Michael Tunnicliffe
With the Persian threat contained the Greeks of the second half of the 5th century BC should have been secure. Athens under Pericles began an ambitious building program which saw the construction of the Parthenon on the Acropolis. It was the age of the great Greek dramatists. But the simmering rivalry of Sparta and Athens, with their very different political systems, would lead to open conflict. We have a full account of the Peloponnesian War from the eyewitness Thucydides. Meanwhile, in Athens itself the self-proclaimed gadfly, Socrates, was raising fundamental issues that many found both uncomfortable and subversive. This course will examine in detail the decades from 440-400 BC.
Recommended reading:
Thucydides 1974 History of the Peloponnesian War Penguin Classics
Simon Hornblower 2002 (3rd ed.) The Greek World 479-323, Routledge
Sarah Pomeroy et al 2009 A Brief History of Ancient Greece Oxford University Press
Day: Tuesdays Time: 10.00 am-12.00 pm
5 weeks, 25 April to 23rd May 2023
Please note: this is a face-to-face course.
VENUE:
Quaker Meeting House
91 Station Road
Cheadle Hulme
SK8 7BG
Price for the Series:
| Price | Concessions | Minimum No. | Maximum No. |
| £40 | 8 | 25 |
Please contact: Michael Tunnicliffe 5 St George’s Way, Northwich, CW9 8XG, phone: 01606 42116 email: mtunni@sky.com