Spartan Mora regiments at Battle of Plataea

[hoplite14gr]

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....

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.

Kind regards