the price of failure
... popular and legal condemnation. It is axiomatic to most students of classical Athenian society that the Athenians treated their generals very harshly, and evaluated them according to very exacting standards. Jennifer Tolbert Roberts, John Finley, and Charles Hignett, among many others, conclude tha ...
... popular and legal condemnation. It is axiomatic to most students of classical Athenian society that the Athenians treated their generals very harshly, and evaluated them according to very exacting standards. Jennifer Tolbert Roberts, John Finley, and Charles Hignett, among many others, conclude tha ...
Sleepwalkers in Athens: Power, Norms, and Ambiguity in Thucydides
... “whatever concessions they might be prepared to make in their misfortune, it was impossible to express them before the multitude and lose credit with their allies for a negotiation which might after all miscarry, and on the other hand, that the Athenians would never grant what they asked upon modera ...
... “whatever concessions they might be prepared to make in their misfortune, it was impossible to express them before the multitude and lose credit with their allies for a negotiation which might after all miscarry, and on the other hand, that the Athenians would never grant what they asked upon modera ...
Sophocles and Alcibiades
... Greek politics were highly personalized. The very existence of the institution of ostracism, for example, whereby individuals were sent into exile by means of a popular vote, attests to the fact. Pericles owed his dominance of Athenian political life in large part to the fact that he had successfull ...
... Greek politics were highly personalized. The very existence of the institution of ostracism, for example, whereby individuals were sent into exile by means of a popular vote, attests to the fact. Pericles owed his dominance of Athenian political life in large part to the fact that he had successfull ...
Thucydides: The Reinvention of History
... Moving past the immediate causes of the war, Kagan scrutinizes the strategy of Pericles, which he sees Thucydides wholeheartedly endorsing, in contrast to his contemporaries. He is adamant that Periclean strategy was a failure and that Athens could not have maintained it—again, for economic reasons— ...
... Moving past the immediate causes of the war, Kagan scrutinizes the strategy of Pericles, which he sees Thucydides wholeheartedly endorsing, in contrast to his contemporaries. He is adamant that Periclean strategy was a failure and that Athens could not have maintained it—again, for economic reasons— ...
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Thucydides [from Encyclopedia of Social Measurement]
... to rule others, serve as the ground upon which Thucydides bases his discussion of Athens. The most famous defense of the ethical underpinnings of Athenian war aims comes from Pericles, in an oration for the war’s first fallen soldiers. He encourages the Athenians to love their city as the soldiers h ...
... to rule others, serve as the ground upon which Thucydides bases his discussion of Athens. The most famous defense of the ethical underpinnings of Athenian war aims comes from Pericles, in an oration for the war’s first fallen soldiers. He encourages the Athenians to love their city as the soldiers h ...
Thucydides 1, 97, 2 : the "arche of the Athenians" and - E
... to bear, or because they are constrained by the enemy, I ean forgive; but people who inhabit an island, possess city-waUs, are unassailable by our enemy except at sea and on that dement are adequately protected by a fleet of their own, men who were autonomous and treated by us with the highest regar ...
... to bear, or because they are constrained by the enemy, I ean forgive; but people who inhabit an island, possess city-waUs, are unassailable by our enemy except at sea and on that dement are adequately protected by a fleet of their own, men who were autonomous and treated by us with the highest regar ...
Exploring the Role of Basic Motives in Foreign Policy
... Whereas fear arises from a perception of threats, the motive of interest arises from a perception of opportunities and of the net benefits associated with their pursuit. Whereas fear leads to concerns for security, opportunities for advancement (or the lack of such opportunities) require an actor to ...
... Whereas fear arises from a perception of threats, the motive of interest arises from a perception of opportunities and of the net benefits associated with their pursuit. Whereas fear leads to concerns for security, opportunities for advancement (or the lack of such opportunities) require an actor to ...
