The Enemy of Greatness - SL#4 Towards the end of the year 432 BC, the citizens of Athens received some very disturbing news. Representatives of the city-state of Sparta had just arrived in town with an ultimatum: If Athens didn’t give up its empire and control over its allies, Sparta would declare war. A few days later, the Athenian Assembly gathered on the Pnyx Hill to debate the Spartan offer. Thousands of men filled the hillside, but only a few dared to speak. Amid the noise, one figure...