The Spartan and Theban Supremacies (Classic Reprint)

Description: This book provides a particularly accessible and insightful perspective on the Peloponnesian War. The author, an esteemed historian, casts light on the often-overlooked period following Athens' surrender, when the Peloponnesian allies and Spartan citizens themselves undermined their cause by installing a tyrannical oligarchy in Athens. The book illuminates the human toll of the war as the oligarchs sought to purify the populace through proscriptions, leading to thousands of executions, and repression so severe that many Athenians welcomed a foreign garrison of their former enemies to keep the peace. However, it is in the contest between Theramenes, a moderate aristocrat, and Kritias, the oligarchic zealot who ultimately condemns him to death, that this book finds its heart. Their conflict becomes a paradigm for the often-violent struggle between peace and tyranny, justice and power, which marked the history of ancient Greece. Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books.This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works. This text has been digitally restored from a historical edition. Some aesthetic errors may persist, however it has been deemed that any such will not detract from the work's significant historical value. The digital edition of all books may be viewed on our website before purchase.

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