Thucydides

Peloponnesian War and Thucydides

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Updated: 05 Apr 2013

To summarize, the Peloponnesian War was fought between Athens and Sparta. Both of these city-states were the heads of large leagues of allied cities. Athens' Delian League controlled the sea with a powerful navy. Sparta's Peloponnesian League controlled the mainland of Greece with a powerful army. Athens' steady rise in power and wealth caused anger among the Spartans and even among its own allies. When war finally broke out, the Athenian leader, Pericles, suggested that Athens behave like an island. They should not try to meet the Spartans in open battle but should stay inside the city. An unforeseen result of these close quarters was a plague that killed off much of the Athenian population, including Pericles. After losing Pericles to the plague, the Athenians made a series of grave strategic errors, including a drawn-out expedition to Sicily and the condemnation of some of their greatest leaders to death. These mistakes, and Athens' general inability to stick to a course of action without a central leader to guide them, ended up costing the Athenians their empire.

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17. The Peloponnesian War, Part I

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Duration: 74:18
Updated: 20 Nov 2008

Introduction to Ancient Greek History (CLCV 205) In this lecture, Professor Kagan describes the events that lead up the Peloponnesian War. He argues that the rise of Athenian power and the concomitant challenge to Spartan dominance pointed to potential conflict. However, Professor Kagan also points out that there were many people who did not want war and that therefore war was not inevitable. The Thirty Years Peace was negotiated, and Professor Kagan finally argues that its clause for arbitration was the key clause that could have prevented war. 00:00 - Chapter 1. The Importance of the Peloponnesian War and Its Continuing Value 09:25 - Chapter 2. The Origins of the War 23:37 - Chapter 3. Athens Faces a Critical Decision 30:31 - Chapter 4. Multiple Battles 45:16 - Chapter 5. Reversal of Fortune 56:17 - Chapter 6. The Four Months Truce and Subsequent Thirty Years Peace Complete course materials are available at the Open Yale Courses website: http://open.yale.edu/courses This course was recorded in Fall 2007.

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THUCYDIDES, BOOK 1 THE HISTORY OF THE PELOPONNESIAN WAR.(Audiobook)

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Duration: 346:58
Updated: 28 Feb 2013

By Thucydides - 431 Visit the http://www.projethomere.com/travaux/auteurs_classiques/thucydide/thucydide.htm#videos INTRODUCTION BIOGRAPHY OF THUKYDIDES. REVIEW OF THE PELOPONNESIAN WAR. 32:06 BOOK 1 1:47:10 The State of Greece from the earliest Times to the Commencement of the Peloponnesian War. Causes of the War—The Affair of Epidamnus—The Affair of Potidaea. Congress of the Peloponnesian Confederacy at Lacedaemon. From the end of the Persian to the beginning of the Peloponnesian War—The Progress from Supremacy to Empire. Second Congress at Lacedaemon—Preparations for War and Diplomatic Skirmishes—Cylon—Pausanias—Themistocles.

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Thucydides: A Master Historian

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Updated: 24 Nov 2012

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Thucydides in the Modern World: Neville Morley

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Updated: 04 Jul 2013

Why do people still read the ancient Greek historian Thucydides, and how do they interpret his work and what it means for the modern world? Neville Morley fr...

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The 9th Annual Platsis Symposium on the Greek Legacy: "Why Teach Thucydides?"

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Duration: 173:05
Updated: 20 Dec 2010

Sunday, November 7, 2010 Rackham Auditorium The symposium addressed ways in which Thucydides matters in liberal arts education today. It featured two distinguished scholars of Thucydides who have also played significant public roles: W. Robert. Connor, who besides his scholarly work on Thucydides and other Greek historians has been director of the National Humanities Center and president of the Teagle Foundation, and Clifford Orwin, Professor of Political Philosophy at the University of Toronto, who has written The Humanity of Thucydides and is a regular contributor to Canada's national newspaper, The Globe and Mail. We also had some local respondents (Prof. Sara Forsdyke and Prof. Arlene Saxonhouse), and many first-year students from Classical Civilization 101 and Great Books 191 were present to ask the questions older people often avoid. This year's symposium was also selected to honor Professor H. Don Cameron's dedicated years of teaching Thucydides and his retirement.

