089 The Breakdown of Peace

The History of Ancient Greece

Ryan Stitt

History, Society & Culture

4.4 • 1.1K Ratings

🗓️ 11 March 2019

⏱️ 107 minutes

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Summary

In this episode, we discuss the mid-5th century BC history of two areas that were important economically and politically to Athens—the west (including the Sikel Revolt, Syracuse's defeat of Akragas, the establishment of the panhellenic colony of Thourii, and the new Athenian alliances with Segesta, Leontini, and Rhegion) and the northeast (including the founding of Brea and Amphipolis on the Strymon River and the rise of the Odrysrian kingdom of Thrake and the Spartokid dynasty of the Bosporan Kingdom); Athens' growing hostilities with Makedon; and the breakdown of the Thirty Years' Peace treaty (including its inadequacies, the Samian Revolt, and Korkyraean/Korinthian hostilities with the battles of Leukimme and Sybota)

Show Notes: http://www.thehistoryofancientgreece.com/2019/03/089-breakdown-of-peace.html

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1:03.0	So once you finish Ryan's fascinating podcast, The History of Ancient Greece,
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1:57.0	Episode 89, the Breakdown of Peace.
2:02.0	Today's episode is brought to you by our new February Patreon supporters,
2:05.9	Rodrigo Jimenez Reyes and Ryan Edwards, as well as paypal donor Suzanne Lyle.
2:12.3	Once again I do apologize if I didn't pronounce those correctly, but I do thank you for your donations in support of the podcast.
2:18.0	If you too would like to support the History of Ancient Greece, you can become a monthly Patreon supporter or a one-time donor at PayPal. Ancient Thucydides is very interested in the outbreak of the Peloponnesian War, and his whole
2:36.8	first book is dedicated to how and why the war happened.
2:41.0	Early in Book 1, after he discusses his methodology, and pronounces that this war was greater than any previous one.
2:48.0	He says, quote, the Athenians and Peloponnesians began the war after breaking the 30 years treaty,
2:55.2	which they had made after the capture of Yubia. As to why they broke the treaty,
3:00.5	I have first written down the grievances, Ateai, and disputes, Diaforai.
3:06.5	So that no one should ever have to inquire from what origin so great a war broke out amongst the Greeks. I believe that the truest explanation, Profasis,
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