The Long Shadow of the Ancient Greek World

Athenian Successes and a Temporary Peace (1x28)

Air date: May 01, 2009

This lecture takes the war down to the Peace of Nicias in 421, which was a temporary cessation of hostilities. You study the successful Athenian campaign at Pylos and Sphacteria and the pivotal role played by Cleon, whom history has treated dismissively.