Thucydides: History of the Peloponnesian War [IBR2026] (opens in new tab)

Thucydides, an Athenian, wrote the history of the war between the Peloponnesians and the Athenians, beginning at the moment that it broke out, believing that it would be a great war, much more worthy of relation than any that had preceded it. This belief was not without its grounds. The preparations of both the combatants […]