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I used to day dream about this issue as a teenager in Sydney! I found the history of this period compelling as so many things were new for the time: states run by varying levels of democracy, freedom vs alliance vs slavery, naval dominance vs unbeatable Spartans, and long term warfare. Mistakes and brilliance were original and have so much to teach the student of history.
I'll have to punch out the counters, set them up and post a review. This is too awesome!
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J.R.R. Tolkien: The Fall of Arthur
This book is recommended by Thygocanberra. I have a copy and will read with interest.
J.R.R. Tolkien: The Lord of the Rings
What can I say. My favourite book. I think I have at least four different editions.
R. G. Grant: Battle: A Visual Journey Through 5,000 Years of Combat
This is the dream book for wargamers. Literally hundreds of battles. Over 350 pages of full colour illustrations. I cannot recommend it highly enough.
John Gibson Warry: Warfare in the Classical World: An Illustrated Encyclopedia of Weapons, Warriors, and Warfare in the Ancient Civilizations of Greece and Rome
We all have a wonderful book with fantastic illustrations, that amazed us in childhood, and followed us to our grown up bookshelf. This is one of those books. (*****)
Antony Beevor: Stalingrad: The Fateful Siege: 1942-1943
In school we were taught such an English view of World War II. Now I have discovered the epic battles on the Eastern Front, truly gargantuan conflicts. This book is a great introduction to the Eastern Front and a brilliant history book. (*****)
I've been thinking long and hard over whether my sympathies lie with Athens or Sparta. If push comes to shove, I think I'd choose Athens.
Posted by: Paul | Tuesday, 01 April 2014 at 10:41 PM
A very evocative cover.
I think you would be an Athenian in the final analysis.
Posted by: Thygocanberra | Saturday, 22 March 2014 at 02:36 PM
There is much to admire in both and much to hate. I am a progressive by nature, so instinctively tend towards Athens. However, given the oppressive form of Athens' unbridled democracy, I imagine I would have preferred to be a Spartiate than an Athenian. Given Murphy's law, I probably would have ended up a Platean hoplite or a Samnian and would have hated both of them.
Posted by: PythonMagus | Tuesday, 18 March 2014 at 08:32 PM
This does indeed look like the ultimate issue for you! So, the big question. Do your sympathies lie with Sparta or Athens?
Posted by: Paul | Tuesday, 18 March 2014 at 06:46 PM