097 The Road to Peace

The History of Ancient Greece

Ryan Stitt

History, Society & Culture

4.4 • 1.1K Ratings

🗓️ 30 September 2019

⏱️ 112 minutes

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Summary

In this episode, we discuss the years 423-421 BC of the Peloponnesian War, including the death of Artaxerxes and the succession struggle that ends with Darius II on the Persian throne; the continuation of Brasidas' Thracian and Macedonian campaign; the 'Wasps' and 'Peace' by Aristophanes; and the deaths of Brasidas and Kleon during the second battle of Amphipolis, culminating in the "Peace of Nikias" and the end of the Archidamian War

Show Notes: http://www.thehistoryofancientgreece.com/2019/09/097-road-to-peace.html

Intro by Samuel Hume of Pax Brittanica

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0:00.0	Hi there and welcome to the History of Ancient Greece. My name is Sam Hume, the host of a
0:06.0	podcast on the history of the British Empire, Pax Britannica. I last appeared on Ryan's show
0:12.0	a couple of years ago as the host of the History of witchcraft, and he's very kindly allowed me on again.
0:18.0	Pax Britannica is a narrative which is currently coming to the end of the reign of James the 6th and the 1st.
0:24.0	So far I've looked at the colonies in Ireland, Virginia, Bermuda and New England,
0:29.0	the first years of the East India Company, and the domestic events of James's reign, gunpowder plots, caught corruption and the first attempts to unify England and Scotland into a single state.
0:42.0	If you want to listen to that story, then Pax Britannica is available on all good
0:46.4	podcasting apps. Now, on with your regularly scheduled podcast. The The Hello I'm Ryan State and welcome back to the history of ancient Greece.
1:35.0	Episode 97, The Road to Peace.
1:39.0	In episode 95, we briefly mentioned how an Athenian diplomatic mission to Persia
1:44.3	supposedly never made it to the great king's court because of a dynastic crisis
1:49.4	following the death of Arteserxes in the early winter of 424-423 BC.
1:56.1	Well we are going to begin today's episode by bringing events in Persia up to speed.
2:00.9	The 5th century BC Greek physician and historian Sthesius in his history of Persia, called Persica, offers the only account of what happened after the great king's death.
2:11.0	He says that Arda Xerxes wife and the Persian Queen, Damaspia, died on the very same day,
2:17.0	though no explanation is given as to why, nor is it stated where they died.
2:22.0	Perhaps it was because of old age, as Arteserxes was born at some point during the reign of his grandfather, Darius the Great.
2:30.0	But the circumstances seem very suspicious.
2:33.0	The fact that both the king and the queen died on the same day, supposedly,
2:38.0	makes it seem like foul play.
2:40.0	Regardless, Artazircsi's had ruled for a long reign of 31 years, and his death resulted in at least three of his 18 sons, fighting over the Persian throne.
2:51.0	He was officially succeeded by Xerxes II, who was reportedly the only legitimate son between him and Damaspia.
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