The Great Peloponnesian War By John Grosel
Map of Greece B.C.
How Peloponnesian War started ► Megara = seaport of Athens ► Trading issue at Megara ► Sparta feared power of Athens ► Border dispute in Corinth ► Existing tensions rising ► Peloponnesian League vs. Delian League ► Sparta declared war on Athens
Advantages/Disadvantages of Athens ► Larger navy and impressive walls ► Pericles powerful leader ► Had more protection ► Lost lots of power during attack on Sicily ► Continued to fight ► Alcibiades bad leader
Advantages/Disadvantages of Sparta ► Larger army and many supporting allies ► Stronger land troops ► Lysander= strong leader ► More experience ► Had no defense ► Did not have a fleet
Strategies ► Athenians wanted Spartans hurt ► Sea war to attack Spartans by coast ► Counted on sea trade with land allies ► Sparta wanted a land war ► Attacked crops and supplies of Athenians ► Used hoplite phalanx to fight ► Peace of Nicias lasted 6 years in 421 B.C.
Results ► Lasted B.C. ► War lasted 27 years ► Spartans won war ► Athenian Empire was destroyed was destroyed ► Sparta was leading power of Greece
Scene from Peloponnesian War
What is the idea of the Movie? Basically… ► Describing what happened during this time period in Greece ► Life of a Athenian fighter, who battles in the Peloponnesian War ► Athenian fighter spies on Spartans
Summary of Movie ► Describes life of Athenian fighter, Heron ► Joins army to fight in Peloponnesian wars ► Assigned to go undercover as a Spartan ► Spies on Spartans to tell Athenians their plan ► Is discovered, but runs away ► Manages to tell Athenians their strategy ► Rest of movie shows Heron fighting
How it Connects to Greek Society ► Shows fighting that happened in battles ► Armor and weapons used in fighting ► Strategies used in Peloponnesian Wars ► Views of Ancient Greece ► Home life in Ancient Greece ► Greek style of survival + what they value
Connection and Audience for Movie ► Mostly for men over age of 15 ► Targeted for action seekers ► Shows how people communicate ► Shows people getting information ► People contrasting lifestyles ► People making difficult decisions
Bibliography ► 1. Heritage of World Civilizations 2. Sailing the Wine Dark Sea 3. The World Book Encyclopedia
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