Socrates the man
... love. Among the guests addressing the topic was Socrates’ friend, Alcibiades, a notorious fifth-century character. At the time of the battle at Potidaea, he would have been only about eighteen. But in his later years, Alcibiades distinguished himself throughout Greece as a general, politician, trait ...
... love. Among the guests addressing the topic was Socrates’ friend, Alcibiades, a notorious fifth-century character. At the time of the battle at Potidaea, he would have been only about eighteen. But in his later years, Alcibiades distinguished himself throughout Greece as a general, politician, trait ...
Introduction - The University of Michigan Press
... Over the objections of the Spartans and Corinthians and following the ingenious policy of Themistocles (Thuc. I.89–93), the Athenians quickly rebuilt their walls, including the fortifications of the harbor, the Piraeus (the Long Walls, connecting the city with the Piraeus, were built later). Exercis ...
... Over the objections of the Spartans and Corinthians and following the ingenious policy of Themistocles (Thuc. I.89–93), the Athenians quickly rebuilt their walls, including the fortifications of the harbor, the Piraeus (the Long Walls, connecting the city with the Piraeus, were built later). Exercis ...
Stage 2 Classical Studies Assessment Type 3: Special Study
... 'pessimistic view of human nature ... and politics'14 and believed 'power is dangerous and corrupting’15 He implies that these views could have tainted Thucydides' account. Kagan describes how Thucydides' high opinion of Pericles may have clouded his judgment about the forces that influenced the und ...
... 'pessimistic view of human nature ... and politics'14 and believed 'power is dangerous and corrupting’15 He implies that these views could have tainted Thucydides' account. Kagan describes how Thucydides' high opinion of Pericles may have clouded his judgment about the forces that influenced the und ...
Alcibiades ΠΟΛΥΤΡΟΠΟΣ: Socratic Philosopher and Tragic Hero?
... his immutability permitted the Athenians to be irresponsible, since they could rely upon him to return them to the proper course of action whenever they strayed (..). In any case, Alcibiades has for the second time demonstrated his steadfastness, while others advocate change. Again, his public ...
... his immutability permitted the Athenians to be irresponsible, since they could rely upon him to return them to the proper course of action whenever they strayed (..). In any case, Alcibiades has for the second time demonstrated his steadfastness, while others advocate change. Again, his public ...
Alcibiades - WordPress.com
... talent, that he could at once comply with and really embrace and enter into men's habits and ways of life, and change faster than the chameleon. At Sparta, he was devoted to athletic exercises, was frugal and reserved; in Ionia, luxurious, gay, and indolent; in Thrace, always drinking; in Thessaly, ...
... talent, that he could at once comply with and really embrace and enter into men's habits and ways of life, and change faster than the chameleon. At Sparta, he was devoted to athletic exercises, was frugal and reserved; in Ionia, luxurious, gay, and indolent; in Thrace, always drinking; in Thessaly, ...
Thrasyllus Author(s): W. James McCoy Source: The
... the winter months, when Alcibiades first began to communicate from Asia Minor with the most influential men of the Athenian fleet.6 But Thrasyllus was not numbered among the ranks of those who conspired against the democratic governments of both Athens and Samos. Nor is it likely that the conspirato ...
... the winter months, when Alcibiades first began to communicate from Asia Minor with the most influential men of the Athenian fleet.6 But Thrasyllus was not numbered among the ranks of those who conspired against the democratic governments of both Athens and Samos. Nor is it likely that the conspirato ...
History - Manchester eScholar - The University of Manchester
... has devoted so much space to this dispute. His report on it, though written in oratio obliqua, is similar in tone to the paired speeches representing opposing points of view to which the term antilogy is often applied. It resembles even more closely the brief dialogue in which the Spartan Archidamus ...
... has devoted so much space to this dispute. His report on it, though written in oratio obliqua, is similar in tone to the paired speeches representing opposing points of view to which the term antilogy is often applied. It resembles even more closely the brief dialogue in which the Spartan Archidamus ...
