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Tag: Thucydides

  • The History of the Peloponnesian War

    The History of the Peloponnesian War

    Review: After Herodotus, the second great Classical work. Unlike Herodotus, Thucydides does not admit of the intervention of Gods, so it is essentially the first science based history. It was a tough read, it’s long and very dense. I needed my atlas of classical history to keep the numerous place names sorted as to location… Read more