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Lords of the Sea: The Epic Story of the Athenian Navy & the Birth of Democracy

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by John R. Hale

Kerouac, Jack

  King’s Peace

  Kipling, Rudyard

  kyklos

  Lacedaemonius

  Lade, battle of

  Lamachus

  Lamian War (Hellenic War)

  Lampra

  Lampsacus

  Laurium silver mines

  Lemnos

  Lenaea

  Leocrates

  Leonidas, king of Sparta

  Leontini

  Leotychidas

  Lesbos

  Leucas

  Leuctra, battle of

  Libya

  Life of Cimon (Plutarch)

  Life of Demetrius (Plutarch)

  Life of Pericles (Plutarch)

  Life of Themistocles (Plutarch)

  Lives (Plutarch)

  Lives of Eminent Philosophers (Diogenes Laertius)

  Long Walls

  Cimon and

  dismantling of

  rebuilding of

  Lovén, Bjørn

  Lyceum

  Lycomedes

  Lycophron

  Lycurgus

  Lysander

  Lysias

  Lysicles

  Lysicrates

  Macedon

  rise of

  surrender of Athens to

  Macedonian Wars, chronology of

  Mahan, Alfred T.

  Mantinea, battle of

  Marathon, battle of

  Mardonius

  Mausolus of Halicarnassus

  Max Rover ROV

  Mechanics

  Medea

  Megara

  Megarian decree

  Memorabilia (Xenophon)

  Menestheus, king of Athens

  Menestheus (son of Iphicrates)

  Messenia

  Meteorology

  mêtis, concept of

  Meton

  Middle Wall

  Mikon

  Miletus

  Miltiades (founder of Adriatic colony)

  Miltiades (general)

  Mindarus

  Minoa

  Minos, King of Crete

  Morrison, John

  Mount Etna

  Mount Olympus

  Munychia Harbor

  Mycale, battle of

  Mytilene

  Naupactus, battle of

  Phormio’s exploit in

  navarch, Athenian

  navarchos, Spartan

  Navy Yard

  Naxos

  Naxos, battle of

  Neapolis

  Nearchus

  Nelson, Horatio

  Nemesis

  Neocles (father of Themistocles)

  Neocles (son of Themistocles)

  Nepos, Cornelius

  Nicanor

  Nichomachean Ethics (Aristotle)

  Nicias

  death of

  peace negotiated by

  in Sicilian expedition

  Nicodemus

  Nike

  Notium, battle of

  Odysseus

  Odyssey (Homer)

  Oeconomicus (Xenophon)

  Oedipus Rex (Sophocles)

  Olympias

  Olympic games

  Olynthiacs (Demosthenes)

  “On the Peace” (Isocrates)

  “On the Symmories” (“On the Navy-Boards”) (Demosthenes)

  Oresteia (Aeschylus)

  ostracism

  of Aristides

  of Cimon

  of Themistocles

  of Xanthippus

  Oxyrhynchus Historian

  Paches

  Pan

  Panathenaea

  Panegyricus (Isocrates)

  Paralos

  in Corcyra operation

  in flight from Aegospotami

  in Naupactus battle

  special status of

  Paralos (son of Pericles)

  Paralos (son of Poseidon)

  Parian Marble

  Parmenio

  Parthenon

  Athena’s statue in

  Patras, battle of

  Pausanias, king of Sparta

  Pausanias (author of Description of Greece)

  Peace (Aristophanes)

  Peace of Callias

  Peace of Nicias

  Peisander

  Peisistratus

  Peitholaus

  Pellene

  Peloponnesian League

  Peloponnesian War, First:

  battle of Tanagra in

  chronology of

  Thirty Years’ Peace in

  Tolmides’ campaign in

  Peloponnesian WarB.C.:

  aftermath of

  atrocities in

  chronology of

  Corcyra expedition in

  end of

  enfranchisement of slaves in

  fall of Byzantium in

  horse carriers in

  invasions of Attica in

  Ionian War and

  natural disasters in

  oligarchic coup in

  onset of

  Peace of Nicias and

  Pericles’ strategy for

  Persians and

  plague in

  prelude to

  Pylos campaign in

  reprisal raids in

  Sicilian expedition in, see Sicilian expedition

  Spartan demands in

  see also specific battles

  Peloponnesian War, The (Kagan)

  peltasts

  pentekontor

  penteres

  Periander

  Pericles

  Attica building project and

  in Black Sea expedition

  death of

  Golden Age of

  Peloponnesian War strategy of

  political career of

  reforms of

  successors to

  Pericles (son)

  Perinthus

  periplous

  Persephone

  Persian Empire

  Alexander’s invasion of

  Egyptian rebellion against

  Hellenic League and

  navy of

  Themistocles’ flight to

  Persians (Aeschylus)

  Persian Wars

  Athenian naval mobilization in

  chronology of

  Egyptian expedition in

  Europe invaded in

  Greek allies in

  Hellespont bridges in

  Persian Wars (cont.)

