Geostrategy of the Peloponnesian War 2: Pericles vs Archidamus

What could Pericles do to defend Athens against Sparta? This is Part 2/5 in a re-examination of the strategies used in the 2nd Peloponnesian War. This video focuses on the duelling opening strategies between Athens (Pericles) and King Archidamus (Sparta), and how they were influenced by Ancient Greece's 'conventional strategy' as well as political-historical circumstances. Video 1 on CaspianReport's channel: https://youtu.be/JGjjnK15pks . Subscribe to him! SCRIPT: https://strategosstuff.blogspot.com/2020/05/script-geostrategy-of-peloponnesian-war_5.html All errors are my own. ▬ CHAPTERS ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 0:00 - Introduction 0:45 - [I] The Conventional Strategy of Ancient Greece 4:02 - [II] The Geostrategic Situation at the Start of War 7:47 - [III] Pericles' Strategy - A Strategic Defensive? 12:22 - [IV] Pericles' Strategy - A Strategic Offensive 17:13 - [V] Athens: Assessing Pericles' Strategy 19:15 - [VI] Sparta: Archidamus' Strategy 24:08 - [VII] Conclusion ▬ SOURCES ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ Thucydides, The Peloponnesian War [Bks 1 + 2] http://www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/text?doc=Perseus%3Atext%3A1999.01.0200 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. Routledge 2007 Rusch S. Sparta at War. Frontline 2011 Sears M. Understanding Greek Warfare. Routledge 2019 de Wet B. "The So-Called Defensive Policy of Pericles". Acta Classica 12, 1969. http://www.casa-kvsa.org.za/1969/AC12-06-Wet.pdf ▬ ATTRIBUTIONS ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ Google Maps https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Map_Peloponnesian_War_431_BC-en.svg (Athenian/Spartan alliances, 431 BC) https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Ancient_peloponnese-pt.svg (Peloponnesian League) Made using Powerpoint 2013, Audacity, WavePad and VideoPad.