The Peloponnesian War

A Captivating Guide to the Ancient Greek War Between the Two Leading City-States in Ancient Greece: Athens and Sparta

By: Captivating Captivating History

Narrated by: Colin Fluxman

Length: 3 hrs and 3 mins

Publisher's summary

If you want to discover the captivating history of the Peloponnesian War, then pay attention....

The Peloponnesian War enveloped the entire Greek world, from Syracuse on the island of Sicily to the shores of western Turkey. It ravaged the Greek population and produced great hardships, and it led to the eventual downfall of the Athenian Empire and the rise of the Spartan Empire.

While it’s true that war should be avoided at all costs, it’s also true that it’s a great teacher. It shows people who they are, and it forces them to rise up in the face of great adversity. And while the Athenians did eventually fall to the Spartans, neither side won or lost. The only losers were those who lived during this tragic conflict that was defined by famine and plague, and the only winners were those who came afterward and who were able to enjoy the tremendous advancements in human culture that came from one of the most prolific conflicts of all time.

In this book, you will discover topics such as:

• Understanding Peloponnese
• The Peloponnesian and Delian leagues
• Rising tensions between Athens and Sparta: The First Peloponnesian war to the 30 years’ peace
• The Archidamian war to the peace of Nicias
• The attack of Syracuse brings more war
• The Ionian War and the fall of Athens
• Fighting in an Ancient Greek army
• The war’s impact on Greek culture
• Philosophy during war: Socrates
• And much, much more!

©2019 Captivating History (P)2019 Captivating History

Informative read on the Peloponnesian War.

Initially this audible was on a slower side but gradually it picked the speed up and I had a lot of information.

ok

it was ok the narration could have been a little better but it's history so I'm happy

Better than most Peloponnesian books.

This audio-book is amazing. The story basic it is amazing, and the writing is excellent - pure, sinuous, and with suitable detail and connections drawn.

A warning of how history repeats itself

This book explains the inevitaboties of conflicting purposes of the ruling class lead to conflict.

Its a blend, great audio.

If you really love to listen non-stop action blend fiction or even some non-fiction taste. You perhaps at right place, but this may come as close as you can get in non-fiction.

An excellent history

I became involved in antique warfare and history by way of war gaming, and in specific I became interested in the warfare of the Peloponnesian war and classical era.

One of the leading author.

This book is predestined to be a one-book association. The wipe, for me, came in determining. Love it really.

Informative audible.

I am in love to listen about history. This book comes in at the top of the scale. It was really a good read rather great one.

Good work by the author.

I took this is a sort of summary/ of Captivating History author’s work on this subject. But I'm also still a little worried by the fact that in 3 hours and 3 minutes of narrative. Still I learned more about the War from this audible than I did in any class or combination of texts from college.

I love the Antiquity.

My interest in this age of Greek history is a current one, glimmered by an outstanding documentary. So I'm a true layman. The author fails to make the story of the war fun to read. The description is a bit dry. Still there are some points very greatly described.