes. Fortune turned against them in 454 when the destruction of a large Athenian force aiding an Egyptian revolt against Persia led to unrest and rebellions throughout the Athenian Empire. In 451 Athens and Sparta signed a "Thirty-Years Peace" in which Athens agreed to abandon its alliance with Argos, while Sparta promised to give up its alliance with Thebes. Athens was finally able to turn its full attention to the Persians, and in 449 Persia recognized the independence of the Greek cities and agreed to peace.
Osprey Publishing - The Peloponnesian War 431-404 BC
that even today the events of the peloponnesian war are studied
http://www.ospreypublishing.com/title_detail.php/title=S3578~ser=ESS

Extractions: It is a testament to the fascination of the subject that even today the events of the Peloponnesian War are studied for what they can teach about diplomacy, strategy and tactics. This book reveal the darker side of Classical Greek civilization. From the horrific effects of overcrowding and the plague on the population of Athens, to the vicious civil strife that often erupted in cities allied with Athens or Sparta, this volume offers vivid and at times disturbing insights into the impact of warfare on the people who are celebrated as the founders of Western civilization. Contents
Thucydides' Writing Of History
Through his investigation, Thucydides wrote The history of the PeloponnesianWar, he wrote history for us in all intents and purposes.
http://people.english.ohio-state.edu/Ulman.1/courses/E574C/Projects/Rutkus/Hist.

Extractions: I hope the section on Orality and Literacy introduced how Thucydides' historie , or analytic methodology, was a result and a part of the process of the transition in Greece from an oral based cutlure to a more literate one. Havelock asserts that "[t]he true parent of history was not any one writer like Herodotus, but the alphabet itself" (23); perhaps so, but the first researchers (or what we call historians) like Herodotus and Thucydides were engaged in expanding the capabilities of literacy created by the alphabet. Their prose replaced poetry as the medium of "preserving the record" (Havelock, 21). Thucydides' History of the Peloponnesian War . is clearly the work of someone immersed in a new literacy. He used written research in relating and analysing the distant past (Westlake, 9). He set up the History in chronological order of events, split between the summer and winter months. Furthermore many scholars (Gomme, Westlake, and Proctor to name but a few) have convincingly posited that Thucydides initially took notes at the outset of the war and may have written the first book or two only after the Peace of Nicias in 421 B.C. (the War began in 431 B.C.). With further retrospection, Thucydides revised and reinterpreted the events he noted. His historical narrative ends in 411 B.C. yet he alludes to the end of the war in 404 B.C. (

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