  Herodotus’ view of

  Ionian revolt and

  Isthmus council and

  Peace of Callias in

  Persian allies in

  Persian delays in

  Persian vow of vengeance and

  Sicilian diplomatic mission and

  Tempe expedition in

  Wooden Walls prophecy and

  see also specific battles

  Persian War Shipwreck Survey

  phalanx

  Macedonian

  Pharnabazus

  Pherecydes

  Phi Beta Kappa

  Phidias

  Philip II, king of Macedon

  assassination of

  Athenian resistance to

  background of

  at Chaeronea

  Isocrates’ letter to

  in retreat from Byzantium

  Philip Arrhidaeus, king of Macedonia

  Philippics (Demosthenes)

  Philo

  Philocles

  Philoctetes (Sophocles)

  Philo’s Arsenal

  Phocion

  Phoenicia, Phoenicians

  at Salamis

  trireme invented by

  Phoenician Women (Euripides)

  Phoenician Women (Phrynichus)

  Phormio

  Acarnanian crisis and

  disgrace and rehabilitation of

  military career of

  at Naupactus-51n

  at Patras

  at Potidaea

  Phormos

  Phrynichus

  Piraeus
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  Atlantis myth and

  barber services in

  harbors of

  Hippodamian Agora of

  houses of

  imported goods and foods in

  pottery of

  public entertainment in

  restoration of

  Themistocles’ monument in

  urban planning and development of

  walls project and ; see also Long Walls

  see also Cantharus Harbor; Munychia Harbor; Navy Yard; Philo’s Arsenal; shipsheds; Zea Harbor

  plague

  Plataea, battle of

  Plataea, siege of

  Plataeans, naval service at Artemisium

  Plato

  Atlantis myth and

  background of

  as philosopher

  revisionist views of

  Socratic dialogues of

  thalassocracy opposed by

  Plato (comic poet)

  Plutarch

  Plutus

  Plutus (Aristophanes)

  political cartoon, first

  Politics (Aristotle)

  Pollis

  Pollux

  Polyaenus

  Polydoros

  “Poroi” (“Revenues”) (Xenophon)

  Poseidon

  Potidaea, battle of

  Praxiteles

  Problems

  Propylaea

  Prosopitis, siege of

  Proteas

  Pylos campaign

  Sphacteria blockade in

  Pythia, the

  quadrireme

  quinquereme

  Republic (Plato)

  “Return of the Exile” movement

  “Revenues” (“Poroi”) (Xenophon)

  Rhegium

  Rhetoric (Aristotle)

  Rhodes

  Sacred War

  Salaminia

  Salamis, battle of

  in Aeschylus’ Persians

  aftermath of

  casualties in

  and discord among Greeks

  and fall of Athens

  Greek attack in

  Greek battle plan in

  Persian battle line in

  Persian retreat from

  Phoenicians in

  Psyttaleia fight in

  Samothraceans’ action in

  second phase of

  Sicinnus’ mission of deception in

  and siege of Acropolis

  Tenos deserters in

  Salamis, battle of (cont.)

  Themistocles’ strategy for

  turning point of

  Salamis island

  and evacuation of Attica

  geography of

  Samian War

  chronology of

  Samos

  Sardis

  Satyrs (Cratinus)

  Scabbard Bearers (Aristomenes)

