"The great expedition to Sicily described in the sixth and seventh books of Thucydides' history can be depicted in a variety of ways. By some, it has been thoughtfully treated as an example of overreaching on the part of the Athenians. By others, it has been singled out as a sterling examp...

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1. Verfasser:	Rahe, Paul Anthony 1948- (VerfasserIn)
Format:	Buch
Sprache:	English
Veröffentlicht:	New York ; London Encounter Books 2023
Ausgabe:	First American edition
Schlagworte:	Sizilische Expedition Sparta Sparta (Extinct city) / History, Military Sicily (Italy) / Strategic aspects Sicilian Expedition, Italy, 415-413 B.C. Greece / History / Peloponnesian War, 431-404 B.C. Strategic aspects of individual places Greece Greece / Sparta (Extinct city) Italy Italy / Sicily 431-404 B.C. History Military history
Zusammenfassung:	"The great expedition to Sicily described in the sixth and seventh books of Thucydides' history can be depicted in a variety of ways. By some, it has been thoughtfully treated as an example of overreaching on the part of the Athenians. By others, it has been singled out as a sterling example of patriotism, courage, and grit on the part of the Syracusans. Never until now, however, has anyone examined this conflict from a Spartan perspective - despite the fact that Lacedaemon was the war's principal beneficiary and that her intervention with the dispatch of a single Spartiate - turned the tide and decided the outcome. In Sparta's Sicilian Proxy War, Paul Rahe first outlines the struggle's origins and traces its progress early on, then examines the reasons for Sparta's intervention, analyzes the consequences, and retells the story of Athens' ignominious defeat. Rarely in human history has a political community gained so much at so little cost through the efforts of a single man." -- Publisher
Beschreibung:	xix, 370 Seiten Illustrationen, Karten 24 cm
ISBN:	9781641773379