The Battle of Arginusae

by Debra Hamel

Aimed at classics students and general readers, the book also provides an in-depth examination of the fraught relationship between Athens' military commanders and its vaunted sovereign democracy.

The Battle of Arginusae

Author: Debra Hamel

Publisher: JHU Press

ISBN: 1421416824

Page: 152

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A pivotal skirmish involving nearly three hundred Athenian and Spartan ships toward the end of the Peloponnesian War, the Battle of Arginusae was at the time the largest naval battle ever fought between warring Greeks. It was a crucial win for the Athenians, since losing the battle would have led to their total defeat by Sparta and, perhaps, the slaughter and enslavement of their entire population. Paradoxically, the win at Arginusae resulted in one of the worst disasters to befall the Athenians during the brutal twenty-seven-year war. Due to a combination of factors�incompetent leadership, the weariness of the sailors, a sudden storm�the commanders on the scene failed to rescue the crews of twenty-five Athenian ships that had been disabled during the battle. Thousands of men, many of them injured, were left clinging to the wreckage of their ships awaiting help that never came. When the Athenians back home heard what had happened, they deposed the eight generals who had been in command during the battle. Two of these leaders went into exile; the six who returned to Athens were tried and eventually executed. The Battle of Arginusae describes the violent battle and its horrible aftermath. Debra Hamel introduces readers to Athens and Sparta, the two thriving superpowers of the fifth century B.C. She provides a summary of the events that caused the long war and discusses the tactical intricacies of Greek naval warfare. Recreating the claustrophobic, unhygienic conditions in which the ships' crews operated, Hamel unfolds the process that turned this naval victory into one of the most infamous chapters in the city-state's history. Aimed at classics students and general readers, the book also provides an in-depth examination of the fraught relationship between Athens' military commanders and its vaunted sovereign democracy.

Naval Battle Of The Arginusae Islands 406 Bc

by André Geraque Kiffer

The Battle of Arginusae simulated The maritime area of operations will be off the
Arginusae Islands, with light wind speed and calm sea. At the moment of the start
of the simulation, the fleets are about 1,800 meters from each other, with the ...

Naval Battle Of The Arginusae Islands 406 Bc

Author: André Geraque Kiffer

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The simulation, trying to test the hypothesis outlined, will be that unlike a forward single advance with a disadvantageous frontal shock to the Spartans, because they did not have a second line, will try to maneuver and approach both Athenian flanks, pushing them towards the center and land ground.

Ancient History

by Celestia Angenette Bloss

The Athenian generals brought up their galleys alongside of each other, and held
a council of war. It was decided to leave ... Of the eight generals who commanded
at Arginusae, six went home, dreaming, perhaps, of garlands and crowns ...

Ancient History

Author: Celestia Angenette Bloss

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The life of Herodotus tr by G V Cox

by Friedrich Christoph Dahlmann

have been employed earlier in the Peloponnesian war, for Hellanicus could not
have been living at the time of the sea-fight of Arginusae ;” then the natural
signification of the Scholium, which points to the battle near the Arginusae
islands, ...

The life of Herodotus tr by G V Cox

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Plato s Caves

by Rebecca LeMoine

qualified to serve as one of the generals tried en masse and executed after the
battle of Arginusae.32 At least one Athenian citizen, then—a prominent one at
that—descended from a non-Athenian. Ancient reports of other illegitimate sons ...

