11-12-2009, 11:33 AM
Quote:Paralus wrote:
...."Allies" ?????? Surely the use of that word requires some elaboration/qualification ! Say rather 'bitter and jealous rivals', who sided with Sparta temporarily for self-serving reasons, such as 'the enemy of my enemy is my friend'. There is a clear differentiation between 'allies' such as the Perioikoi, and makeshift/temporary expediency between the larger Poleis in 'alliance', with all sides cynically knowing the score.
The mood of the times is caught by Thucydides....
Quote: the strong do what they can and the weak suffer what they must. ...
But this is international politics up to our times if I am not mistaken....
As for the Panhellenic idea it requires a thread of its own.
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