  Scyros

  Scythia

  Second Maritime League

  charter of

  format of

  military innovations and

  shipbuilding campaign of

  and War with the Allies

  see also Spartan Wars

  Segesta

  Serpent Column of Plataea

  Sestos siege of

  shipsheds

  Sicilian expedition

  Athenian democracy and

  Athenian recovery from

  Athenian reinforcements in

  Athenian surrender in

  battles in

  death of Lamachus in

  death of Nicias in

  decision to send out

  departure of

  fate of Athenian prisoners in

  logistical difficulties in

  mutilation of the herms and

  opposition to

  oracle’s prophecy of

  postponed evacuation in

  recall of Alcibiades and

  Segestan deception in

  Segestan delegation and

  Spartans and

  Syracusean ruse in

  Sicily

  Sicinnus

  Sicyon

  Sidon

  Silenus

  Simonides

  Sinope

  sirens

  Siwa, oracle of, see Zeus Ammon, oracle of

  Skeuotheke, see Philo’s Arsenal

  Skiathos

  Skira

  Skyllias of Skione

  slaves

  enfranchisement of

  in triremes

  Social War, see War with the Allies

  Socrates

  death of

  disciples of

  in Plato’s dialogues

  at Potidaea

  trial of the generals and

  Solon

  Sophocles

  death of

  dramas of

  Sparta

  Alcibiades’ sojourn in

  Athenian rebellion and

  in Delian League

  Helot rebellion in

  King’s Peace and

  militarization of

  as model for Cimon

  and onset of Peloponnesian War

  Peace of Nicias and

  Persian Wars and

  postwar rule of

  Pylos campaign and

  Second Maritime League and, see Spartan Wars

  Sicilian expedition and

  Sphacteria blockade and

  Theban defeat of

  Themistocles lionized by

  Tolmides’ expedition against

  Spartan Wars

  battle of Alyzia in

  battle of Cnidus in

  battle of Naxos in

  chronology of

  Corcyra operation in

  King’s Peace in

  western campaign in

  see also Second Maritime League

  Sphacteria blockade

  Stephanophoria

  Stoics

  Strabo

  Sun-tzu

  Suppliants, The (Aeschylus)

  Suppliants, The (Euripides)

  Susa

  Sybota Islands, battle of

  Syracuse see also Sicilian expedition

  Syria

  Tanagra, battle of

  Tarentum

  Taurus

  Taxiarchs (Eupolis)

  Tenedos

  Tenos

  Ten Thousand

  teredo worm

  tetreres

  Thaïs

  thalamian oarsmen

  thalassocracy

  Thasos

  Thebes

  Hellenic League and

  Philip’s defeat of

  Sparta defeated by

  Themistocles

  death of

  description of

  Themistocles (cont.)

  in flight to Persia

  monument to

  naval proposal of

  ostracism of

  Persian threat and

  in Persian Wars

  Piraeus walls proposed by

  at Salamis

  “Themistocles Decree,”

  Theophrastus

  Thera

  Theramenes

  Thermopylae, battle of

  Theseus

  bones of

  cult of

  mythical voyages of

  Plato’s view of

  Thessaly

  thetes

  exile of

  Thirty Tyrants

  Thirty Years’ Peace

  Thrace

  thranite oarsmen

  Thrasybulus

  Thrasyllus

  Thucydides

  death of

  Demosthenes influenced by

  and writing of history

  Thurii

  Timaeus (Plato)

  Timocrates

  Timonassa, queen of Sparta

  Timon of Athens

  Timotheus

  in first political cartoon

  in western campaign

  Tissaphernes

  Tithraustes


  Tolmides

  Tragia, battle of

  triakontor

  trierarchs, trierarchy

  duties and responsibilities of

  mutinies against

  reform of

  wealthy Athenians as

  triremes

  battle debut of

  commanders of

  construction of

  Corinthian

  cost of

  dimensions of

  “eyes” of

  figurehead of

  girdling cables of

  horse carrier design for

  keel of

  manning of

  marine terms and

  names of

  new ship designs and

  oarsmen of

  occupational maladies of

  of peacetime navy

  Philo’s Arsenal and

  Phoenician

  pitch coating of

  planking of

  ramming maneuver of

  ram of

  reform of trierarchy and

  ropes and rigging of

  rowing frame of

  rowing of

  sails and masts of

  serving on

  slaves not used as rowers in

  sounds of

  steersman of

  sternpost of

  Syracusean modification of

  teredo worm threat to

  timber for

  winds affecting

  Troezen

  Trojan Horse

  Trojan War

  Trojan Women, The (Euripides)

  troop carrier, Athenian

  Tyche

  Wachsmann, Shelley

  Wallace, Lew

  War with the Allies (Social War)

  chronology of

  peace movement and

  “Whistlers,”

  White Fortress

  Xanthippus

  Xenocrates

  Xenophanes

  Xenophon (historian)

  Xenophon (son of Euripides)

  Xenophon the Orator

  Xerxes, king of Persia

  assassination of

  Hellespont bridges of

  at Salamis

  Zacynthus

  Zea Harbor

  Zeno

  Zeus

  Zeus Ammon, oracle of

  zygian oarsmen

 

 

 


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