The Peloponnesian War 431–404 BC

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 reveals 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.

List of contents

Introduction
Chronology
Background to war
Warring sides
The fighting
Portrait of a soldier
The world around war
Portrait of a civilian
How the war ended
Conclusion and consequences
Further reading

About the author

Dr Philip de Souza FRHistS studied History and Classics at Royal Holloway College, London. He is the author of Piracy in the Graeco-Roman World (Cambridge, 1999), plus numerous articles and essays on Greek and Roman history. He is a contributor to the Cambridge History of Greek and Roman Warfare and is Lecturer in Classics at University College Dublin.

Summary

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 reveals 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.

Product details

• Authors: Philip de Sousa, Philip de Souza, Philip Sousa, Philip de Souza
• Publisher: Bloomsbury
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 13.11.2002
• EAN: 9781841763576
• ISBN: 978-1-84176-357-6
• No. of pages: 96
• Dimensions: 170 mm x 248 mm x 7 mm
• Weight: 294 g
• Illustrations: 27 b/w; 36 col
• Series: Essential Histories; Essential Histories (Osprey Pu; Essential Histories; Essential Histories (Osprey Pu
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > General, dictionaries; Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political administration; HISTORY / Military / General, HISTORY / Europe / General, Ancient Greece, HISTORY / Ancient / Greece, Warfare & defence, Ancient History, Ancient history: to c 500 CE, War and defence operations, War & defence operations, BCE to c 500 CE, BCE period – Protohistory