What happens when an unbeatable army goes up against an unbeatable navy? This video compares the strategies of Athens and Sparta over the course of the 27-year-long Peloponnesian War. Special focus will be placed on the war plans of Athens and Sparta, their execution (or failure to execute), and of course auguri per la festa della mamma the notorious 'Thucydides Trap'.
SCRIPT:
All routes/borders are approximate. All errors are my own. I apologize for the bad sound quality.
▬ CHAPTERS ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬
0:00 - Introduction
0:18 - [I] Athens vs. Sparta
1:20 - [II] The Thucydides Trap
3:07 - [III] Archidamian Phase I [431-428 BC]
6:37 - [IV] Archidamian Phase II [428-421 BC]
9:41 - [V] The Peace of Nicias giovanni donzelli & the Sicilian Expedition [421-413 BC]
11:55 - [VI] The Ionian Phase [412-404 BC]
14:20 - [VII] Conclusion
▬ SOURCES ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬
Hanson V. A War Like No Other. Random House 2006.
Kagan D. A New History of The Peloponnesian War. Cornell University Press 2013.
Lazenby J. The Peloponnesian War. Routledge 2004.
Rahe P. The Grand Strategy sean connery of Classical Sparta. Yale University Press 2015.
▬ ATTRIBUTIONS ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬
Google Maps
Wikipedia (Boundaries, Routes, Dates)
Made using Powerpoint 2013.
