Online historical animation · Episode · Classical Greece · Peloponnesian War

Kings and Generals — How and Why the Peloponnesian War Started

Released · 2023

Classical Greece

The opening video examines the causes of the war between Athens and Sparta and the siege of Potidaea.

View towards the Acropolis from the Pnyx in Athens — The Pnyx and Acropolis, Athens. Contextual photograph; not a production still. George E. Koronaios · Source · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Cropped and resized.

The production story

The opening video examines the causes of the war between Athens and Sparta and the siege of Potidaea. Maps, animation and narration provide the explanatory form of this independently published online history programme.

This record covers the original 2023 episode. Later full-war compilations, short extracts or reuploads are not counted as additional productions here. It is classified as online historical animation, separate from a television documentary or feature film.

Known filming locations

An animated online production. Map locations describe historical events, not a physical filming itinerary.

Developments

7 July 2023
Original episode publication, cross-checked against the episode catalogue. Source ↗

Related Archaeopolis expertise

Historical dress, equipment and material culture for contemporary interpretations of the Classical Greek World.

Explore Classical Greek World Production Support →

For a separate cultural interpretation of classical Athenian civic life and shared dining:

Explore the Periclean / Democracy Menu →

Independent production monitoring — inclusion does not imply a collaboration with Archaeopolis.