After his death, thucydidess history was subdivided into eight books. History of the peloponnesian warbook 2 wikisource, the. Third year of the war investment of plataea naval victories of phormio thracian irruption into macedonia under sitalces. Reinforcements arrive too late to help, after being delayed by rain that has swelled a local river, making it impassable. Dear fellow readers, i want to wish you a warm holiday season in this extremely cold weather yes, it is even cold here in texas. The history of the peloponnesian war chapter summaries. And now the war between the athenians and peloponnesians and the allies of both 1 actually began. Two somber developments share the focus of book 2, chapter 7. Thucydidess the history of the peloponnesian war chapter summary.
The state of greece from the earliest times to the commencement of the peloponnesian war. By these and similar words pericles endeavoured to appease the anger of the athenians against himself, and to divert their minds from their terrible situation. Thucydides, the peloponnesian war english xml header genre. The history of the peloponnesian war book 1 chapter 2. The division into chapters and the descriptions of their contents is the work of. I am looking forward to our next call on monday jan 5th. Such were the events of the winter, and so ended the second year of this war of which thucydides was the historian.
The history of the peloponnesian war chapter summaries course. Outbreak of the war, 431 bc chapters 117 in plataea, a faction anxious to leave its alliance with athens helps thebes attack the city, but a counterattack by athenian loyalists routs the theban forces. I have included an outline of events below for help in keeping the larger perspective on book 2. Thucydides the history of the peloponnesian war book 1. Henceforward the struggle was uninterrupted, and they communicated with 2 one another only by heralds. The history of the peloponnesian war, by thucydides 431 bc.
Book 2, chapter 6 begins thucydides s coverage of the war proper, which commenced in 431 bce with a conflict between the. Causes of the warthe affair of epidamnusthe affair of potidaea. Thucydides, the peloponnesian war, book 2, chapter 2, section 1. The narrative is arranged according to summers and winters and follows the order of events. In this chapter thucydides turns to the years immediately preceding the outbreak of the peloponnesian war in 431 bce.