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Thucydides on the destruction of the Athenian army
Sicily The Athenian historian Thucydides (c.460-c.395) wrote the History of the Peloponnesian War, which was fought between Athens and Sparta in…Thucydides on the fall of Amphipolis
Fall of Amphipolis (424/423): one of the most important operations during the Archidamian War (431-421 BCE). It put an end to a series of Athenian successes and made the Athenians more willing to contemplate an armistice. The Spartan and Athenian…Thucydides on the first victory of Phormio
The battlefield: the entrance to the Corinthian Gulf (top right) The Archidamian War (431-421) has been called a fight between an…Thucydides on the outbreak of the Archidamian war
The Peloponnesian War started with a covert operation. It was important for Thebes to capture Plataea, because it controlled the roads to the Theban allies on the Peloponnese (Corinth and Sparta), and it is not surprising that the Thebans wanted…Thucydides on the Peace of Nicias
Peace of Nicias: treaty that marked the end of the Archidamian War (431-421). Thucydides In March 421, the Peace of Nicias was…Thucydides on the Plague
The skull of an eleven year old girl, victim of the plague, found in the Kerameikos cemetery; archaeologists have called…Thucydides on the siege of Plataea
The territories of the Spartan alliance reached as far north as Megara, which served as a base to move to Athens. More to the north, beyond the Cithaeron mountains, was Plataea, situated halfway between Megara and Thebes, another ally of…Tissaphernes
Tissaphernes (c.445-395): Persian nobleman, satrap of Lydia.Early Career The citadel of Sardes, seen from the west Tissaphernes belonged to one of the…Titanomachy
Summary Homer The Titanomachy is the first epic of the Epic Cycle; it is attributed to Eumelus of Corinth or Arctinus. From…Tocra, Al-Agoria Archaeological Museum
Situated next to an Ottoman/Italian fort and named after a local tribe, this small museum has a collection of objects from the nearby excavations of ancient Taucheira/Arsinoe. When we visited the museum, the Byzantine room was closed. …Trapezus
Trapezus (Greek: Τραπεζοῦς): Greek city on the southern shore of the Black Sea, modern Trabzon.Origins Tombstone of a soldier of XV…
Trapezus, Egyptian-style scissors |