Translated by Johanna Hanink Abstract: An accessible modern translation of essential speeches from Thucydides’s History that takes readers to the heart of his profound insights on diplomacy, foreign policy, and war Why…
By Lisa Kallet and John H. Kroll Coinage played a central role in the history of the Athenian naval empire of the fifth century BC. It made possible the rise of the empire itself, which was financed through tribute in…
By Edith Foster Abstract: Edith Foster compares Thucydides’ narrative explanations and descriptions of the Peloponnesian War in Books One and Two of the History with the arguments about warfare and war materials…