Webb332 pages ; 23 cm Includes bibliographical references Irrelevant notes and minor excursuses in Thucydides -- Thucydides and the Pentekontaetia -- Thucydides and the Athenian disasater in Egypt -- Aristeus, the son of Adeimantus -- Seaborne raids in Periclean strategy -- Athenian aims in Sicily -- Thucydides and the fall of Amphipolis -- Thucydides - … WebbPentekontaetie (gelegentlich auch Pentekontaëtie, altgriechisch πεντηκονταετία pentekontaetía „Periode von 50 Jahren“; aus πεντήκοντα pentḗkonta „fünfzig“ und ἔτος étos „Jahr“) ist eine Bezeichnung für die ungefähr 50 Jahre der antiken griechischen Geschichte vom Ende des Xerxes -Zuges mit der Schlacht von Plataiai (479 v. Chr.) bis zum Beginn …

Pentekontaetia Oxford Classical Dictionary

Webbreduced by siege. This was the first allied city to be enslaved contrary to custom' (1.98). He goes on to generalise about later revolts. If rhetoric is the manipulation of ambiguous words, then this is a highly rhetorical passage. WebbPentecontaetia ( in greco moderno: πεντηκονταετία, "cinquantennio") è il nome con cui si designa il periodo pari a circa mezzo secolo di pace e di progresso civile per la civiltà … small plastic parts

Pentekontaetie – Wikipedia

WebbAbstract It was at one time almost universally believed, and is still believed by some scholars, that Thucydides cannot have written his account of the Pentekontaetia before … WebbA point to be remembered is that during the years of uneasy peace between 421 and 413 he could, and doubtless did, consult Athenians travelling abroad, but they did not … WebbThe true chronology of the Pentekontaetia is difficult, perhaps impossible, to establish conclusively. The events between 477 and 432 were of the greatest possible importance: these years saw the creation of the Athenian empire and a precipitious decline in Spartiate manpower, There were over 5000 Spartiates of military age at the time of the battle of … small plastic owl