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Xenophon: A Biography of the Historian, Poet and Military Strategist

By Eldar Balta, Contributing Writer, Classical Wisdom Xenophon’s Early life Not much is known of Xenophon from his early years, except that he was son of Gryllus, a wealthy citizen of Erchia, a suburb of Athens. He was born circa 430 BC, and not much is known of his life up to 401 BC. This

Written on December 15, 2018 at 2:56 am, by plato

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Categories: Historians

Tags: Agesilaus, Athens, Cyrus, democracy, Historian, Lysander, Persian army, Plato, socrates, Sparta, Tissaphernes, trial of socrates, Xenophon

Pericles’ Funeral Oration

It is the close of the first year of the Peloponnesian war. Athens, no stranger to war, finds itself mourning those who had fallen on the field of battle, the sons and fathers lost. As was customary in Athens the bodies of the deceased had been collected and displayed under a tent for three days.

Written on November 10, 2018 at 8:22 am, by plato

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Categories: History

Tags: Abraham Lincoln, Athenian Democracy, Athenian Empire, Athens, Pericles Funeral Oration

The Luck of the Athenians

By Jocelyn Hitchcock, Contributing Writer, Classical Wisdom When we think of Athens, we typically think “powerhouse.” The bustling Agora, the high functioning politics, the exhaustive building programs – all point to a city that exists not just high up on the social scale, but one of military power. And while Athens did become a militarized

Written on September 12, 2018 at 7:58 am, by Jocelyn Hitchcock

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Categories: Empires

Tags: Athens, Battle of Marathon, Darius 1, Luck of the Athenians, Persia

The Peloponnesian War Summary of Battles and Betrayals: Athens’ Last Stand

The Peloponnesian War Summary of Battles and Betrayals: The Sicilian Expedition can be found HERE. The year is 413 BC and the battle between Sparta and Athens continues to rage. The war, which saw a brief 6 year peace, is now back on after Athens’ bitter defeat in Sicily. The Spartans had sent aid to

Written on October 22, 2017 at 5:26 pm, by plato

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Categories: Wars

Tags: Alcibiades, Athens, Cornith, Peloponnesian war, Sicilian expedition, Sparta, Thebes

The Peloponnesian War – The Sicilian Expedition

The Sicilian Expedition To read the previous segment on the Peloponnesian War, Click HERE. When we left off last week, the Peloponnesian war had been raging for 16 odd years, with the latter six under a suspicious title of ‘peace’. The dominance of the Athenians had been questioned and the first set of battles ended

Written on September 28, 2017 at 5:56 pm, by anya

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Categories: Wars

Tags: Alcibiades, Athens, Nicias, Peloponnes, Peloponnesian, Peloponnesian war, Peloponnesian war summary, Sicilian expedition, Sicily, Sparta, syracuse

The Peloponnesian War Summary of Battles and Betrayals – Part Two

To Read Part One, Click here: https://classicalwisdom.com/the-peloponnesian-war-summary-part-one/ The entirety of the Peloponnesian war is broken into two parts, punctuated by a brief, and probably very welcomed, armistice. The total engagement, with all its battles and betrayals, began in 431 BC and finally concluded with complete devestation in 404 BC. The first collection of campaigns, referred

Written on August 11, 2017 at 8:18 am, by anya

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Categories: Wars

Tags: Athens, brasias, cleon, helots, hoplites, Peloponnesian war, Peloponnesian war summary, pericles, slave uprising, Sparta, war