The End of the Peloponnesian War

• Xenophon, Cyrus the younger’s support: “he would do everything possible… use his own money… break up the throne whereon he sat”
• Xenophon Persian support: “the Lacedaemonians had obtained from the king everything they wanted”
• Thucydides alcibiades’ support for Decelea: “you will force Athens To lose if you fortify Decelea“
• Thucydides about the impact of Decelea: “the enemy was on top of them throughout the year”
• Thucydides on the major impact of Decelea: “one of the chief reasons for the decline of Athenian power”
• Xenophon on Callicratidas’ resentment of Persia: “the Greeks were in a sorry plight, toadying to barbarians for the sake of money”
• Xenophon on Callicratidas’ attitude to Athens: “he would do his best to reconcile the Athenians and the Lacedaemonians“
• Thucydides on Sicilian Campaign debates: “Nicias had not wanted to be chosen for command“ “his view was that the city was making a mistake“
• Thucydides on the reason for Sicilian Campaign: “on a slight pretext that looked reasonable, was in fact aiming at conquering the whole of Sicily