10 KEY QUOTES Flashcards
(10 cards)
How does Thucydides describe the impact of the plague?
“the plague which did more harm and destroyed more life than almost any other single factor”
According to Plutarch [Life of Lysander] why did the Peloponnesian war end?
“It was concluded by the foresight and skill of one man” [Lysander]
Plut is writing a biography on Lysander so may exagerrate his importance
According to Thuc what was the impact of the fortification of Declea
“the occupation of Decelea […] was one of the chief reasons for the decline of Athenian power”
Highlights the importance of Alcibiades
What does Herodotus tell us of Thermistocles’ foresight at Salamis?
“Fighting in a confined space favours us but the open sea favours the enemy”
Why does Herodotus suggest the Athenians were the reason for Persian defeat?
Without the Athenians “there would have been no attempt to resist the Persians by sea”
He acknowledges the unpopularity of this statement as he is writing under Athenian imperialism- thus Athens is increasingly unpopular in Hellas
According to Thucydides what made war inevitable?
“What made war inevitable was the growth of Athenian power and the fear which this caused in Sparta”
According to Thucydides how could war be avoided?
“war could be avoided if Athens would revoke the Megarian Decree”
Aristophanes, Arcanians agrees that the Megarian decree causes the war and blames Pericles- contemporary comic playwrite so has to refelct the feeling of the time
How does Corinth force Spartan action according to Thuc?
“Do not force the rest of us in despair to join a different alliance”
How does Thuc describe the Spartan mirage?
“The general impression had been that Spartans would never surrender”
According to Xenephon how many ships did Lysander go to Athens with?
“Lysander arrived at Athens with one hundred and fifty triremes.”
Highlights impact of Persian gold
