As wind rushes up along the water, the friction causes ripples. Wind continues to push against these ripples in a snowball effect that eventually creates a large wave. Essentially, this action is a transfer of energy from the sun to the wind to the waves. A few factors determine how strong an individual wave will be.
'Spartacus War': Story Of The Real-Life Gladiator. The legend of Spartacus has inspired so many fanciful retellings, it's easy to lose track of what actually happened back in 73 BC. In The Spartacus War, Barry Strauss gives a historical account of the charismatic rebel who inspired a slave revolt against Rome. Excerpt: 'The Spartacus War'.
As Athens grew in power under Pericles, Sparta felt more and more threatened and began to demand concessions from the Athenians. Pericles refused, and in 431 B.C. conflict between Athens and Spartaâs ally Corinth pushed the Spartan king Archidamus II to invade Attica near Athens.ericles was briefly deposed in 430, but after the Atheniansâ efforts to negotiate with Sparta failed, he was quickly reinstated. In 429 Periclesâ two legitimate sons died of the plague. A few months later, Pericles himself succumbed. His death was, according to Thucydides, disastrous for Athens.