Could a new generation of Athenian and Spartan leaders succeed, where Pericles and King Archidamus failed? This is part 3/5 in a reexamination of the strategies used in the 2nd Peloponnesian War. This video focuses on Athens' changed attitude under Cleon, his contribution to Athens' ascendancy, and how Sparta managed to eke out a white peace despite all that.

Video 1 on CaspianReport's channel:    • Geopolitics of the Peloponnesian War,...  

SCRIPT: https://strategosstuff.blogspot.com/2...

All errors are my own especially the unsystematic pronunciation!

▬ CHAPTERS ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬
0:00 Introduction
0:27 [I] A New Kind of War
6:33 [II] Athens: Cleon's Strategic Offensive
11:39 [III] Athens: The Culminating Point
15:44 [IV] Sparta: Gambling on Brasidas
20:21 [V] Conclusion

▬ SOURCES ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬
Thucydides, The Peloponnesian War [Bks 3, 4, 5]
http://www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/t...

Kagan D. The Archidamian War. Cornell University Press 1990.
Hanson V. A War Like No Other. Random House 2006.
Henderson B. The Great War Between Athens and Sparta. Hauraki 2015.
Lazenby J. The Peloponnesian War: A Military Study. Routledge 2007.
Rusch S. Sparta at War. Frontline, 2011.
Sears M. Understanding Greek Warfare. Routledge 2019.

▬ ATTRIBUTIONS ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬
Google Maps for the maps and the placement of the towns. Locations corroborated with Wikipedia (i.e. Corinth today is not where ancient Corinth was). Roads follow the route of modern highways, but they seem to match ancient routes well enough.

Wikipedia for approximate borders.

Made using Powerpoint 2013, Audacity, WavePad and VideoPad.