Pericles' plan to defeat Sparta seemed to have taken account of everything. With a fleet of 300 triremes; 13,000 hoplite infantrymen; 1,200 cavalry and 16,000 reserves; the Athenians believed ...
The assembly responded by declaring war on Sparta. Pericles insisted that Athens would win the war by superior planning. To be successful the Athenians must abandon the surrounding land and ...