The Strategy of Athens During the Peloponnesian War

Athens had strong fortifications that kept it safe on all sides during the Peloponnesian War. Pericles' plan was to use agile naval power and the greater financial resources of the Athenian Empire to wear down Spartan resolve with minimal cost, he says. And scholars of ancient Greek theater generally agree that this strategy, and the effect that it had on the lives of the Athensian people, helped shape Edipas the king.