The Peloponnesian War by Thucydides, P. J. Rhodes

The Peloponnesian War

Thucydides, P. J. Rhodes with Martin Hammond (Translator)

784 pages first pub -411 (editions)

nonfiction classics history adventurous challenging slow-paced
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"The greatest historian that ever lived." Such was Macaulay's assessment of Thucydides (c. 460-400 BC) and his history of the Peloponnesian War, the momentous struggle between Athens and Sparta that lasted for twenty-seven years from 431 to 404 BC...

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