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Author : Calum Gilmour
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781877332890
Total Pages : 44 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (328 download)
Download or read book The Athenian Expedition to Syracuse 415-413 B.C written by Calum Gilmour and published by . This book was released on 2011 with total page 44 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Nic Fields
Publisher : Osprey Publishing
ISBN 13 : 9781846032585
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (325 download)
Download or read book Syracuse 415–413 BC written by Nic Fields and published by Osprey Publishing. This book was released on 2008-05-20 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Osprey's study of one of the most important battles of the Peloponnesian War (431 - 404 BC). In 415 BC Athens launched a large expeditionary force, its goal the rich, grain-producing island of Sicily. This was in response to a call for help in a minor war from an old ally but the true objectives were the powerful city of Syracuse, suspected of supporting Athens' Peloponnesian enemies, and imperial expansion. The Athenians won an inconclusive victory over the Syracusans late in the year and renewed their attack in the spring of 414. After a period of energetic siege warfare and a series of large-scale battles on land and sea, the Syracusans gained the upper hand and the expedition ended in total disaster with grave consequences for the future of Athens. Nic Fields explores the background of this foolhardy venture in which Athens took on a nation that was militarily and financially strong and over 700 miles distant. Then, following the narrative of Thucydides, the chronicler of the Peloponnesian War, he describes and explains the long and violent campaign that pitted the two largest democracies of the Greek world against each other.
Author : Nic Fields
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (759 download)
Download or read book Syracuse 415-13 BC written by Nic Fields and published by . This book was released on 2008 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Printbegrænsninger: Der kan printes 10 sider ad gangen og max. 40 sider pr. session.
Author : Donald Kagan
Publisher : Cornell University Press
ISBN 13 : 0801467241
Total Pages : 402 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (14 download)
Download or read book The Peace of Nicias and the Sicilian Expedition written by Donald Kagan and published by Cornell University Press. This book was released on 2013-01-16 with total page 402 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Why did the Peace of Nicias fail to reconcile Athens and Sparta? In the third volume of his landmark four-volume history of the Peloponnesian War, Donald Kagan examines the years between the signing of the peace treaty and the destruction of the Athenian expedition to Sicily in 413 B.C. The principal figure in the narrative is the Athenian politician and general Nicias, whose policies shaped the treaty and whose military strategies played a major role in the attack against Sicily.
Author : Jeff Champion
Publisher : Casemate Publishers
ISBN 13 : 184468296X
Total Pages : 472 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (446 download)
Download or read book The Tyrants of Syracuse Volume II written by Jeff Champion and published by Casemate Publishers. This book was released on 2012-07-19 with total page 472 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is the story of one of the most important classical cities, Syracuse, and its struggles (both internal and external) for freedom and survival. Situated at the heart of the Mediterranean, Syracuse was caught in the middle as Carthage, Pyrrhus of Epirus, Athens and then Rome battled to gain control of Sicily. The threat of expansionist enemies on all sides made for a tumultuous situation within the city, resulting in repeated coups that threw up a series of remarkable tyrants, such as Gelon, Timoleon and Dionysius. In this first volume Jeff Champion traces the course of Syracuse's wars under the tyrants from the Battle of Himera (480 BC) against the Carthaginians down to the death of Dionysius I (367 BC), whose reign proved to be the high tide of the city's power and influence. One of the highlights along the way is the city's heroic resistance to, and eventual decisive defeat of, the Athenian expeditionary force that besieged them for over two years (415-413 BC), an event with massive ramifications for the Greek world. This is the eventful life story of one of the forgotten major powers of the ancient Mediterranean world.
Author : Richard Evans
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 9780367879273
Total Pages : 242 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (792 download)
Download or read book Ancient Syracuse written by Richard Evans and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2019-12-12 with total page 242 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Syracuse possesses a unique place in the history of the ancient Mediterranean because of its contribution to Greek culture and political thought and practice. Even in the first century BC Cicero could still declare 'You have often heard that of all the Greek cities Syracuse is the greatest and most beautiful.' Sicily's strategic location in the Mediterranean brought the city prosperity and power, placing it in the first rank of states in the ancient world. The history and governance of the city were recorded from the fifth century BC and the volume of literary sources comes close to matching the records of Athens or Rome. Combining literary and material evidence this monograph traces the history of Syracuse, offering new arguments about the date of the city's foundation, and continues through the fifth century when, as a democracy, Syracuse's military strength grew to equal that of Athens or Sparta, surpassing them in the early fourth century under the tyrant Dionysius I. From ca. 350 BC, however, the city's fortunes declined as the state was wracked with civil strife as the tyranny lost control. The result was a collapse so serious that the city faced complete and imminent destruction.
