Project Gutenberg 2004-12-01 Public domain in the USA. 8461 Thucydides -460 -395 Θουκυδίδης Tucídides Tucidides Θουκιδίδης Crawley, Richard 1840 1893 The History of the Peloponnesian War Reading ease score: 47.6 (College-level). Difficult to read. Albert Imrie and David Widger "The History of the Peloponnesian War" by Thucydides is a historical account likely written in the 5th century BC. The text chronicles the conflict between the Peloponnesian League, led by Sparta, and the Athenian Empire, emphasizing the significant impact of this war on Greek society. Thucydides sets the stage for understanding various political and military motivations that led to what he predicts will be a monumental conflict. At the start of the book, Thucydides outlines the historical context of Greece leading up to the Peloponnesian War, tracing the evolution of Greek society from early migrations to the rise of formidable city-states. The narrative introduces the causes of the impending war, detailing the tensions between Athens and its rivals, especially Corinth and Sparta, culminating in Athenian expansion and the breach of treaties. It examines key incidents such as the disputes over Epidamnus and Potidaea, and the growing alarm among the Peloponnesians regarding Athenian power. Thucydides stresses that the war will not only involve military might but also a complex interplay of alliances, grievances, and the inexorable nature of human ambition. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Greece -- History -- Peloponnesian War, 431-404 B.C. DF Text Browsing: History - European Browsing: History - General 1236699 1236874 2024-10-03T12:20:24.165083 2023-10-03T10:45:23.402051 text/html text/html 1241830 2021-09-07T10:40:51 text/html 548054 2024-10-03T12:20:36.554002 application/epub+zip 548704 2024-10-03T12:20:27.670059 application/epub+zip 541416 2024-10-03T12:20:26.284065 application/epub+zip 869321 2024-10-03T12:20:44.503949 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 831288 2024-10-03T12:20:35.685043 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 805998 2022-09-04T04:46:03.635388 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1217362 1217350 2024-10-03T12:20:23.387066 2023-10-03T10:45:22.761020 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 1217129 2021-09-07T10:46:56 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 19936 2024-10-03T12:20:44.644962 application/rdf+xml 12069 2024-10-03T12:20:26.848055 image/jpeg 2876 2024-10-03T12:20:26.564054 image/jpeg 428303 2021-09-07T10:47:25 application/octet-stream application/zip 431874 2021-09-07T10:47:46 application/octet-stream application/zip 506963 2024-10-03T12:20:24.267062 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia en.wikipedia