The History of the Peloponnesian War
Thucydides
Thucydides examines how Greek rivalries became a war between an expanding Athenian empire and a Spartan-led coalition, following the conflict through revolt, faction, diplomacy, Sicily, catastrophe, and recovery. Its central question is how power, fear, judgment, and chance turn insecurity into violence—and what that reveals about political life.
10 chapters
