Wikipedia:WikiProject Military history/Peer review/Lelantine War
For a war on which we have so little information, other than in line references, what else is necessary for FA status? Ikokki 20:25, 20 June 2006 (UTC)
Well, aside from the lack of inline citations that you noted, the main problem that this article would have is its short length. While the lack of material is a problem here, there's a number of potential ways to fill it out:
- Classical Greek works are in the public domain, which means they can be quoted with abandon. Including some substantial quotes from the original sources may be appropriate here.
- Images, particularly maps, would be helpful. Are there any archaeological images (such as weapons or armor from the period) available.
- There are frequent allusions to archaeological evidence of various conflicts here. If there are more specific details on the archaeology of the period available, they can be added here.
If a substantial amount of material can be added to the article (even if that material is fairly technical or esoteric), it'll stand a much better chance of getting featured. Kirill Lokshin 20:38, 20 June 2006 (UTC)
- Thucydides dedicates one line, Herodotus half, I havent seen Strabo yet but,knowing him, it will probably no more than 5 lines. The only semi-related activity worth I can think is armament and tactics of the time. I might hust try that here. ThanksIkokki 09:09, 21 June 2006 (UTC)
- Ah, well, that doesn't really help then ;-) Still, anything at all that you could add would probably help at this point. Kirill Lokshin 11:59, 21 June 2006 (UTC)
- I've added quotations from Thucydides, Herodotus and Strabo. Apparently the battle description comes from a Hesiod fragment, but finding fragments of ancient sources on the web is HARD (as opposed to entire books). I'll do what I can with pics, maybe there is a nice sat photo at Wikimedia. In about a week's time I'll move the peer review into old.Ikokki 21:37, 21 June 2006 (UTC)
I had a bit of a look and for the most part I simply agree with Kirill. A few more references, maybe a map or two simply to indicate the location of Euboea with regards to the rest of Greece, as well as the relative locations of Chalcis, Eretria and their respective allies. Under 'Origins' there was some awkward phrasing that I like to think I improved. :) Good luck with this one. --Cuomo111 01:32, 22 June 2006 (UTC)