The Peloponessian War 431 – 404 BC
... just as they pleased, seeing the rapid transitions produced by persons in prosperity suddenly dying and those who before had nothing succeeding to their property..... they resolved to spend quickly and enjoy themselves, regarding their lives and riches as alike things of a day..... it was settled th ...
... just as they pleased, seeing the rapid transitions produced by persons in prosperity suddenly dying and those who before had nothing succeeding to their property..... they resolved to spend quickly and enjoy themselves, regarding their lives and riches as alike things of a day..... it was settled th ...
The Peloponnesian War
... • Withdraw inside the walls • Do not engage in hoplite battle • When Archidamus sees he cannot win, he will stop • Pericles “never really had any clear strategy for how to mount an offensive…” (Hanson, 2006: 20). • Is Hanson correct? ...
... • Withdraw inside the walls • Do not engage in hoplite battle • When Archidamus sees he cannot win, he will stop • Pericles “never really had any clear strategy for how to mount an offensive…” (Hanson, 2006: 20). • Is Hanson correct? ...
Volume I Spring 2000 Number 1 A Journal of Great Books
... other. These points show that the Athenian Empire was necessary primarily for the security of Athens, but also provided security for its subject states. An empire was necessary to Athenian citizens since it opened up new economic possibilities for Athens, giving them access to new markets for trade. ...
... other. These points show that the Athenian Empire was necessary primarily for the security of Athens, but also provided security for its subject states. An empire was necessary to Athenian citizens since it opened up new economic possibilities for Athens, giving them access to new markets for trade. ...
Peloponnesian War
... promoting the Sicilian expedition in 415. When he was recalled to Athens to stand trial for religious offenses, he defected to Sparta. Athens was badly defeated at Sicily but survived for a few more years because Sparta did not press its advantage after the Sicilian losses. By 412 Sparta, with the h ...
... promoting the Sicilian expedition in 415. When he was recalled to Athens to stand trial for religious offenses, he defected to Sparta. Athens was badly defeated at Sicily but survived for a few more years because Sparta did not press its advantage after the Sicilian losses. By 412 Sparta, with the h ...
A Note On The Charges Against Socrates: Corrupting The Youth
... In 411 BC, during the Peloponnesian war, a group of aristocratic Athenians, among them Alcibiades and some other students of Socrates, overthrew the Athenian democracy. Alcibiades’ role in this was apparently to secure Persian support which, in the event, he failed to deliver. This oligarchy lasted ...
... In 411 BC, during the Peloponnesian war, a group of aristocratic Athenians, among them Alcibiades and some other students of Socrates, overthrew the Athenian democracy. Alcibiades’ role in this was apparently to secure Persian support which, in the event, he failed to deliver. This oligarchy lasted ...
415-413 Be
... an imperial perspective fully appreciated by Alcibiades: 'It is not possible for us to calculate, like housekeepers, exactly how much empire we want to have' (6.18.3). Alcibiades' argument that an imperial power cannot be inactive would be one recognized by any modern superpower. Naturally, hegemony ...
... an imperial perspective fully appreciated by Alcibiades: 'It is not possible for us to calculate, like housekeepers, exactly how much empire we want to have' (6.18.3). Alcibiades' argument that an imperial power cannot be inactive would be one recognized by any modern superpower. Naturally, hegemony ...
Week 11: The Peloponnesian War, Part II
... which Brasidas fails to capture, takes Mende; Athenians begin siege of Scione. Perdiccas, disillusioned with Sparta, seeks relations with Athens again. Capua (Italy) is captured by Samnite tribesmen. Leontini annexed by Syracuse. Temple of Hera at Argos rebuilt after fire. 422 Aristophanes produces ...
... which Brasidas fails to capture, takes Mende; Athenians begin siege of Scione. Perdiccas, disillusioned with Sparta, seeks relations with Athens again. Capua (Italy) is captured by Samnite tribesmen. Leontini annexed by Syracuse. Temple of Hera at Argos rebuilt after fire. 422 Aristophanes produces ...
