'This book does exactly what it says on the cover ... refreshingly objective ... a must for the library of any school or university teaching the subject.' - The Journal of Classics Teaching
Thucydides and other evidence; Athens and Sparta; the causes of the war; Perikles' strategy; Athens ascendant; Sparta reurgent; the peace of Nikias; the Sicilian expedition; a new kind of war; th ereturn of Alkiabiades; Arginousi and Aigospotamoi. Epilogue: the war and its aftermath.
John Lazenby is Emeritus Professor of Ancient History at Newcastle University.