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The Best of Thucydides: Fifteen Extracts from Thucydides' "History of the Peloponnesian War"

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Thucydides, a renowned Greek historian, lived from 460 BC to 395 BC. His work, 'The History of the Peloponnesian War', is considered a classic in Western historical writing, known for its meticulous record of facts and profound political analysis. more

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