099 Frustrations and Poor Decisions
The History of Ancient Greece
Ryan Stitt
4.4 • 1.1K Ratings
🗓️ 6 January 2020
⏱️ 100 minutes
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Summary
In this episode, we discuss the years 417 to 415 BC of the Peloponnesian War, including the ostracism of Hyperbolos, the rivalry of Nikias and Alkibiades, the siege of Melos, the lead-up and first year of the Sicilian Expedition, and the prosecutions for the Hermai and Eleusinian Mysteries scandals
Show Notes: http://www.thehistoryofancientgreece.com/2020/01/099-frustrations-and-poor-decisions.html
Intro by Kate Armstrong of The Exploress Podcast
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| 0:00.0 | You're listening to the history of ancient Greece. I'm Kate Armstrong and my |
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| 0:44.6 | immersing ourselves in their lived experience. |
| 0:47.5 | In season two, we've already traveled through ancient Egypt |
| 0:51.0 | and now we're right in the middle of ancient Greece. |
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| 1:02.0 | Take it away, Ryan. Oh, The Hello I'm Ryan Stitt and welcome back to the history of ancient Greece, episode 99, frustrations, and poor decisions. |
| 1:51.0 | The years that followed the Battle of Mantinea were marked by internal conflict in Athens and chaos in the Peloponnese. |
| 2:00.0 | In Athens, in the spring of 417 BC, the election for the generalship underscored the division |
| 2:06.5 | and confusion that continued to govern Athenian foreign policy. |
| 2:10.8 | Both Alsabides and Nikius had sufficient support to be elected as two of the 10 Stratigoy, |
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