CLASS280 Lecture Notes - Lecture 7: Lamachus, Delian League, Decelea
5 Apr 2016
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Thucydides realized there s a distinct gap b/w 1st phase and rest of the war with uneasy truce of 6 years and 10 months. Events betwean peace of nicias and sicilian expedition. Alcibiades: leader of anti-peace movement in athens; increase own pocket as well as. Athenian alliance with argos, elis, manitea (unhappy spartan allies), 420. Athenians concerned about potential outbreak of war; alcibiades not re-elected. Spartens concerned about argos" harassment of allies and low morale in the peloponnese. Spartans defeat athenian-argive alliance in the battle of matinea, 418; renewal of spartan con dence. Fallout in athens; rivalry between politicians nicias and alcibiades results in ostracism of hyperbolus, 417. Political strife continues when nicias and alcibiades both elected for 417/6. Athenians make expedition against melos (the only island that is not a member of the. Melian dialogue 416 (have been nancial contributions to spartan war e ort and geographic problem)
