Peloponnesian War: the Thomas Hobbes translation (opens in new tab)

Peloponnesian War : the Thomas Hobbes translation By Thucydides Translated by Thomas Hobbes Edited by David Grene Introduction by Bertrand de Jouvenel Imprint: University of Michigan Press Open Access : 9780472911295, December 1969 See expanded detail \+ DOI: For 2400 years, Thucydides' account of the great war between Athens and Sparta has been the classic example of how a democracy can defeat itself\. An eyewitness, Thucydides recognized in the disastrous outbreak of political frenzy a pro...