The Peloponnesian War - PART II: Pericles' War Begins
War begins! In this episode, we take a look at the start of the great war and the Athenian statesman Pericles' strategy to keep Athens and it's empire safe from the attacks of the Spartan general Archidamos and the Peloponnesian forces. Find out in this episode of the Peloponnesian War Podcast. Contents: 00:00 Introduction 01:11 War Begins! 04:40 Theban Ploy to Take Plataea 09:12 The Massacre 18:04 Archidamos Attacks Attica 25:35 Pericles' Strategy 29:54 Pericles' Funeral Oration 34:24 Reality Check & the Enemy Unseen 36:07 Problems for Pericles 45:34 Athens after Pericles 48:45 Thank You and Patrons Related Videos: Peloponnesian War Podcast Playlist https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLUx8354UG5yxBlhQKqXNbhPJeVD9Y3i5S The Peloponnesian War - PART II: Pericles' War Begins https://youtu.be/2wwmACSP0pw The Peloponnesian War - PART I: The Gathering Storm https://youtu.be/FYJ8lNl3mfY The History of Ancient Sparta and the Spartans https://youtu.be/v2EXg_6mwzI Ancient Athens: Highlights of Athenian History https://youtu.be/E-0n1SGFtp0 Special thanks to Malay Archer for creating the astounding machinimas that really brought this program to life using Total War: Rome 2 Divide et Impera mod, Hellenika mod and Alexander submod Sources and Suggested Reading ► https://bit.ly/38jSRHx Support History with Cy on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/historywithcy Follow History with Cy: Instagram ► https://www.instagram.com/historywithcy/ Facebook ► https://www.facebook.com/historywithcy/ Twitter ► https://twitter.com/historywithcy Website ► http://www.historywithcy.com Podcast ► https://historywithcy.buzzsprout.com/ Music: Epidemic Sound #ancientgreece #greece #ancienthistory
War begins! In this episode, we take a look at the start of the great war and the Athenian statesman Pericles' strategy to keep Athens and it's empire safe from the attacks of the Spartan general Archidamos and the Peloponnesian forces. Find out in this episode of the Peloponnesian War Podcast. Contents: 00:00 Introduction 01:11 War Begins! 04:40 Theban Ploy to Take Plataea 09:12 The Massacre 18:04 Archidamos Attacks Attica 25:35 Pericles' Strategy 29:54 Pericles' Funeral Oration 34:24 Reality Check & the Enemy Unseen 36:07 Problems for Pericles 45:34 Athens after Pericles 48:45 Thank You and Patrons Related Videos: Peloponnesian War Podcast Playlist https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLUx8354UG5yxBlhQKqXNbhPJeVD9Y3i5S The Peloponnesian War - PART II: Pericles' War Begins https://youtu.be/2wwmACSP0pw The Peloponnesian War - PART I: The Gathering Storm https://youtu.be/FYJ8lNl3mfY The History of Ancient Sparta and the Spartans https://youtu.be/v2EXg_6mwzI Ancient Athens: Highlights of Athenian History https://youtu.be/E-0n1SGFtp0 Special thanks to Malay Archer for creating the astounding machinimas that really brought this program to life using Total War: Rome 2 Divide et Impera mod, Hellenika mod and Alexander submod Sources and Suggested Reading ► https://bit.ly/38jSRHx Support History with Cy on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/historywithcy Follow History with Cy: Instagram ► https://www.instagram.com/historywithcy/ Facebook ► https://www.facebook.com/historywithcy/ Twitter ► https://twitter.com/historywithcy Website ► http://www.historywithcy.com Podcast ► https://historywithcy.buzzsprout.com/ Music: Epidemic Sound #ancientgreece #greece #ancienthistory