Archidamus thucydides summary
King archidamus ii
The Peloponnesian War began when Athens and Sparta broke their Thirty Years Peace.
Thucydides summary sparknotes
Archidamus, who was friends with Pericles and respected Athens for its daring and bravery during the Persian War, attempts one last time to secure peace, which Athens rejects and Spartans .
Thucydides birth and death date
Summary Book 2, Chapter 6 begins Thucydides 's coverage of the war proper, which commenced in BCE with a conflict between Thebes and Plataea and with a Spartan invasion of Attica, .
Thucydides death date
The opinions of the majority all led to the same conclusion; the Athenians were open aggressors, and war must be declared at once.