With guest Emily Greenwood Abstract: The Athenian historian Thucydides observed and chronicled the greatest military conflict of his day: the epic contest between Athens and Sparta known as the Peloponnesian War…
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 Ellen Millender Abstract: Thucydides’ History is one of the most important sources on the Peloponnesian League, the alliance that facilitated Sparta’s development into a leading power in the Greek world. As he…
By Ayelet Peer Abstract: Thucydides was perhaps the most influential historian in antiquity; his work inspired countless subsequent authors. In the past decade, interest in the connection between Julius Caesar’s…
By Carolyn Dewald Abstract: As a sustained analysis of the connections between narrative structure and meaning in the History of the Peloponnesian War, Carolyn Dewald’s study revolves around a curious aspect of…
By Emily Greenwood Abstract: Thucydides’ work was one of the most exciting creations in the cultural history of Greece in the fifth century BC and it still poses fresh and challenging questions about the writing of…
By Nicole Loraux, translated by Alan Sheridan Abstract: How does the funeral oration relate to democracy in ancient Greece? How did the death of an individual citizen-soldier become an occasion to praise the city of…
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…