Book contents
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- List of Maps
- Preface
- Introduction
- Principal dates
- Biographical notes
- Greek deities, heroes and mythological figures
- Greek terms for distances, coinage and the calendar
- Map 1. Greece and the Aegean
- Map 2. Peloponnese and Central Greece
- Map 3. Western Asia Minor and Hellespont
- Map 4. Sicily and South Italy
- The War of the Peloponnesians and the Athenians
- Introduction [I 1–23.3]
- Background to the war [I 23.4–146]
- First year of the war, 431–30 [II 1–47.1]
- Second year of the war, 430–29 [II 47.2–70]
- Third year of the war, 429–28 [II 71–103]
- Fourth year of the war, 428–27 [III 1–25]
- Fifth year of the war, 427–26 [III 26–88]
- Sixth year of the war, 426–25 [III 89–116]
- Seventh year of the war, 425–24 [IV 1–51]
- Eighth year of the war, 424–23 [IV 52–116]
- Ninth year of the war, 423–22 (IV 117–35)
- Tenth year of the war, 422–21 [V 1–24]
- Eleventh year of the war, 421–20 [V 25–39]
- Twelfth year of the war, 420–19 [V 40–51]
- Thirteenth year of the war, 419–18 [V 52–56]
- Fourteenth year of the war, 418–17 [V 57–81]
- Fifteenth year of the war, 417–16 [V 82–83]
- Sixteenth year of the war, 416–15 [V 84–116, VI 1–7]
- Seventeenth year of the war, 415–14 [VI 8–93]
- Eighteenth year of the war, 414–13 [VI 94–105, VII 1–18]
- Nineteenth year of the war, 413–12 [VII 19–87, VIII 1–6]
- Twentieth year of the war, 412–11 [VIII 7–60]
- Twenty-first year of the war, 411–10 [VIII 61–109, unfinished]
- Appendix 1 Notes on the Greek text: variations from the OCT
- Appendix 2 Thucydides in the ancient world: a selection of texts
- Bibliography and further reading
- Synopsis of contents
- Synopsis of speeches
- Glossary
- Index of names
- General index
- References
Eighth year of the war, 424–23 [IV 52–116]
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 05 April 2013
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- List of Maps
- Preface
- Introduction
- Principal dates
- Biographical notes
- Greek deities, heroes and mythological figures
- Greek terms for distances, coinage and the calendar
- Map 1. Greece and the Aegean
- Map 2. Peloponnese and Central Greece
- Map 3. Western Asia Minor and Hellespont
- Map 4. Sicily and South Italy
- The War of the Peloponnesians and the Athenians
- Introduction [I 1–23.3]
- Background to the war [I 23.4–146]
- First year of the war, 431–30 [II 1–47.1]
- Second year of the war, 430–29 [II 47.2–70]
- Third year of the war, 429–28 [II 71–103]
- Fourth year of the war, 428–27 [III 1–25]
- Fifth year of the war, 427–26 [III 26–88]
- Sixth year of the war, 426–25 [III 89–116]
- Seventh year of the war, 425–24 [IV 1–51]
- Eighth year of the war, 424–23 [IV 52–116]
- Ninth year of the war, 423–22 (IV 117–35)
- Tenth year of the war, 422–21 [V 1–24]
- Eleventh year of the war, 421–20 [V 25–39]
- Twelfth year of the war, 420–19 [V 40–51]
- Thirteenth year of the war, 419–18 [V 52–56]
- Fourteenth year of the war, 418–17 [V 57–81]
- Fifteenth year of the war, 417–16 [V 82–83]
- Sixteenth year of the war, 416–15 [V 84–116, VI 1–7]
- Seventeenth year of the war, 415–14 [VI 8–93]
- Eighteenth year of the war, 414–13 [VI 94–105, VII 1–18]
- Nineteenth year of the war, 413–12 [VII 19–87, VIII 1–6]
- Twentieth year of the war, 412–11 [VIII 7–60]
- Twenty-first year of the war, 411–10 [VIII 61–109, unfinished]
- Appendix 1 Notes on the Greek text: variations from the OCT
- Appendix 2 Thucydides in the ancient world: a selection of texts
- Bibliography and further reading
- Synopsis of contents
- Synopsis of speeches
- Glossary
- Index of names
- General index
- References
Summary
Summer [IV 52–88]
Right at the start of the following summer there was a partial eclipse of the sun at the time of the new moon, and early in the same month the earth quaked. The exiles from Mytilene and other parts of Lesbos, most of them setting out from the mainland, gathered together a mercenary force they had hired from the Peloponnese or had recruited on the spot. They captured Rhoeteum, but then gave it back again without having done any harm on receipt of two thousand Phocaean staters. After this they made an expedition against Antandrus and took the city with inside help. It was in fact their intention to liberate the other so-called ‘Actaean cities’ (which the Athenians now held though they were once occupied by Mytilenaeans) and above all to liberate Antandrus. They thought that after strengthening Antandrus, where there was every facility for building ships (with timber locally available and Mount Ida nearby) and other kinds of equipment too, they could from that base more easily inflict damage on Lesbos (which was nearby) and also subdue the Aeolic townships on the mainland. These were the plans they were preparing.
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- ThucydidesThe War of the Peloponnesians and the Athenians, pp. 266 - 306Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2013