Author : Jeff Champion
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781848840638
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (46 download)
Download or read book The Tyrants of Syracuse: 480-367 BC written by Jeff Champion and published by . This book was released on 2010 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is the story of one of the most important classical cities, Syracuse, and its struggles (both internal and external) for freedom and survival. Situated at the heart of the Mediterranean, Syracuse was caught in the middle as Carthage, Pyrrhus of Epirus, Athens, and then Rome battled to gain control of Sicily. The threat of expansionist enemies on all sides made for a tumultuous situation within the city, resulting in repeated coups that threw up a series of remarkable tyrants, such as Gelon, Timoleon, and Dionysius. In this first volume, Jeff Champion traces the course of Syracuse's wars under the tyrants from the Battle of Himera (480 BC) against the Carthaginians down to the death of Dionysius I (367 BC), whose reign proved to be the high tide of the city's power and influence. One of the highlights along the way is the city's heroic resistance to, and eventual decisive defeat of, the Athenian expeditionary force that besieged them for over two years (415-413BC), an event with massive ramifications for the Greek world. This is the eventful life story of one of the forgotten major powers of the ancient Mediterranean world.
Author : Frank D'Earmo
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 346 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (16 download)
Download or read book The Experience of Battle in the Sicilian Expedition written by Frank D'Earmo and published by . This book was released on 2013 with total page 346 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Drawing on John Keegan's Face of Battle approach, this MA thesis reconstructs the soldiers' experience during the final phase of the Athenians' Sicilian Expedition (415-413 BC). By integrating a thorough analysis of the extant historiographical sources (Thucydides, Diodorus Siculus, Plutarch's Life of Nicias) with the intrinsic aspects of ancient Greek naval and land warfare, the topography around Syracuse, and the Athenian soldiers' psychological condition, I seek to improve our understanding of how and why the Athenians and their allies lost the decisive naval engagement in the Great Harbour and failed to escape the Syracusans during their final retreat overland. I make the case that the Athenian defeat is largely caused by factors outside of their control such as access to resources, geography, and Syracusan preparedness. However, the Athenian s also suffered owing to their own inaction caused by demoralization.
Author : PHILIP. MATYSZAK
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781399024846
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (248 download)
Download or read book Expedition to Disaster written by PHILIP. MATYSZAK and published by . This book was released on 2023-05-30 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Richard Evans
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1317181352
Total Pages : 235 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (171 download)
Download or read book Ancient Syracuse written by Richard Evans and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2016-03-22 with total page 235 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Syracuse possesses a unique place in the history of the ancient Mediterranean because of its contribution to Greek culture and political thought and practice. Even in the first century BC Cicero could still declare ’You have often heard that of all the Greek cities Syracuse is the greatest and most beautiful.’ Sicily’s strategic location in the Mediterranean brought the city prosperity and power, placing it in the first rank of states in the ancient world. The history and governance of the city were recorded from the fifth century BC and the volume of literary sources comes close to matching the records of Athens or Rome. Combining literary and material evidence this monograph traces the history of Syracuse, offering new arguments about the date of the city’s foundation, and continues through the fifth century when, as a democracy, Syracuse’s military strength grew to equal that of Athens or Sparta, surpassing them in the early fourth century under the tyrant Dionysius I. From ca. 350 BC, however, the city’s fortunes declined as the state was wracked with civil strife as the tyranny lost control. The result was a collapse so serious that the city faced complete and imminent destruction.