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The History of the Peloponnesian War by Thucydides | Summary

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Duration: 7:08
Updated: 01 Aug 2013

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The Melian Dialogue

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Duration: 5:42
Updated: 07 Aug 2013

A modern re-enactment of the negotiations between the Athenians and the Melians as reconstructed by Thucydides, the ancient Greek historian of the Peloponnes...

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Has history been tampered with? Three eclipses described by the "ancient" Thucydides

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Duration: 4:37
Updated: 16 Dec 2012

Has history been tampered with?Classical history tries to convince us that Thucydides was born in approximately 460 b.c., or 456 to 451 b.c., and died around...

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Reading Thucydides in Washington (1 of 3)

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Duration: 9:57
Updated: 28 Apr 2013

April 17, 2009 - Jeremy McInerney (University of Pennsylvania), Tracy Lee Simmons (Hillsdale College), and Carl Richard (University of Louisiana-Lafayette) p...

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THUCYDIDES, BOOK 7 THE HISTORY OF THE PELOPONNESIAN WAR.(Audiobook)

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Duration: 150:52
Updated: 13 Mar 2013

BOOK 7 Visit the http://www.projethomere.com/travaux/auteurs_classiques/thucydide/thucydide.htm#videos Eighteenth and Nineteenth Years of the War—Arrival of ...

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THUCYDIDES, BOOK 2 THE HISTORY OF THE PELOPONNESIAN WAR.(Audiobook)

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Duration: 183:42
Updated: 16 Jun 2013

BOOK 2 Beginning of the Peloponnesian War—First Invasion of Attica—Funeral Oration of Pericles, Second Year of the War—The Plague of Athens—Position and Poli...

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Thucydides Peloponnesian War read in original Ancient Greek Audio Book 1 sections 1-10

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Duration: 13:58
Updated: 05 Nov 2013

Thucydides was a Greek historian and Athenian general. His History of the Peloponnesian War recounts the 5th century BC war between Sparta and Athens to the year 411 BC. This a Youtube recording made by me in the restored classical pronunciation of Ancient Greek by using the prose accent. For more information about Thucydides, please visit: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thucydides

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THUCYDIDES, BOOK 4 THE HISTORY OF THE PELOPONNESIAN WAR.(Audiobook)

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Duration: 206:33
Updated: 28 Jul 2013

BOOK 4 Visit the http://www.projethomere.com/travaux/auteurs_classiques/thucydide/thucydide.htm#videos Seventh Year of the War—Occupation of Pylos—Surrender ...

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Thucydides

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Duration: 3:32
Updated: 16 Jan 2013

50 Notable Names is a collection of fifty people down through history that are worth learning about and learning from. Notable Name # 14 - Thucydides.

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The Mountain Goats - Thucydides II-52

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Updated: 15 Apr 2013

Spreading like a rumor.

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Funeral Oration of Pericles, from The History of the Peloponnesian War by Thucydides

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Duration: 20:35
Updated: 08 Apr 2013

A collection of ten short nonfiction works in the public domain. The essays, speeches and reports included in this collection were independently selected by ...

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Thucydides Unleashed

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Duration: 7:06
Updated: 28 Jul 2013

UCD MA Classics 2012-13 "Àh, now I have it! The key is to remember that hero myths typically serve the function of reflecting upon the transition from adoles...

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Thucydides The Peloponnesian War - A Franklin Library Review

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Duration: 1:22
Updated: 12 Sep 2013

A short review of the Franklin Library leatherbound The Peloponnesian War by Thucydides Keep on Reading

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Quote of the Day Thucydides: " Happiness depends ...

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Updated: 20 Jul 2013

Quote of the day : Thucydides : "Happiness depends... Thucydides (c. 460 BC -- c. 395 BC) (Greek Θουκυδίδης, Thoukydídēs) was a Greek historian and author fr...

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Thucydides

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Updated: 14 Jan 2013

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Why 'ancient' Thucydides described a mediaeval war?

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Duration: 1:09
Updated: 04 Jul 2013

During the Peloponnesian war Thucydides was in command of the Athenian fleet, albeit unsuccessfully. He was subsequently banished from Athens for 20 years. H...

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