Πολιτικός Ἔρως: Alcibiades` Love in Thucydides and Plato
... Alcibiades himself. This general, playboy, politician, and multiple Olympic victor plays an evershifting role in the War, casting a long shadow on some of its most dramatic developments, including the Battle of Mantinea, the mutilation of the Herms, the Sicilian Expedition, and the international pol ...
... Alcibiades himself. This general, playboy, politician, and multiple Olympic victor plays an evershifting role in the War, casting a long shadow on some of its most dramatic developments, including the Battle of Mantinea, the mutilation of the Herms, the Sicilian Expedition, and the international pol ...
Aristophanes on Alcibiades - Greek, Roman, and Byzantine Studies
... scholiast on 147 recalls Thucydides' account of the voyage of the Salaminia after Alcibiades (6.61). He had been accused of profaning the Mysteries, and rather than face the judicial lynching that his enemies had· prepared for him in Athens, he fled into exile. Most commentators on Birds correctly s ...
... scholiast on 147 recalls Thucydides' account of the voyage of the Salaminia after Alcibiades (6.61). He had been accused of profaning the Mysteries, and rather than face the judicial lynching that his enemies had· prepared for him in Athens, he fled into exile. Most commentators on Birds correctly s ...
Winchester 2 Table of Contents Chapter One: Historical Background
... generals to assist Nicias.19 In Plutarch’s opinion, however, this turn of events was not decisive for the outcome of the war. In death as in life, Lamachus was not able to free two bigger men, Alcibiades and Nicias, from the politically generated troubles that beset them. ...
... generals to assist Nicias.19 In Plutarch’s opinion, however, this turn of events was not decisive for the outcome of the war. In death as in life, Lamachus was not able to free two bigger men, Alcibiades and Nicias, from the politically generated troubles that beset them. ...
Alcibiades
Alcibiades, son of Cleinias, from the deme of Scambonidae (/ˌælsɨˈbaɪ.ədiːz/; Greek: Ἀλκιβιάδης Κλεινίου Σκαμβωνίδης, transliterated Alkibiádēs Kleiníou Skambōnidēs; c. 450 – 404 BC), was a prominent Athenian statesman, orator, and general. He was the last famous member of his mother's aristocratic family, the Alcmaeonidae, which fell from prominence after the Peloponnesian War. He played a major role in the second half of that conflict as a strategic advisor, military commander, and politician.During the course of the Peloponnesian War, Alcibiades changed his political allegiance several times. In his native Athens in the early 410s BC, he advocated an aggressive foreign policy and was a prominent proponent of the Sicilian Expedition, but he fled to Sparta after his political enemies brought charges of sacrilege against him. In Sparta, he served as a strategic adviser, proposing or supervising several major campaigns against Athens. In Sparta too, however, Alcibiades soon made powerful enemies and felt forced to defect to Persia. There he served as an adviser to the satrap Tissaphernes until his Athenian political allies brought about his recall. He then served as an Athenian general (Strategos) for several years, but his enemies eventually succeeded in exiling him a second time.The Sicilian Expedition was the idea of Alcibiades, and scholars have argued that, had that expedition been under Alcibiades's command instead of that of Nicias, the expedition might not have met its eventual disastrous fate. In the years when he served Sparta, Alcibiades played a significant role in Athens's undoing; the capture of Decelea and the revolts of several critical Athenian subjects occurred either at his suggestion or under his supervision. Once restored to his native city, however, he played a crucial role in a string of Athenian victories that eventually brought Sparta to seek a peace with Athens. He favored unconventional tactics, frequently winning cities over by treachery or negotiation rather than by siege. Alcibiades's military and political talents frequently proved valuable to whichever state currently held his allegiance, but his propensity for making powerful enemies ensured that he never remained in one place for long; and by the end of the war which he had helped to rekindle in the early 410s, his days of political relevance were a bygone memory.