Author : Kelly Mass
Publisher : Efalon Acies
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 23 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (224 download)
Download or read book The Peloponnesian Wars written by Kelly Mass and published by Efalon Acies. This book was released on 2023-12-13 with total page 23 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In ancient Greece, the Peloponnesian War (431–404 BC) unfolded as a fierce confrontation between the Delian League, led by Athens, and the Peloponnesian League, spearheaded by Sparta. Historians traditionally divide the war into three distinct phases. The initial stage, known as the Archidamian War, witnessed Sparta launching relentless attacks on Attica, while Athens, leveraging its naval dominance, struck the Peloponnesian coast and quelled dissent within its empire. The Peace of Nicias in 421 BC marked the end of this phase, but ongoing conflicts in the Peloponnese soon jeopardized the agreement. In 415 BC, Athens, undeterred, dispatched a formidable expeditionary force to besiege Syracuse, Sicily—an ill-fated endeavor resulting in the utter destruction of the entire army by 413 BC. This catastrophic event marked the commencement of the war's final phase, termed the Decelean War or the Ionian War. Backed by the Achaemenid Empire, Sparta fomented rebellions in Athens' subject territories in the Aegean Sea and Ionia, gradually eroding the city's empire and stripping it of naval supremacy. The Battle of Aegospotami dealt a decisive blow to Athens' navy, effectively concluding the war, and the city-state surrendered the following year. While Thucydides, a preeminent historian of the conflict, never employed the term "Peloponnesian War," its widespread modern usage reflects the prevailing Athens-centric perspectives among contemporary historians. Notably, J. B. Bury, a distinguished historian, posits that the Peloponnesians likely termed it the "Attic War."
Author : Jeff Champion
Publisher : Casemate Publishers
ISBN 13 : 1848849346
Total Pages : 418 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (488 download)
Download or read book The Tyrants of Syracuse Volume I written by Jeff Champion and published by Casemate Publishers. This book was released on 2011-02-23 with total page 418 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Volume one of this sweeping history chronicles the turbulent ancient history of Syracuse from the rise of Gelon to the death of Dionysius I. Situated at the heart of the Mediterranean, Syracuse was one of the most important city-states of the classical Greek world. Coveted for its wealth and strategic location, it was caught in the middle as Carthage, Epirus, Athens and then Rome each battled to gain control of the region. The threat of expansionist enemies on all sides made for a tumultuous situation within the city, resulting in repeated coups and a series of remarkable tyrants, such as Gelon, Timoleon and Dionysius. In volume one of The Tyrants of Syracuse, Jeff Champion traces the course of Syracuse's wars from the Battle of Himera against the Carthaginians down to the death of Dionysius I, whose reign proved to be the high tide of the city's power and influence. Within this period, Syracuse heroically defeated the Athenian force that besieged them for more than two years—an event with far-reaching ramifications.
Author : Steven D. Smith
Publisher : Barkhuis
ISBN 13 : 9077922288
Total Pages : 293 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (779 download)
Download or read book Greek Identity and the Athenian Past in Chariton written by Steven D. Smith and published by Barkhuis. This book was released on 2007 with total page 293 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: I, Chariton of Aphrodisias, secretary of the rhetor Athenagorus, shall relate a love story that took place in Syracuse. Thus begins the earliest of the canonical Greek romances, the 1st century CE historical novel known as Callirhoe. Chariton's erotic tale is about the constancy of love in a world where virtue is always in danger of being corrupted. Chaereas and Callirhoe fall in love, but then are tragically separated after the heroine, believed dead, is buried alive. Each is eventually sold into slavery in the East, and Callirhoe herself contemplates the abortion of her unborn child when she is forced to marry a man she does not love. Hero and heroine are finally reunited in the foreign city of Babylon, only to be plunged into a war between Persia and Egypt.Classical Athenian historiography, philosophy, oratory, myth and drama were all integral in shaping this timely work of fiction set in the years following Athens' doomed Sicilian Expedition (415-413 BC). Chariton's novel is more, though, than just a romanticized representation of a famous episode from Greek history. The novel is clearly meant to be read for pleasure, but it also has a political edge. By imaginatively redeploying Athenian literature and political discourse in the construction of his fictional world, Chariton gives voice to contemporary concerns about freedom, tyranny, the ever-expanding meaning of Greek identity, and the role of Greek culture in a world dominated by Rome. This is a book that will be of value to anyone interested in Greek literature, the classical tradition, and the complex relationship between art and empire.
Author : Peter R. Mansoor
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 1107136024
Total Pages : 417 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (71 download)
Download or read book Grand Strategy and Military Alliances written by Peter R. Mansoor and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2016-02-09 with total page 417 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A broad-ranging study of the relationship between alliances and the conduct of grand strategy, examined through historical case studies.
