of democracy in Athens and the handling of the Peloponnesian War. The Peloponnesian War saw Athens and Sparta fight from 431 to 404 BCE. The way this war happened was one full of challenges that have formed a good historical case study on the challenges Athens faced in managing this war. Athens might not have viably handled the Peloponnesian War. Whereas it is genuine that Athens confronted noteworthy challenges in overseeing the Peloponnesian War‚ it would be a misrepresentation to say that the
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Athens Caused the Peloponnesian War The Peloponnesian War‚ a war that has been dragged on for many years yet‚ the war has no true origin of what exactly started the war. “The war started‚” according to Thucydides‚ “because of the growth of Athens alarmed Sparta” (Hunt 100). Although‚ Sparta was the first to attack; Athens contributed the cause for the attack from Sparta. Athens is the one to blame for the Peloponnesian War due to the fact that Athens was growing in power which scared Sparta and Athens
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The Peloponnesian War (431-404 BCE) was a lengthy and destructive battle between Athens and Sparta‚ along with their respective allies. The assertion that Athens could not effectively handle the Peloponnesian War is accurate for several reasons. There are multiple arguments to support this claim. With considerable financial resources and a strong naval force‚ Athens went into the war prepared. But a string of tactical and strategic missteps undermined their position. The Sicilian Expedition (415–413
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Athens could not effectively handle the Peloponnesian War‚ do you agree? Why/why not? Athens encountered significant challenges during the Peloponnesian War‚ which ultimately hampered its ability to effectively manage the conflict. Strategic and Tactical Failures: Athens committed several significant strategic and tactical errors during the course of the war. The decision to launch the Sicilian Expedition stands out as one of the most notable. As chronicled by Thucydides‚ this campaign overextended
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Athens could not effectively handle the Peloponnesian War‚ do you agree? Why/why not? Athens encountered significant challenges during the Peloponnesian War‚ which ultimately hampered its ability to effectively manage the conflict. Various contributing factors led to this outcome: Strategic and Tactical Failures: Athens committed several significant strategic and tactical errors during the course of the war. The decision to launch the Sicilian Expedition stands out as one of the most notable. As
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1: 427BC (4th year of the Peloponnesian war * Plague visited Athens in 430‚ 429‚ 427 BC (30% pop dies) * Pericles began the war‚ the strategy was for athens to stay behind the walls (not to fight the Spartans on land – in funeral speech) – Spartans are better fighters * So many people behind the walls‚ not heigenic conditions‚ so plague could have came because of result of this strategy * Terrible strategy came out of the best intentions * Pericles saying follow intelligent
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The years following Peloponnesian war were a time of disenchantment and frustration for Athens. The Athenians could not perceive and accept that despite all their powerfulness they had lost the war. It was a time that can be called today of “a cultural war”. On one side of this war were the traditionalists who blamed democracy and the sophists for the defeat in the war; they propagated to reinstate the conventional religious form of practice and reinforce the old-fashioned values. On the other side
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When I was a young lad‚ I was fascinated by the Greek myths. I especially loved the fabulous accounts of the gods told by Herodotus who could tell the amazing tales in a way that brought them almost to life. However‚ as I grew older‚ I began to see the world through more critical eyes and rejected the stories I once loved so much as foolishness. It was during these adolescent years that I came upon a manuscript by the great historian Thucydides who cut away any nonsense in his writing. To Thucydides
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The Peloponnesian war was a war of ancient Greece‚ (431 BC-404 BC) fought between the leading city-state of Athens and Sparta‚ along with their allies‚ resulting in the transfer of hegemony from Athenian to Sparta. The fundamental cause of the war was the Spartan fear of Athenian imperialism. These two powers have asymmetrically different military strengths. The Athenians and their allies relied on its Navy‚ while Sparta and their alliance relied on a strong army. Pericles led the Athenians and Archidamus
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to the resources of the empire‚ its military superiority‚ and its political fortunes under the leadership of statesman and orator Pericles. The Peloponnesian War was a major contributing factor in the end of the Athenian Golden Age. The Delian League‚ led by Athens‚ and the Peloponnesian League‚ led by Sparta‚ engaged in combat during the Peloponnesian War in ancient Greece.
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