Thucydides, procopius, and the historians of the later roman. History of the peloponnesian warbook 2 wikisource, the. Thucydides, history of the peloponnesian war, book ii. The history of the peloponnesian war, by thucydides 431 bc. Nov 21, 2010 in a third extract from thucydides famous history of the peloponnesian war, sabidius translates the wellknown piece about the siege of plataea by the lacedaemonians or spartans in 42927 b. The history of the peloponnesian war chapter summaries. The fall of plataea, and the plague at athens from. It took place in 479 bc near the city of plataea in boeotia, and was fought between an alliance of the greek citystates including sparta, athens, corinth and megara, and the persian empire of xerxes i allied with boeotians, thessalians, and macedonians.
Thucydides history of the peloponnesian war, book 2. I am looking forward to our next call on monday jan 5th. The history of the peloponnesian war by thucydides the internet. Thucydides has been dubbed the father of scientific history due to his strict standards of evidence. Because of the absence of romantic digressions, the history of the peloponnesian war is less easy to. The fall of plataea, and the plague at athens from thucydides. The siege of plataea 429427 bc was a theban victory that saw them capture athens only ally in boiotia, although only after a twoyear long siege. He kept to a strict chronological scheme, and, where it can be accurately tested by the eclipses that he mentions, it fits closely. There is the silent testimony of the three historians who began where he. Find summaries for every chapter, including a the history of the peloponnesian war chapter summary chart to help you understand the book. The city of plataea was located on the southern edge of boiotia, the area to the northeast of the gulf of corinth. You may copy it, give it away or reuse it under the terms of the project gutenberg license included with this ebook or online at.
Chapter ix fourth and fifth years of the war revolt of mitylene the next summer, just as the corn was getting ripe, the peloponnesians and their allies invaded attica under the command of archidamus, son of zeuxidamus, king of the lacedaemonians, and sat down and ravaged the land. C, following an unsuccessful attempt by thebes to capture plataea in 431. Thucydides history of the peloponnesian war, book 1. Thucydides, procopius, and the historians of the later. I am still coming down from our discussions and the exhibits, especially the roman sculptures the caligula bust is in such good condition and roman murals very vivid colors, more than i expected. The war was fought between the peloponnesian league led by sparta and the athenian league led by athens. Such were the events of the winter, and so ended the second year of this war of which thucydides was the historian. In the following summer the peloponnesians and their allies under the command of archidamus 142 the son of zeuxidamus, the lacedaemonian king, instead of invading 143 attica, made an expedition against plataea. Project gutenberg s the history of the peloponnesian war, by thucydides this ebook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with almost no restrictions whatsoever. Hi folks, i really enjoyed getting the chance to meet some of you in person at the met last week. It was written by thucydides, an athenian general who served in that war. In 429 bc, the spartan king archidamus ii himself led a siege of the city, which was finally forced to surrender in the next year.
Thucydides history of the peloponnesian war, book 2, chapter 6 beginning of the peloponnesian warfirst invasion of atticafuneral oration of pericles. There is thucydides a pharsalian, mentioned in the eighth book of this history. Click anywhere in the line to jump to another position. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Thucydides history of the peloponnesian war, book 1, chapter 5 second congress at lacedaemon preparations for war and diplomatic skirmishes cylon pausanias themistocles.
Find summaries for every chapter, including a the history of the peloponnesian war chapter. The history of the peloponnesian war by thucydides. Thucydides of the famous siege are 1 the size of the. The battle of plataea was the final land battle during the second persian invasion of greece.
The history of the peloponnesian war by thucydides 431 bc translated by richard crawley book i. Third year of the war investment of plataea naval victories of phormio thracian irruption into macedonia under sitalces. The siege of potidaia 43243029 bc saw the athenians besiege a city that was part of their empire, and was one of a series of relatively minor military clashes that helped to trigger the great peloponnesian war potidaia was an example of a city with a foot in both camps in the clash between athens and the peloponnesian league. The siege of plataea as caesars model for his siege of avaricum to john moles, in memoriam abstract. Mar 30, 2020 thucydides book 3 selections if you are pressed for time, you may skip reading book 3, sections 85103, and 105116, but be sure to read 3.
Thucydides, history of the peloponnesian war, book iii. Dear fellow readers, i want to wish you a warm holiday season in this extremely cold weather yes, it is even cold here in texas. The translation of thucydides, history of the peloponnesian war 2. The history of the peloponnesian war tells the story of the peloponnesian war in ancient greece. Thucydides, author of the history of the peloponnesian war, on librarything librarything is a cataloging and social networking site for booklovers home groups talk zeitgeist. At the beginning of the conflict, the thebans attacked the city of plataea, an athenian ally on the border between boeotia and attica. Outline of thucydides book 3 university of vermont. Sutthery, w t, graves, a s, thucydides, thucydides on. The history of the peloponnesian war by thucydides, part of the internet classics archive. I have included an outline of events below for help in keeping the larger perspective on book 2. Thucydides history of the peloponnesian war agathon associates. Plataeans article about plataeans by the free dictionary.
