090 The Road to War
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In this episode, we discuss the two events over 433/2 BC that led Pericles to claim that he could see war "coming out of the Peloponnese” (the Potidaea Revolt and the Megarian Embargo); the speeches given by the Corinthians, Spartans, and Athenians on the eve of war; and both sides financial and military resources, war aims, and strategies.
Show Notes: http://www.thehistoryofancientgreece.com/2019/04/090-road-to-war.html
Intro by Gary Girod of The French History Podcast
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