From Plataea to Potidaea : studies in the history and historiography of the Pentecontaetia

From the Greek victory over Persian forces on the field of Plataea to the Athenian blockade of the rebel city of Potidaea -- key events in the Persian and Peloponnesian wars, respectively -- the half-century of Greek history known as the pentecontaetia is an era for which sources are few and interpretation is controversial. Historian E. Badian brings together six essays -- one new and five revised for this edition -- that shed new light on this key period. From The Greek Victory Over Persian Forces On The Field Of Plataea To The Athenian Blockade Of The Rebel City Of Potidaea - Key Events In The Persian And Peloponnesian Wars, Respectively - The Half-century Of Greek History Known As The Pentecontaetia Is An Era For Which Sources Are Few And Interpretation Is Controversial. Now, Eminent Historian E. Badian Brings Together Six Essays - One New And Five Revised For This Volume - That Shed New Light On One Of The Key Periods In The History Of The Ancient World. How Was The Persian War Finally Settled, And What Was The Nature Of The Relationship That Emerged Between The Two Great Powers Of The Aegean, Athens And Persia? Is It Possible To Determine The Sequence Of Events Of The Half-century Between Xerxes' Retreat And The Outbreak Of The Peloponnesian War? Should The General Picture Of Thucydides As The Objective And Scientific Historian Be Revised, At Least As Far As This Period Is Concerned? In Addressing These And Other Questions, E. Badian Provides The Penetrating Insights And Rigorous Scholarly Argument, To Which His Readers Have Become Accustomed. The Peace Of Callias -- Toward A Chronology Of The Pentecontaetia Down To The Renewal Of The Peace Of Callias-- Plataea Betwen Athens And Sparta -- Thycydides And The Outbreak Of The Peloponnesian War : A Historian's Brief -- Athens, The Locrians, And Naupactus -- Thucydides And The Archē Of Philip. E. Badian. Includes Bibliographical References (p. [187]-244) And Indexes. Six essays which explore key periods in the history of the ancient world - from the Greek victory over Persian forces on the field of Plataea to the Athenian blockade of the rebel city of Potidaea. The author's other works include "Foreign Clientelae, 264-70 BC" and "Publicans and Sinners".