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The plague killed Pericles, and with him Athens' steady hand.
Perhaps Pericles was fortunate, in a way. He died at the height of his fame,
before he could suffer the inevitable downfall of great men in Athens.
But enough of Athens.
Let me tell you of the Peloponnese, homeland of the Spartans,
where jagged mountains loom over plains riven by earthquakes.
All along its rugged coastline came Athenian raiders:
triremes drove their bronze-clad prows onto Peloponnesian shores,
vengeful hoplites swarming out like hornets.
For the most part, the Spartans were unsuited to deal with these raids —
they have always been a slow, ponderous people.
The dashing general Brasidas, however, was no typical Spartan:
energetic, gregarious, eloquent, sharp in thought and quick in action.
When Athenian raiders came to Methone, the town cried out for just such a savior —
if only Brasidas could make it in time…