Transcript Peloponnesian Wars

The Great
Peloponnesian War
By John Grosel
Map of Greece 600-400 B.C.
How Peloponnesian War started
► Megara
= seaport of Athens
► Trading issue at Megara
► Sparta feared growing Athens
► Border dispute in Corinth
► Existing tensions rising
► Sparta declared war on Athens
Advantages/Disadvantages of Athens
► Larger
navy and
impressive walls
► Pericles powerful leader
► Had more protection
► Lost
lots of men 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 for 6 years
By the Numbers
► Lasted
431- 404 B.C.
► War lasted 27 years
► Athens lost 500 ships
and 12,000 men
► Spartans lost 20,000
men and 300 ships
but managed to win
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 in wars
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
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Heritage of World Civilizations
Sailing the Wine Dark Sea
The World Book Encyclopedia 2002
http://www.wsu.edu
http://www.laconia.org
http://library.thinkquest.org
http://www.crystalinks.com
http://www.galencyclopedia.com
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