The Long Shadow of the Ancient Greek World

The War's Early Years and the Great Plague (1x27)

Fecha de emisión: May 01, 2009

You cover the first few years of the Peloponnesian War, focusing on Pericles' strategy, the effects of the great plague that wiped out about one-quarter of Athenians, the rise of the demagogue Cleon, and the revolt of Mytilene on the island of Lesbos.