20. Thucydides and the Inevitability of the War

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Preface vii
3. Contents xiii
4. Abbreviations and Short Titles xv
5. Introduction 1
6. Part One The Alliance System and the Division of the Greek World
7. 1. The Spartan Alliance 9
8. 2. The Origins of the Athenian Empire 31
9. 3. Sparta after the Persian War 49
10. 4. Athens after the Persian War 57
11. Part Two The First Peloponnesian War
12. 5. The War in Greece 77
13. 6. The Crisis In the Aegean 98
14. 7. The End of the War 120
15. Part Three The Years of Peace
16. 8. Athenian Politics: The Victory of Pericles 133
17. 9. Athens and the West: The Foundation of Thurii 154
18. 10. The Samian Rebellion 170
19. 11. The Consolidation of the Empire 179
20. 12. Athenian Politics on the Eve of the War 193
21. Part Four The Final Crisis
22. 13. Epidamnus 205
23. 14. Corcyra 222
24. 15. Megara 251
25. 16. Potidaea 273
26. 17. Sparta 286
27. 18. Athens 317
28. Part Five Conclusions
29. 19. The Causes of the War 345
30. 20. Thucydides and the Inevitability of the War 357
31. Appendixes 375
32. Bibliography 393
33. General Index 405
34. Index of Ancient Authors and Inscriptions 413
35. Index of Modern Authors 418