The Athenian patrician Thucydides began writing the history of his city’s conflict with Sparta even as the war was beginning.
Athens and Sparta were two very different societies, yet the two legendary city-states hold priceless historic value for ...
Robin Waterfield’s new translation of Thucydides’ “The History of the Peloponnesian War” offers clarity but little ...
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Ancient Athens' Colourful Warlord and Deserter - Alcibiades (Animated History Documentary)
During the fifth century BC, Athens was a city-state to be reckoned with. Together with Sparta, it was one of the two great powers of Classical Greece. When in 431 bc the Peloponnesian War broke out, ...
Small European states now seek protection through deeper EU ties amid growing global power rivalries. The latest example is ...
The Greeks understood that war had two approaches, captured by the contrasting personas of two powerful gods: Ares and Athena ...
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