Military History
Peloponnesian War
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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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An Overview of Classical Greek History from Mycenae to Alexander. Thomas R. Martin [Greece Ancient War Links]...
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"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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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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"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.
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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.
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Hoplite armaments, shields, swords etc.; chariots. [Ancient Greece]...
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