The plague of war
Subtitle: Athens, Sparta, and the struggle for ancient Greece
By: Jennifer T. Roberts
Series: Ancient warfare and civilization; Ancient warfare and civilization
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Published: 2017
Language: eng
Number of pages: 416
ISBN-13: 9780199996643
Subjects: Military History; City-states; Influence; History
Other titles: Athens, Sparta, and the struggle for ancient Greece
Description: "Tracing the conflict among the city-states of Greece over several generations, this book argues that the Peloponnesian War did not entirely end in 404 with the capture of the Athenian fleet at Aegospotami in 404 B.C. but rather continued in one form or another well into the fourth century"--Provided by publisher.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Setting the stage; title: The Greek city-states at war and peace; title: Sparta Provoked, Athens intransigent; title: War begins; title: The plague of war; title: New challenges and new leaders; title: The fortunes of war; title: War throughout the Mainland and the call of the west; title: Moving toward peace; title: An unpeaceable peace; title: An invitation and two scandals; title: Deliverance for Syracuse; title: The Empire Strikes back; title: Dramatic developments for the Athenians; title: Alcibiades, Cyrus, and Lysander; title: A seeming victory; title: Athens after the amnesty; title: The Greek States in a changing world; title: Continuing warfare and the end for Sparta; title: Epilogue : War without Victory.