"The History of the Peloponnesian War" by Thucydides is a historical record that explores the war between Sparta and the Athenian Empire and how this affected Greek society. He explains the causes of this war and the growth of Greek society and outlines the tensions between Athens, Corinth, and Sparta, due to Athenian expansion breaking treaties. The disputes over Epidamnus, Potidaea, and the Peloponnesians fearing Athens’ power are key events that will play out in the war. The book suggests that at play in the war were alliances, complaints, and human desires.
The History of the Peloponnesian War
By Thucydides
Witness the epic clash between ancient superpowers, ignited by ambition and shattered treaties, in a war that would forever alter the course of Greek civilization.
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About the AuthorThucydides was an Athenian historian and general. His History of the Peloponnesian War recounts the fifth-century BC war between Sparta and Athens until the year 411 BC. Thucydides has been dubbed the father of "scientific history" by those who accept his claims to have applied strict standards of impartiality and evidence-gathering and analysis of cause and effect, without reference to intervention by the gods, as outlined in his introduction to his work.
Thucydides was an Athenian historian and general. His History of the Peloponnesian War recounts the fifth-century BC war between Sparta and Athens until the year 411 BC. Thucydides has been dubbed the father of "scientific history" by those who accept his claims to have applied strict standards of impartiality and evidence-gathering and analysis of cause and effect, without reference to intervention by the gods, as outlined in his introduction to his work.
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