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Sparta's Sicilian proxy war: the grand strategy of classical Sparta, 418-413 B.C.

Paul A. Rahe
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E-Book
Edition:
First American edition
Publication:
New York : Encounter Books, [2023]
Copyright:
©2023
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Summary:
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.
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction : an erotic diversion
  • Prologue : Sparta's enduring strategic dilemma
  • Greece's wild west
  • A venture ill-advised
  • Philosophy, sophistry, impiety, sacrilege, and faction
  • Syracusa besieged
  • Dancing in the dark
  • The flashing sword of retribution
  • Epilogue : Sparta's Third Attic War.
Author/Creator:
Rahe, Paul Anthony , author
Languages:
English
Language Notes:
Item content: English
Main Work:
Sparta's Sicilian proxy war: the grand strategy of classical Sparta, 418-413 B.C. [by Rahe, P.A.]
Subjects:
Sparta (Extinct city) — History, Military
Sicily (Italy) — Strategic aspects
Sicilian Expedition, Italy, 415-413 B.C.
Greece — History — Peloponnesian War, 431-404 B.C.
General Notes:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Description based on print version record.
Physical Description:
1 online resource
Call Numbers:
DF261.S8 R3456 2023
ISBNs:
9781641773386 (electronic bk.)
1641773383 (electronic bk.)
9781641773379 [Invalid]
1641773375 [Invalid]
OCLC Numbers:
1390967124
Other Control Numbers:
3650969 (source: EbpS)
[Unknown Type]: ybp305599729