In this third installment of the Peloponnesian War podcast, we take a look at life after Pericles and the years 428 and 427 BC.  Leaders of Mytilene's oligarchy have decided that now is the time to leave the Athenian-led alliance.  The conflict in Plataea also finally comes to an end while another bloody civil conflict between factions in Corcyra gets out of hand and shocks the Greek world.  At the end of it, the Athenians head west to see if they can exert their influence in southern Italy and Sicily.  The war is really heading up and who knows where the fires will spread to next! 

In this third installment of the Peloponnesian War podcast, we take a look at life after Pericles and the years 428 and 427 BC.  Leaders of Mytilene's oligarchy have decided that now is the time to leave the Athenian-led alliance.  The conflict in Plataea also finally comes to an end while another bloody civil conflict between factions in Corcyra gets out of hand and shocks the Greek world.  At the end of it, the Athenians head west to see if they can exert their influence in southern Italy and Sicily.  The war is really heading up and who knows where the fires will spread to next! 

Contents:

00:00 Introduction

01:10 Revolt of Mytilene

06:25 Judgement of Mytilene: Cleon vs. Diodotus 

13:41 The Fate of Plataea

16:07 Civil War in Corcyra

22:05 Sicily and Syracuse

25:43 Thank You and Patrons

Support the show

Episode ID: 1000569907894

GUID: Buzzsprout-10962060

Release Date: 14/07/2022, 19:30:00