Thucydides

History of the Peloponnesian War by Thucydides offers an in-depth, incisive chronicle of the momentous clash between the two Greek powerhouse city-states, Athens and Sparta. Set during the fifth century B.C., this profound historical text delves into the complex political, diplomatic, and military maneuvers that led to and sustained this protracted conflict. As the reader traverses the events meticulously detailed...

An accessible modern translation of essential speeches from Thucydides's History that takes readers to the heart of his profound insights on diplomacy, foreign policy, and war. Why do nations go to war? What are citizens willing to die for? What justifies foreign invasion? And does might always make right? For nearly 2,500 years, students, politicians, political thinkers, and military leaders...

Thucydides of Athens, one of the greatest of historians, was born about 471 BCE. He saw the rise of Athens to greatness under the inspired leadership of Pericles. In 430, the second year of the Peloponnesian War, he caught and survived the horrible plague which he described so graphically. Later, as general in 423, he failed to save Amphipolis from...

Thucydides of Athens, one of the greatest historians, was born about 471 BCE. He witnessed the rise of Athens to greatness under the inspired leadership of Pericles. In 430, during the second year of the Peloponnesian War, he caught and survived the horrible plague, which he described so graphically. Later, as a general in 423, he failed to save Amphipolis...

Thucydides of Athens, one of the greatest of historians, was born about 471 BCE. He saw the rise of Athens to greatness under the inspired leadership of Pericles. In 430, the second year of the Peloponnesian War, he caught and survived the horrible plague which he described so graphically. Later, as general in 423, he failed to save Amphipolis from...

Thucydides of Athens, one of the greatest historians, was born about 471 BCE. He witnessed the rise of Athens to greatness under the inspired leadership of Pericles. In 430, during the second year of the Peloponnesian War, he caught and survived the horrible plague, which he described so graphically. Later, as a general in 423, Thucydides failed to save Amphipolis...

Thomas Hobbes's translation of Thucydides brings together the magisterial prose of one of the greatest writers of the English language and the depth of mind and experience of one of the greatest writers of history in any language. The Peloponnesian War is highly regarded for its insightful analysis and narrative of the conflict between the Athenian Empire and the Peloponnesian...

The greatest historian that ever lived Such was Macaulay's verdict on Thucydides (c. 460-400 BC) and his history of the The Peloponnesian War, the momentous struggle between Athens and Sparta as rival powers and political systems that lasted for twenty-seven years from 431 to 404 BC. This conflict involved virtually the whole of the Greek world and ended in the...