Thucydides [thoo SIH dih dees], The War with the Peloponnesians. "
City Cultures in Conflict"
[To consult further study aids prepared by Professor Dunkle
click here]
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| Background:
Why write/study history? What makes a good story? What makes a (hi)story good?
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| Debate at Corinth: Spartan
vs Athenian culture; claims & attitudes of Athens [law of human nature]
pp. 72-85 {click here]
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Pericles: attitudes & claims for ideal Athens
(laws & customs): advice to women. |
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plague: falling from customs & laws
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Pericles' last word:
limits to Athenian power |
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Mytilene [pp. 212-]
: aims & claims of Athenian empire |
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Civil War in Corycra
: human nature destroys truth, law of humanity (pp. 236-45) |
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Melos: ignoring Pericles' advice
(law of human nature again) |
| Syracuse: Tragic (?) Consequences
for Athens |
