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…mehr
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.
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.
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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
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
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