POLI 2P91 Lecture Notes - Lecture 9: Trojan War, Peloponnesian War
20 Oct 2015
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There is no try, only do or do not modem idea of laozi (by yoda) All people and states are motivated by fear, ambition and advantage (though this may not be thucydides" view), and it is natural for the strong to dominate the weak. Laozi: if you strive for honour, riches, or morality, you are sure to lose them all. Unhewn wood or water act without thought of the reward, without contending , without knowledge . Athens and sparta (also called peloponnesian or lacedaemonians) defeat persia, 479. Athens is a maritime commercial empire; sparta is chief of a land-based confederacy. First peloponnesian war fought between 460-445 bce; ends in 30 year truce . Cold war between athens and sparta from 445-431 bce. Usa and russia were allies during wwii but become enemies because of friction. During truce still trying to build empire. The peloponnesian war (that thucydides writes about) lasts from 431-404 bce. War wrote about start in 431 bce.
