An earthquake in Sparta in the year 464 BCE started a series of events which ultimately led to the Peloponnesian War.

The Peloponnesian War is the name given to the long series of conflicts between Athens and Sparta that lasted from 431 until 404 BC. The reasons for this war are sometimes traced back as far as ...

IDEAS The ancient Greeks realized a sad fact about bullies like Trump One of Western civilization’s oldest foreign policy lessons is that might does not make right.

Background designed by Josh Gibson. Ancient Greek play brings comedic relief, new performance medium and a twist to end the Peloponnesian War FIU Theatre's latest virtual offering uses technology to ...

Peloponnesian War. Security; Rethinking the “Thucydides Trap” Geopolitical tension looms over American politics, as was evident in last month’s debate when Kamala Harris claimed her rival ...

The truth is that if one just reads selected passages from Thucydides’ work, it is impossible to comprehend the events and complexities of the multi-decade Peloponnesian War. Moreover, as students ...

It is only natural that he would turn now to the Peloponnesian War. 1 Not that anyone would approach the subject without a measure of trepidation. The Peloponnesian War is the Everest of ancient ...

Sparta’s fear The first Peloponnesian War lasted 27 years, 431 - 404 BCE. Athens and Sparta, the two most famous cities of the ancient Greek world, were ...