History of the Peloponnesian War | work by Thucydides | Britannica (original) (raw)
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assessment of Antiphon
In Antiphon …but Thucydides’ judgment in his History, when describing the revolution of the Four Hundred, is that it was Antiphon “who conceived the whole matter and the means by which it was brought to pass.” He was reluctant to put himself forward in public debate because, says Thucydides, he realized that… Read More
discussed in biography
In Thucydides …historians and author of the History of the Peloponnesian War, which recounts the struggle between Athens and Sparta in the 5th century bc. His work was the first recorded political and moral analysis of a nation’s war policies. Read More
discussion of strategy
In strategy: Fundamentals For example, Thucydides’ History of the Peloponnesian War (c. 404 bce) contains marvelous renditions of speeches in which the leaders of different states attempt to persuade their listeners to follow a given course of action. Furthermore, strategy invariably rests on assumptions of many kinds—about what is lawful or… Read More
In strategy: Strategy in antiquity …advised to begin with Thucydides’ History of the Peloponnesian War (c. 404 bce), which describes the contest between two coalitions of Greek city-states between 431 and 404 bce. Athens, a predominantly maritime power, led the former members of the Delian League (now incorporated in the Athenian empire) against the Peloponnesian… Read More
history of Greek civilization
In ancient Greek civilization: The sources …in Book II of his History of the Peloponnesian War casually mentions a man called Evarchus as “tyrant” of a small northwestern Greek polis called Astacus in the 420s bce. But for this chance mention, one would never have guessed that tyranny could have existed or persisted in such a… Read More
translation by Hobbes
In Thomas Hobbes: Political philosophy of Thomas Hobbes English translation of Thucydides’ History of the Peloponnesian War, which he thought contained important lessons for his contemporaries regarding the excesses of democracy, the worst kind of dilution of sovereign authority, in his view. Read More
