Ancient History A level topic 4 quotes

What example of conflict in the pelepnnesian league does thucycdies give that leads to the peace of nicias

‘states in the peleponnese had the intention of going over to Argos’

What does Thucydides say conerning Perkiles leadership

‘regarded pericles as the best man they had’

What does Thucydides say was pericilan strategy

‘took care of her navy ,avoided trying to add to the empire , did nothing to risk the safety of the city itself’

What reason does Thucydides give for the break away from Periklian stragedy

‘private ambition and private profit’

How many ships did Athens have at the begining of the Archidamien war

250 triremes

After the Arcidamien war what does Thucycdies say was spartas reflection

‘In the first war they thought that the fault had been more on their side.. they had not accepted the Athenian offer of arbitration’

What was the impact of the plague of Athens

‘did more harm and detroyed more life than almost any other single factor’

What does Thucydides say about spartas offer of peace after pylos and sphacteria

‘now is the time for us to be reconciled’ avoid ‘unending hatred’

What does Thucydides say abotu Brasidas

‘modetate conduct,wisdom,gallantry. excellent repuation’

What does Aristophanes - peace , say about the reception of the allies to brasidas

‘when the cities you ruled realised that you were at each others throats ..they plotted againt you’

What does Thucydides say about division in Sparta towards Brasidas

‘The spartans however did nothing for him’

What does Aristophanes say calling Kleon a demagogue

‘laying accusations.. making them rich’

What does Thucydides say was the reason the peace of Nicias failed - peleponnesian division

‘corinth were trying to upset the agreement’