The Naval Battle at Pylos and its Consequences
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 9664892 |
|---|---|
| Authors | H D Westlake (University of Bedfordshire, corresponding author) |
| Year | 1974 |
| Volume | 24 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 211-226 |
| Publication date | 1974-12-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | The Classical Quarterly (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0009-8388 • E-ISSN: 1471-6844 |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1017/s0009838800032754 |
| OpenAlex | W2039793458 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 3 |
| References cited | 7 |
In the course of the military operations at Pylos three major actions were fought. The first was the series of attacks by land and sea launched by the Peloponnesians against the forces under Demosthenes occupying the peninsulaof Pylos (Thuc. 4. 9–12); the second was the naval battle in the harbour (13–14); the third was the Athenian assault on the Spartans cut off on Sphacteria(29–39). The second of these actions does not appear to have had less influenceon the development of the situation or to have been militarily less interestingand instructive than the other two. The account of it by Thucydides is, however, less detailed than his accounts of the first and third major actions andmay be thought to be lacking in the clarity which is normally a conspicuousfeature of his battle narratives
Ancient history · Art · Battle · CLARITY · Harbour · Literature · Narrative · Archaeology and Historical Studies · Classical Antiquity Studies · Computer Science · History
| Citations per year | 0.15 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2006 - 2011 (6) |
| Highly cited | No |