In this episode, we discuss the two major events over 433/2 BC that led Perikles to claim that he could see war "coming out of the Peloponnesos" (the Potidaia revolt and the Megarian embargo); the speeches given by the Korinthians, Spartans, and Athenians on the eve of the Peloponnesian War; and both sides' financial and military resources, war aims, and tactical strategies
Show Notes: http://www.thehistoryofancientgreece.com/2019/04/090-road-to-war.html
Intro by Gary Girod of The French History Podcast
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