Author : Victor Davis Hanson
Publisher : Random House Trade Paperbacks
ISBN 13 : 0812969707
Total Pages : 418 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (129 download)
Download or read book A War Like No Other written by Victor Davis Hanson and published by Random House Trade Paperbacks. This book was released on 2006-09-12 with total page 418 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: One of our most provocative military historians, Victor Davis Hanson has given us painstakingly researched and pathbreaking accounts of wars ranging from classical antiquity to the twenty-first century. Now he juxtaposes an ancient conflict with our most urgent modern concerns to create his most engrossing work to date, A War Like No Other. Over the course of a generation, the Hellenic city-states of Athens and Sparta fought a bloody conflict that resulted in the collapse of Athens and the end of its golden age. Thucydides wrote the standard history of the Peloponnesian War, which has given readers throughout the ages a vivid and authoritative narrative. But Hanson offers readers something new: a complete chronological account that reflects the political background of the time, the strategic thinking of the combatants, the misery of battle in multifaceted theaters, and important insight into how these events echo in the present. Hanson compellingly portrays the ways Athens and Sparta fought on land and sea, in city and countryside, and details their employment of the full scope of conventional and nonconventional tactics, from sieges to targeted assassinations, torture, and terrorism. He also assesses the crucial roles played by warriors such as Pericles and Lysander, artists, among them Aristophanes, and thinkers including Sophocles and Plato. Hanson’s perceptive analysis of events and personalities raises many thought-provoking questions: Were Athens and Sparta like America and Russia, two superpowers battling to the death? Is the Peloponnesian War echoed in the endless, frustrating conflicts of Vietnam, Northern Ireland, and the current Middle East? Or was it more like America’s own Civil War, a brutal rift that rent the fabric of a glorious society, or even this century’s “red state—blue state” schism between liberals and conservatives, a cultural war that manifestly controls military policies? Hanson daringly brings the facts to life and unearths the often surprising ways in which the past informs the present. Brilliantly researched, dynamically written, A War Like No Other is like no other history of this important war.
Author : Nic Fields
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1472824911
Total Pages : 97 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (728 download)
Download or read book Caudine Forks 321 BC written by Nic Fields and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2021-03-18 with total page 97 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In its long history, the Roman Republic suffered many defeats, but none as humiliating as the Caudine Forks in the summer of 321 BC. Rome had been at war with the Samnites – one of early Rome's most formidable foes – since 326 BC in what would turn out to be a long and bitter conflict now known as the Second Samnite War. The rising, rival Italic powers vied for supremacy in central and southern Italy, and their leaders were contemplating the conquest of the entire Italian peninsula. Driven by the ambitions of Titus Veturius Calvinus and Spurius Postumius Albinus, Roman forces were determined to inflict a crippling blow on the Samnites, but their combined armies were instead surprised, surrounded, and forced to surrender by the Samnites led by Gavius Pontius. The Roman soldiers, citizens of Rome to a man, were required to quit the field by passing under the yoke of spears in a humiliating ritual worse than death itself. This new study, using specially commissioned artwork and maps, analyses why the Romans were so comprehensively defeated at the Caudine Forks, and explains why the protracted aftermath of their dismal defeat was so humiliating and how it spurred them on to their eventual triumph over the Samnites. With this in mind, this study will widen its focus to take account of other major events in the Second Samnite War.
Author : Thucydides Thucydides
Publisher : Forgotten Books
ISBN 13 : 9780282447106
Total Pages : 370 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (471 download)
Download or read book Thucydides, Book VI (Classic Reprint) written by Thucydides Thucydides and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2017-07-20 with total page 370 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Thucydides, Book Vi But in 422 fresh troubles between Leontini and Syracuse were reported at Athens. The Leontines, in order to increase their security against Syracuse, had enrolled new citizens, and proposed to provide them with land at the expense of the rich aristocrats. These latter protested, and obtained help from Syracuse. This gave Athens a pretext for sending out Phaeax, who was to attempt the formation of an anti-syracusan party in Sicily, ostensibly with the purpose of saving Leontini. But his efforts failed; and Syracuse actually appropriated Leontini and divided its land. In the winter Of 416 bc. Segesta took advantage of the alliance concluded in 426 to ask for Athenian help against her neighbour Selinus, with whom She was at war.' Selinus had already received the support of Syracuse. The result Of this request was the great sicilian expedition, which was opened with the most brilliant splendour in June 415, 'and came to its awful close in September 413. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
