Such were the events of the winter, and so ended the second year of this war of which thucydides was the historian. Third year of the war investment of plataea naval victories of phormio thracian irruption into macedonia under sitalces. And now the war between the athenians and peloponnesians and the allies of both 1 actually began. I have included an outline of events below for help in keeping the larger perspective on book 2. Thucydidess the history of the peloponnesian war chapter summary. Thucydides, the peloponnesian war, book 2, chapter 43. Thucydides, history of the peloponnesian war, the second. Reinforcements arrive too late to help, after being delayed by rain that has swelled a local river, making it impassable. The division into chapters and the descriptions of their contents is the work of. Thucydides also informs his audience that much of greece favored the spartans at the wars beginning, since feelings against the athenians ran high because of. Book 1, chapter 2, in this chapter thucydides turns to the years immediately.
Thucydides, the peloponnesian war, book 2, chapter 49. Thucydides of athens, one of the greatest of historians, was born about 471 bce. The history of the peloponnesian war book 2 chapter 6. History of the peloponnesian warbook 2 wikisource, the. Thucydides, history of the peloponnesian war, volume i. The history of the peloponnesian war book 2 chapter 6 summary. Along with a pep talk delivered to his troops by archidamus, thucydides asserts that the spartan king was heavily criticized for his delaying tactics and lack of. Book 2, chapter 6 begins thucydides s coverage of the war proper, which commenced in 431 bce with a conflict between thebes and plataea and with a spartan invasion of attica, the region of athens, led by king archidamus ii. Thucydides, history of the peloponnesian war, book ii. Thucydides the history of the peloponnesian war book 1. Thucydides, the peloponnesian war english xml header genre. The state of greece from the earliest times to the commencement of the peloponnesian war. By these and similar words pericles endeavoured to appease the anger of the athenians against himself, and to divert their minds from their terrible situation.
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