The British historian, George W. Cox writes that the "whole duration of the Athenian empire extends over little more than two generations." This confederation of Greek city states with Athens at its head was an attempt to present a unified front to the Persian Empire. But ultimately, the strife between democratic and oligarchic factions within each polis, combined with the tangle of alliances between the various city states, led to the ruinous and protracted Peloponnesian War. In this short work, Cox describes the battles on land and sea, and such personalities as the Athenian general, Nikias, his Spartan counterpart, Agis, and, above all, unprincipled, charismatic Alcibiades. (Summary by Pamela Nagami, M.D.)
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Ch. 1: The Confederacy of Delos and the Foundation of the Athenian Empire, Pt. 1 Read by Pamela Nagami 13:38
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Ch. 1: The Confederacy of Delos and the Foundation of the Athenian Empire, Pt. 2 Read by Pamela Nagami 14:10
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Ch. 1: The Confederacy of Delos and the Foundation of the Athenian Empire, Pt. 3 Read by Pamela Nagami 11:25
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Ch. 1: The Confederacy of Delos and the Foundation of the Athenian Empire, Pt. 4 Read by Pamela Nagami 11:30
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Ch. 1: The Confederacy of Delos and the Foundation of the Athenian Empire, Pt. 5 Read by Pamela Nagami 11:11
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Ch. 1: The Confederacy of Delos and the Foundation of the Athenian Empire, Pt. 6 Read by Pamela Nagami 12:48
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Ch. 2: The Beginnings of the Struggle between Athens and Sparta, Pt. 1 Read by Pamela Nagami 12:38
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Ch. 2: The Beginnings of the Struggle between Athens and Sparta, Pt. 2 Read by Pamela Nagami 16:46
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Ch. 3: The Peloponnesian War from the Surprise of Plataia to the Capture of Sphakteria, Pt. 1 Read by Pamela Nagami 12:08
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Ch. 3: The Peloponnesian War from the Surprise of Plataia to the Capture of Sphakteria, Pt. 2 Read by Pamela Nagami 12:00
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Ch. 3: The Peloponnesian War from the Surprise of Plataia to the Capture of Sphakteria, Pt. 3 Read by Pamela Nagami 12:57
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Ch. 3: The Peloponnesian War from the Surprise of Plataia to the Capture of Sphakteria, Pt. 4 Read by Pamela Nagami 10:47
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Ch. 3: The Peloponnesian War from the Surprise of Plataia to the Capture of Sphakteria, Pt. 5 Read by Pamela Nagami 12:54
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Ch. 3: The Peloponnesian War from the Surprise of Plataia to the Capture of Sphakteria, Pt. 6 Read by Pamela Nagami 11:20
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Ch. 4: The Peloponnesian War, from the Surrender of the Spartans in Sphakteria to the Massacre of Melos, Pt. 1 Read by Pamela Nagami 12:54
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Ch. 4: The Peloponnesian War, from the Surrender of the Spartans in Sphakteria to the Massacre of Melos, Pt. 2 Read by Pamela Nagami 14:45
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Ch. 4: The Peloponnesian War, from the Surrender of the Spartans in Sphakteria to the Massacre of Melos, Pt. 3 Read by Pamela Nagami 11:20
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Ch. 4: The Peloponnesian War, from the Surrender of the Spartans in Sphakteria to the Massacre of Melos, Pt. 4 Read by Pamela Nagami 15:22
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Ch. 4: The Peloponnesian War, from the Surrender of the Spartans in Sphakteria to the Massacre of Melos, Pt. 5 Read by Pamela Nagami 7:44
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Ch. 5: The Peloponnesian War. The Sicilian Expedition, Pt. 1 Read by Pamela Nagami 12:52
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Ch. 5: The Peloponnesian War. The Sicilian Expedition, Pt. 2 Read by Pamela Nagami 14:17
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Ch. 5: The Peloponnesian War. The Sicilian Expedition, Pt. 3 Read by Pamela Nagami 11:33
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Ch. 5: The Peloponnesian War. The Sicilian Expedition, Pt. 4 Read by Pamela Nagami 13:04
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Ch. 5: The Peloponnesian War. The Sicilian Expedition, Pt. 5 Read by Pamela Nagami 18:51
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Ch. 5: The Peloponnesian War. The Sicilian Expedition, Pt. 6 Read by Pamela Nagami 14:37
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Ch. 6: The Peloponnesian (or Dekeleian) War, from the Failure of the Sicilian Expedition to the Suppression of the Oligarchy of the Four Hundred at Athens, Pt. 1 Read by Pamela Nagami 9:15
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Ch. 6: The Peloponnesian (or Dekeleian) War, from the Failure of the Sicilian Expedition to the Suppression of the Oligarchy of the Four Hundred at Athens, Pt. 2 Read by Pamela Nagami 14:17
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Ch. 6: The Peloponnesian (or Dekeleian) War, from the Failure of the Sicilian Expedition to the Suppression of the Oligarchy of the Four Hundred at Athens, Pt. 3 Read by Pamela Nagami 12:22
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Ch. 6: The Peloponnesian (or Dekeleian) War, from the Failure of the Sicilian Expedition to the Suppression of the Oligarchy of the Four Hundred at Athens, Pt. 4 Read by Pamela Nagami 15:34
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Ch. 6: The Peloponnesian (or Dekeleian) War, from the Failure of the Sicilian Expedition to the Suppression of the Oligarchy of the Four Hundred at Athens, Pt. 5 Read by Pamela Nagami 16:23
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Ch. 6: The Peloponnesian (or Dekeleian) War, from the Failure of the Sicilian Expedition to the Suppression of the Oligarchy of the Four Hundred at Athens, Pt. 6 Read by Pamela Nagami 12:39
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Ch. 7: The Peloponnesian (Dekeleian or Ionian) War from the Battle of Kynossêma to the Surrender of Athens, Pt. 1 Read by Pamela Nagami 13:06
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Ch. 7: The Peloponnesian (Dekeleian or Ionian) War from the Battle of Kynossêma to the Surrender of Athens, Pt. 2 Read by Pamela Nagami 16:11
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Ch. 7: The Peloponnesian (Dekeleian or Ionian) War from the Battle of Kynossêma to the Surrender of Athens, Pt. 3 Read by Pamela Nagami 10:22
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Ch. 7: The Peloponnesian (Dekeleian or Ionian) War from the Battle of Kynossêma to the Surrender of Athens, Pt. 4 Read by Pamela Nagami 13:16
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Ch. 7: The Peloponnesian (Dekeleian or Ionian) War from the Battle of Kynossêma to the Surrender of Athens, Pt. 5 Read by Pamela Nagami 12:14
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