History of the Peloponnesian War - Wikipedia
The History of the Peloponnesian War is a historical account of the Peloponnesian War (431–404 BC), which was fought between the Peloponnesian League (led by Sparta) and the Delian League (led by Athens). It was written by Thucydides, an Athenian historian who also served as an Athenian general during the war.
Thucydides, The Peloponnesian War, Book 1, chapter 1
Thucydides, an Athenian, wrote the history of the war between the Peloponnesians and the Athenians, beginning at the moment that it broke out, and believing that it would be a great war, and more worthy of relation than any that had preceded it. This belief was not without its grounds.
THE HISTORY OF THE PELOPONNESIAN WAR - Project Gutenberg
Mar 15, 2003 · Thucydides, an Athenian, wrote the history of the war between the Peloponnesians and the Athenians, beginning at the moment that it broke out, and believing that it would be a great war and more worthy of relation than any that had preceded it.
The History of the Peloponnesian War by Thucydides
Dec 1, 2004 · "The History of the Peloponnesian War" by Thucydides is a historical account likely written in the 5th century BC. The text chronicles the conflict between the Peloponnesian League, led by Sparta, and the Athenian Empire, emphasizing the …
Thucydides, History of the Peloponnesian War - Perseus Digital …
THE PRINCIPAL CONTENTS. The estate of Greece, derived from the remotest known antiquity thereof, to the beginning of the Peloponnesian War. -- The occasion and pretexts of this war, arising from the controversies of the Athenians with the Corinthians concerning Corcyra and Potidaea. -- The Lacedaemonians, instigated by the confederates ...
History of the Peloponnesian War : Thucydides : Free …
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The History of the Peloponnesian War has been divided into the following sections: Download: A 1153k text-only version is available for download. The History of the Peloponnesian War by Thucydides, part of the Internet Classics Archive.
Thucydides ‑ Biography, Peloponnesian War & Funeral Oration - HISTORY
Nov 9, 2009 · One of the greatest ancient historians, Thucydides (c.460 B.C.–c.400 B.C.) chronicled nearly 30 years of war and tension between Athens and Sparta. His "History of the Peloponnesian War"...
Thucydides, History of the Peloponnesian War - Perseus Digital …
Thucydides, an Athenian, wrote the war of the Peloponnesians and the Athenians as they warred against each other, beginning to write as soon as the war was on foot, with expectation it should prove a great one and most worthy the relation of all that had been before it; conjecturing so much both from this, that they flourished on both sides in ...
Peloponnesian War | Summary, Causes, & Facts | Britannica
Oct 23, 2024 · The fighting engulfed virtually the entire Greek world, and it was properly regarded by Thucydides, whose contemporary account of it is considered to be among the world’s finest works of history, as the most momentous war up to that time. A brief treatment of the Peloponnesian War follows.