There are also a fair number of contemporary documents recorded on stone, most of which confirm his account both in general and in detail. In his account of the roman siege of avaricum bg 7. The chapter argues that thucydides evident influence was not the result of a malaise among those late antique historians who chose to write classicizing, oldfashioned histories, but rather of the immediate usefulness of thucydides approach for those interested in war and politics. Peloponnesian invasion of attica 428 bce 26 revolt of mytilene athenian expedition to lesbos 7 athenian expedition to acarnania. In the following summer the peloponnesians and their allies under the command of archidamus 142 the son of zeuxidamus, the lacedaemonian king, instead of invading 143 attica, made an. The initial theban attempt to capture the city failed, but in 429 bc the thebans allies. Eurymachus also refers to one of the 180 theban soldiers who were taken prisoner in the theban siege of plataea.
Thucydides peloponnesian war, steven lattimore translation. The rise of the athenian empire from thucydides book i. The siege of melos occurred in 416 bc during the peloponnesian war, fought between athens and sparta. The history of the peloponnesian war the internet classics. Tactical patterns in the siege of plataea grurray says. Home book shop wars battles biographies timeline weapons blog full index subjects concepts. Such episodes on both sides gave thucydides the clinician and the tragic poet the opportunity to assess the pathology of human behavior and how war unchains the most brutal passions. Being exiled because he had during the archidamian war been unable to defend amphipolis against the spartan commander brasidas, the former athenian general thucydides wrote the history of the wars fought between athens and sparta in the years 431404. All of the theban soldiers were killed after the plataeans brought everyone living outside of their walls into the city after.
Introduction chapters 1 through 23 the dispute over epidamnus, 435433 b. Thucydides, the peloponnesian war, book 2, chapter 34. May 23, 2019 thucydides history of the peloponnesian war, book 2, chapter 6 beginning of the peloponnesian warfirst invasion of atticafuneral oration of pericles. The rise of the athenian empire, from thucydides, book i. And so ended the second year in the peloponnesian war of which thucydides wrote the history. The war was fought between the peloponnesian league led by sparta and the athenian league led. It was the location of the battle of plataea in 479 bc, in which an alliance of greek citystates defeated the persians plataea was destroyed in the. Thucydides passage was famous for its siege description, unrivaled in technical detail, paraphrased in part by aeneas tacticus 2. Thucydidess the history of the peloponnesian war chapter summary. The siege of plataea took place in 429427 bc, during the peloponnesian war. Jul 16, 2012 they afterwards sent settlers of their own to potidaea, and colonized it. But he, it is said, expected that the athenians would shrink from letting their land be wasted. Such was the feeling of the army towards archidamus during the siege.
In a third extract from thucydides famous history of the peloponnesian war, sabidius translates the wellknown piece about the siege of plataea by the lacedaemonians or spartans in 42927 b. Map of greece corcyra corfu is located toward the upper left c1 plataea isnt depicted, but is southwest of thebes e4 picture source. Though the melians had ancestral ties to sparta, they chose to remain neutral in the war. The siege of plataea 429 427 bc was a theban victory that saw them capture athens only ally in boiotia, although only after a twoyear long siege. Krebs polybius, has been felt in his account of the naval battle off marseille during the civil war. The state of greece from the earliest times to the commencement of the peloponnesian war.
The fall of plataea, and the plague at athens from thucydides ii. But atrocities occurred among the spartans as well e. All talking between the 2 sides happened through heralds. History of the peloponnesian warbook 3 wikisource, the. Melos is an island in the aegean sea roughly 110 km east of mainland greece. Written four hundred years before the birth of christ, this detailed contemporary account of the struggle between athens and sparta stands an excellent chance of fulfilling the authors ambitious claim that the work was done to last forever.
Jan, 2011 map of greece corcyra corfu is located toward the upper left c1 plataea isnt depicted, but is southwest of thebes e4 picture source. Thucydides s the history of the peloponnesian war chapter summary. In the following summer, when the corn was in full ear, the peloponnesians and their allies, 1 under the command of archidamus, the son of zeuxidamus, the lacedaemonian 2 king, invaded attica, and encamping wasted the country. Hide browse bar your current position in the text is marked in blue. M i finley written four hundred years before the birth of christ, this detailed contemporary account of the long lifeanddeath struggle between athens an sparta stands an excellent chance of fulfilling its. The mitylenian debate thucydides, book 3, chapters 3650 upon the arrival of the prisoners with salaethus, the athenians at once put the latter to death, although he offered, among other things, to procure the withdrawal of the peloponnesians from plataea, which was still under siege. For plataea had always been at variance with thebes. They afterwards sent settlers of their own to potidaea, and colonized it. Thucydides account of this siege was used by subsequent historical. You can find an alternative cover for this isbn here. Book ii outbreak of war the first year of the war pericles funeral oration the plague the policy of pericles the fall of potidaea the siege of plataea victories of phormio thrace and macedonia book iii revolt of mytilene the mytilenian debate the end of plataea civil war in corcyra operations in sicily and greece end of sixth year of war book iv. The posts title comes from leo strauss essay on thucydides and it describes perfectly the short section in book three, chapters 51 85, covering the fall of plataea and the civil strife in corcyra. Admittedly, the speech attributed by thucydides to the plataeans implies that they received the right of citizenship earlier, in 519 3. History of the peloponnesian war simple english wikipedia.