Paul A Rahe: Sparta's Sicilian Proxy War

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Beschreibung

The great expedition to Sicily described in the sixth and seventh books of Thucydides' history can be depicted in a variety of ways. By some, it has been thoughtfully treated as an example of overreaching on the part of the Athenians. By others, it has been singled out as a sterling example of patriotism, courage, and grit on the part of the Syracusans. Never until now, however, has anyone examined this conflict from a Spartan perspective - despite the fact that Lacedaemon was the war's principal beneficiary and that her intervention with the dispatch of a single Spartiate turned the tide and decided the outcome. In Sparta's Sicilian Proxy War, Paul Rahe first outlines the struggle's origins and traces its progress early on, then examines the reasons for Sparta's intervention, analyzes the consequences, and retells the story of Athens' ignominious defeat. Rarely in human history has a political community gained so much at so little cost through the efforts of a single man.

Über den Autor

PAUL A. RAHE is the Roger and Martha Mertz Visiting Fellow in Classics at Stanford University's Hoover Institution. He holds the Charles O. Lee and Louise K. Lee Chair in the Western Heritage at Hillsdale College, where he is Professor of History, and he currently chairs the Board of Trustees of the Institute of Current World Affairs. He is the author of Republics Ancient and Modern: Classical Republicanism and the American Revolution (1992), Against Throne and Altar (2008), Montesquieu and the Logic of Liberty (2009), Soft Despotism, Democracy's Drift (2009), and of four recent volumes on the grand strategy of classical Sparta. In recognition of this body of work, the University of Piraeus in Greece conferred on him on 11 April 2022 its Themistocles Statesmanship Award.

Inhaltsverzeichnis

CONTENTS

List of Maps xi

Introduction xiii

Prologue: Sparta’s Enduring Strategic Dilemma 3

Part One: A Single Spartiate 49

Chapter One: Greece’s Wild West 55

Chapter Two: A Venture Ill-Advised 78

Chapter Three: Philosophy, Sophistry, Impiety,

Sacrilege, and Faction 110

Part Two: War by Proxy 143

Chapter Four: Syracusa Besieged 165

Chapter Five: Dancing in the Dark 189

Chapter Six: The Flashing Sword of Retribution 217

Epilogue: Sparta’s Third Attic War 241

Appendix: The Case for Grand Strategy 250

List of Abbreviations and Short Titles 263

Notes 267

Author’s Note and Acknowledgements 351

Index 355

Details

Erscheinungsjahr:	2023
Genre:	Geschichte , Importe
Rubrik:	Geisteswissenschaften
Medium:	Buch
Inhalt:	Gebunden
ISBN-13:	9781641773379
ISBN-10:	1641773375
Sprache:	Englisch
Einband:	Gebunden
Autor:	Rahe, Paul A
Hersteller:	Encounter Books
Verantwortliche Person für die EU:	Libri GmbH, Europaallee 1, D-36244 Bad Hersfeld, gpsr@libri.de
Maße:	234 x 160 x 34 mm
Von/Mit:	Paul A Rahe
Erscheinungsdatum:	26.09.2023
Gewicht:	0,702 kg