Plato s Caves

Author: Rebecca LeMoine

Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA

ISBN: 0190936983

Page: 288

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Classical antiquity has become a political battleground in recent years in debates over immigration and cultural identity-whether it is ancient sculpture, symbolism, or even philosophy. Caught in the crossfire is the legacy of the famed ancient Greek philosopher Plato. Though works such as Plato's Republic have long been considered essential reading for college students, protestors on campuses around the world are calling for the removal of Plato's dialogues from the curriculum, contending that Plato and other thinkers in the Western philosophical tradition promote xenophobic and exclusionary ideologies. The appropriation of the classics by white nationalists throughout history-from the Nazis to modern-day hate groups-appears to lend credence to this claim, and the traditional scholarly narrative of cultural diversity in classical Greek political thought often reinforces the perception of ancient thinkers as xenophobic. This is particularly the case with interpretations of Plato. While scholars who study Plato reject the wholesale dismissal of his work, the vast majority tend to admit that his portrayal of foreigners is unsettling. From student protests over the teaching of canonical texts such as Plato's Republic to the use of images of classical Greek statues in white supremacist propaganda, the world of the ancient Greeks is deeply implicated in a heated contemporary debate about identity and diversity. Plato's Caves defends the bold thesis that Plato was a friend of cultural diversity, contrary to many contemporary perceptions. It shows that, across Plato's dialogues, foreigners play a role similar to that of Socrates: liberating citizens from intellectual bondage. Through close readings of four Platonic dialogues-Republic, Menexenus, Laws, and Phaedrus-Rebecca LeMoine recovers Plato's unique insight into the promise, and risk, of cross-cultural engagement. Like the Socratic "gadfly" who stings the "horse" of Athens into wakefulness, foreigners can provoke citizens to self-reflection by exposing contradictions and confronting them with alternative ways of life. The painfulness of this experience explains why encounters with foreigners often give rise to tension and conflict. Yet it also reveals why cultural diversity is an essential good. Simply put, exposure to cultural diversity helps one develop the intellectual humility one needs to be a good citizen and global neighbor. By illuminating Plato's epistemological argument for cultural diversity, Plato's Caves challenges readers to examine themselves and to reinvigorate their love of learning.

A History of Greece

by George Grote

131 recollection of the fierce displeasure of the people against the victorious
generals after the battle of Arginusae. And we may thus see, that though the
proceedings on that memorable occasion were stained both by illegality and by
violence, ...

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The Athenian Constitution Written in the School of Aristotle

by Aristotle

305. In the seventh year ... in the archonship of Callias of Angele: Callias is given
his demotic to distinguish him from the archon of 412/1 (32. 1). The year of his
archonship and of the battle of Arginusae was 406/5 (Diod. Sic. XIII. 80. 1, Marm.

The Athenian Constitution Written in the School of Aristotle

Author: Aristotle

Publisher: Aris and Phillips Classical Te

ISBN: 1786940701

Page: 441

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This is an up-to-date edition of the Athenian Constitution which was written in the school of Aristotle in the fourth century B.C., by a scholar who has been engaged with this text throughout his working life.

The Frogs

by Aristophanes

IN the month of September B . C . 406 , the Athenian fleet defeated Callicratidas
in the battle of Arginusae ; the greatest naval engagement in the entire course of
the Peloponnesian war . In the following month the generals who had taken part
 ...

The Frogs

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The Frogs with intr and notes by W W Merry

by Aristophanes

In the month of September B . C . 406 , the Athenian fleet defeated Callicratidas
in the battle of Arginusae ; the greatest naval engagement in the entire course of
the Peloponnesian war . In the following month the generals who had taken part
 ...

The Frogs with intr and notes by W W Merry

Author: Aristophanes

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The Hellenica of Xenophon books I and II

by Xenophon

Xenophon Gerald Maclean Edwards. the battle , and some were saved on
another ship ' ( and therefore had no opportunity to pick up those on the wrecks ) .
... ( d ) Spartan overtures for peace after Arginusae . ' A0 . mol . 34 ' When the
Spartans ...

The Hellenica of Xenophon books I and II

Author: Xenophon

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Collected lectures on Roman history

by Barthold Georg Niebuhr

One of the generals at the battle of Arginusae, 158, 159. Accused of neglect of
duty, but acquitted, 160. Forms the design of liberating Athens from the Thirty,
172. At Phyle, 172, 173. Occupies Piraceus, 174. Attacks Athens. 175. Defeated
by ...

Collected lectures on Roman history

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Plato s Apology and Crito with Notes

by Plato

Sometimes they were all in the field together, as in the battle of Marathon and the
case before us — the battle at Arginusae. More frequently, however, only three
were sent out to carry on the war, while the others took charge of the war ...

Plato s Apology and Crito with Notes

Author: Plato

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Page: 180

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Journal of the Royal United Service Institution

by

We have in Xenophon a minute account of another formation adopted by the
Athenians at the battle of Arginusae, which he calls éri pāAaTsos, which we may
describe as two columns of divisions in four lines abreast, each consisting of
fifteen ...

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An Elementary History of Greece

by Charles Oman

BATTLE OF ARGINUSAE . 161 Once more the Athenians had lost the command
of the To recover it they drained their last resources , and by launching every sea
worthy ship at Peiraeus , and calling in small detached squadrons , collected a ...

An Elementary History of Greece

Author: Charles Oman

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Page: 234

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