公元前431年,当时正如日中天的雅典城邦同以斯巴达为首的伯罗奔尼撒同盟展开了一场旷日持久的大战,史称伯罗奔尼撒战争。从开战时的形势看,双方各有短长,难分高下。斯巴达人陆军精良,人多势众;雅典则称霸海上,富甲天下。著名的雅典政治领袖伯里克利在进行战前分析时认为,斯巴达虽然可以凭借人数优势逞 In 431 BC, at that time, just as the daytime city of Athens began a protracted war with the Peloponnesian Alliance headed by Sparta, known as the Peloponnesian War. Judging from the situation in the war, both sides have short and long term difficulties. Spartan army well, many people potential; Athens is dominate the sea, rich in the world. The famous Athens political leader Pericles, in a prewar analysis, said that although Sparta can succeed by virtue of the number of people