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Nicias By Plutarch

"Nicias" by Plutarch is a biographical account of the life and career of Nicias, an Athenian statesman and military leader who lived during the 5th century BCE, a crucial period in ancient Greece. Plutarch, a renowned ancient historian and biographer, provides a detailed and insightful portrayal of Nicias, examining his upbringing, character, polit...

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Overview of archaic and classical Greek history

An Overview of Classical Greek History from Mycenae to Alexander. Thomas R. Martin [Greece Ancient War Links]...

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Peloponnesian War

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Myths & Legends

Quite exhaustive Myths and Mythology...

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Peloponnesian Wars

The Peloponnesian War began in 431 BC between the Athenian Empire (or The Delian League) and the Peloponnesian League which included Sparta and Corinth. The war was documented by Thucydides, an Athenian general and historian, in his work History of the Peloponnesian War. Most of the extant comedies of Aristophanes were written during this war, and ...

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Alexander the Great ...his first ever web site.

Alexander was born in 356 BC in Macedonia, the area around present day Thessaloniki in northern Greece. Though the Macedonians might have considered themselves part of the Greek cultural world, the other Greeks might have viewed them as half-barbarians. Alexander`s father, King Philip, was an energetic ruler who had started a systematic policy of e...

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Battle of Syme, 411 B.C

Peloponnesian War. In January 411 an unspecified number of Spartan ships defeated a squadron of Athenian vessels off the island of Syme in the south-eastern Aegean. Thucydides is the only source for this battle, apart from two possible allusions in Aristophanes. [Greece Ancient War Links]...

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The History of the Peloponnesian War

"The History of the Peloponnesian War" is a renowned historical account written by the ancient Greek historian Thucydides. It covers the events and conflicts of the Peloponnesian War, a protracted and devastating conflict between the city-states of Athens and Sparta, along with their respective allies, which took place in the 5th century BCE. Key P...

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The Peloponnesian War

The war between Athens and the Athenian empire versus Sparta, Thebes, Corinth, and other members of the Peloponnesian Confederacy 431 - 404 B.C.E. Large scale campaigns and heavy fighting took place from Sicily to the coast of Asia Minor and from the Hellespont and Thrace to Rhodes. It was the first war in history to be recorded by an eyewitness hi...

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Greek Vase Styles

The Greeks had around 20 different vase styles, each with its own function; each perfectly formed for its purpose, and with most of them exquisitely decorated. On its own, each and every kitchen, storage, funerary, cosmetic or wine vase was a unique work of art that must have embellished the everyday lives of the ordinary people of ancient Greece. ...

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