Prior to any fighting, Pericles of Athens and Archidamus of Sparta (with the aid of Spartan allies) devised net assessments that both believed would provide strategies leading to victory and peace for their respective states. ... Athenian Strategy Much of Athens' unwillingness to compromise with Spartan diplomatic efforts stemmed from the supreme confidence Pericles had in both his navy and his overall strategy. ... Pericles believed that "as it is, we must try to think of ourselves as islanders; we must abandon our land and our houses, and safeguard the sea and the city" (The Peloponnes...

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The Influence of the Greeks on American Democracy "Tyranny is the rule of one man to the advantage of the ruler, oligarchy to the advantage of the rich, democracy to the advantage of the poor." -Aristotle Democracy: a form of government that makes political decisions directly exercised by the whole ...

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