Connor describes Thucydides as "an artist who responds to, selects and skillfully arranges his material, and develops its symbolic and emotional potential. These book divisions are the work of editors in later antiquity. It is widely considered a classic and regarded as one of the earliest scholarly works of history. It was written by Thucydides, an Athenian general who served in the war. The History of the Peloponnesian War is an account of the Peloponnesian War in Ancient Greece, fought between the Peloponnesian League (led by Sparta) and the Delian League (led by Athens) in the 5th Century BC. This war took place in the 5th century BC between the Greek city-states of Athens and Sparta, and Thucydides lived in Athens around 500 BC. Translated by Richard Crawley (1840 - 1893) Download cover art Download CD case insert The History of the Peloponnesian War
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