106 Frustrations and Poor Decisions (Part II)
The History of Ancient Greece
Ryan Stitt
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🗓️ 26 October 2020
⏱️ 135 minutes
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In this episode, we discuss the years 409 to 406 BC of the Peloponnesian War, including the Athenians' achieving control in the Hellespont and Bosporos, Alkibiades' triumphant return to Athens, the ascension of Lysandros and his bromance with Kyros, the Athenian defeat at Notion and the disgrace of Alkibiades, Kallikratidas' victory over Konon at Mytilene, and the subsequent Battle of Arginousai with its disastrous consequences for the Athenians
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| 0:27.5 | Thank you very much. The So, The Hello, I'm Ryan Stitt, and welcome back to the history of ancient Greece. |
| 1:10.0 | Episode 106, frustrations and poor decisions, part two. |
| 1:16.2 | As we have seen, in addition to the various Greek city states allied to Athens or Sparta, the |
| 1:21.1 | Peloponnesian war also involved the Aegean powers of the Odryzians and the Persian satropies of Tissifernies and Farnabasis. |
| 1:29.2 | On the last episode, following the Athenian expedition, we also looked at how the island of |
| 1:34.3 | Sicily fared in the last decade of the 5th century BC. Ultimately, hostilities |
| 1:40.4 | once again between Segesta and Selenus brought another outside power to the island, |
| 1:45.3 | and this time it would be the North African city of Carthage in 409 BC. |
| 1:51.4 | The primary consequence of this for the Aegean Theater is that it effectively removed |
| 1:56.2 | Syracuse and involvement outside of Sicily, a huge blow to the Spartans. |
| 2:01.6 | Furthermore, with the addition of the Carthaginians and their allies, the Libyans, |
| 2:06.2 | the Iberians, and the Campanians, the war essentially had transformed into a Mediterranean affair. |
| 2:12.6 | We even discussed how Carthage and Athens may have entered into alliance, |
| 2:16.6 | or at least some sort of political friendship. |
| 2:18.8 | So for those keeping track, on one side, we now have the Athenian Empire, the Kingdom of Odresian Thrace, and the Carthaginian Empire. |
| 2:26.5 | And on the other was the Peloponnesian League, the Boetian League, the Persian Satropy of Farnabasis and the Sicilian Greeks. |
| 2:35.0 | Athens though would not be able to send Carthage any assistance in Sicily |
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