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His major work was his commentary of the History of the Peloponnesian War, the famous work of the Athenian historian Thucydides. The first volume was published in 1945. The theft of a suitcase set back the next two volumes to 1956. At his death, the work was unfinished (he had left notes on Book 5). A. Andrewes and K.J. Dover wrote the final ...
The debate as recorded by Thucydides provides important insight into Athenian democracy and imperial policy, and reflections upon their development and role in the Peloponnesian War. Cleon's speech reflects the critiques of Athenian democracy which would continue to develop and be employed against Athens by its enemies.
The History of the Peloponnesian War continued to be modified well beyond the end of the war in 404 BC, as exemplified by a reference at Book I.1.13 [38] to the conclusion of the war. [39] After his death, Thucydides's History was subdivided into eight books: its modern title is the History of the Peloponnesian War.
Writing between 431 and 395 BC, Thucydides credited Korkyra's conflict with Corinth over their joint city Epidamnus as a significant cause of the Peloponnesian War.Korkyra, otherwise neutral as far as the two major powers (the Delian League and the Peloponnesian League) were concerned, appealed to Athens, the head of the Delian League, for assistance against Corinth, which belonged to the ...
The History of the Peloponnesian War /ˌpɛləpəˈniːʃən/ is a historical account of the Peloponnesian War (431–404 BC), which was fought between the Peloponnesian League (led by Sparta) and the Delian League (led by Athens). It was written by Thucydides, an Athenian historian who also served as an Athenian general during the war. His ...
The Malian Gulf paleotsunami was caused by one of a series of earthquakes in the summer of 426 BC which affected the course of the Peloponnesian War by forcing the advancing Spartans to abort their planned invasion of Attica. [6] Strabo reported that throughout Greece parts of islands were submerged, rivers permanently displaced and towns ...
Richard Crawley (26 December 1840 – 30 March 1893) [1] was a Welsh writer and academic, best known for his translation of Thucydides's History of the Peloponnesian War. [ 2 ] Life