Book Cover; Title; Contents; List of maps; Preface; List of abbreviations; Note on spelling and transliteration; Background; Causes; Stalemate; Interlude; Athens ascendant; Sparta resurgent; Phoney peace; Sicilian adventure; Disaster in Sicily; A different kind of war; War in the north; Rearguard action; Endgame; Conclusions; Appendix the sources; Notes; Bibliography; Index
Summary
The range and extent of the Peloponnesian War of the fifth century BC has led to it being described as a ''world war'' in miniature. With the struggle between Athens and Sparta at its core, the twenty-seven-year conflict drew in states from all points of the compass; from Byzantion in the north, Crete in the south, Asia Minor in the east and Sicily in the west
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 293-295) and index
