CLASS280 Lecture Notes - Lecture 6: Brasidas, Spartiate, Thucydides
5 Apr 2016
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Did not carry out plan; was not in athen"s best interests. Use civil strife as an excuse to begin warfare. Leontini appeals to athnes agains syracuse (gorgias as spokesmen), 427. Athenian eet traps spartans between sphacteria and mainland; maroon. Spartans eventually o er peace o er to athenians which is rejected by cleon. Cleon thinks he can get all the troops o of the island. Cleon is forced into taking this job, but either kill all of the hoplites in 20 days or capture them. Cleon and demosthenes capture spartans trapped on sphacteria; took them back to athens as hostages. Spartans will do anything to get their hoplites back. Decrees tightening up collection of tribute and coinage decree. Athenian capture of cypher (with pylos basis for raids on laconia), 424. Athenians too con dent on land; try to get control of boeotia back. Pinched battle at delium (against periclean strategy) results in heavy.
