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
36. Frontmatter 2 1
37. Preface 7
38. Contents 9
39. Maps 11
40. Abbreviations and Short Tides 13
41. 1. Plans and Resources 17
42. 2. The First Year of the War 43
43. 3. The Plague and Its Consequences 70
44. 4. The Third Year of the War: Phormio 101
45. 5. The Revolt at Lesbos 124
46. 6. Sicily and Corcyra 147
47. 7. Demosthenes 187
48. 8. Pylos and Sphacteria 218
49. 9. Megara and Delium 260
50. 10. The Coming of Peace 305
51. Conclusions 350
52. Appendix A: Pericles and Athenian Income 363
53. Appendix B: Pericles' Last Speech 365
54. Bibliography 369
55. General Index 377
56. Index of Modern Authors 386
57. Index of Ancient Authors and Inscriptions 388
58. Frontmatter 3 1
59. Preface 7
60. Contents 9
61. Maps 11
62. Abbreviations and Short Titles 13
63. Part One: The Unraveling of the Peace
64. 1. A Troubled Peace 17
65. 2. The Separate League 33
66. 3. The Alliance of Athens and Argos 60
67. 4. The Challenge of the Separate League 78
68. 5. The Battle of Mantinea 107
69. 6. After Mantinea: Politics and Policy at Sparta and Athens 138
70. Part Two: The Sicilian Expedition
71. 7. The Decision to Attack Sicily 157
72. 8. Sacrilege and Departure 192
73. 9. Athenian Strategy and the Summer Campaign of 415 210
74. 10. The First Attack on Syracuse 228
75. 11. The Siege of Syracuse 260
76. 12. Athens on the Defensive 288
77. 13. Defeat on Land and Sea 308
78. 14. Retreat and Destruction 329
79. Conclusions 354
80. Bibliography 373
81. General Index 379
82. Index of Modern Authors 387
83. Index of Ancient Authors and Inscriptions 389
84. Frontmatter 4 1
85. Preface 7
86. Contents 13
87. Maps 15
88. Abbreviations and Short Titles 17
89. 1. After the Sicilian Disaster 21
90. 2. The War in the Aegean 44
91. 3. Athens Responds 71
92. 4. Sparta's Riposte 89
93. 5. The Revolutionary Movement 126
94. 6. The Coup 151
95. 7. The Four Hundred in Power 178
96. 8. The Establishment of the Five Thousand 207
97. 9. The War in the Hellespont 231
98. 10. The Restoration 267
99. 11. The Return of Alcibiades 294
100. 12. Cyrus, Lysander, and the Fall of Alcibiades 313
101. 13. The Battle of Arginusae 345
102. 14. The Trial of the Generals 374
103. 15. The Fall of Athens 396
104. 16. Conclusions 433
105. Bibliography 447
106. General Index 453
107. Index of Ancient Authors 465
108. Index of Modern Authors 473