History of the Peloponnesian War

The “The History of the Peloponnesian War” authored by Thucydides in 431 B.C.E and translated by Richard Crawley expressively illustrates the plague of Athens and its impact on the population. The work provides a vivid account as to the amount of suffering and disorder consuming the Athenians during the second year of the Peloponnesian war. Furthermore, Thucydides wrote the piece in hopes of broadening the scope of current events at the time which affected the citizens. Additionally, he sought to

The primary source that I have chosen to read and analyze is The History of the Peloponnesian War by Thucydides, more specifically the second book. The reason I chose this document is because the Peloponnesian War between Athens and Sparta, the two major poleis of Ancient Greece, may not be as well-known as other conflicts around that age, such as the Persian Wars. I figured it would be interesting to understand the conflict and wars between the very Greece that shaped the modern Western World. Regarding

to understand the importance of the Peloponnesian War and to be able to record it. His work “The History of the Peloponnesian War” will record the political and moral aspects and

The “Clouds” and the “History of Peloponnesian War” Undeniably, the ancient Greek society places a heavy emphasis on values and traditions. The two texts of the “Clouds” by Aristophanes and “History of the Peloponnesian war” by Thucydides, although contextually divergent, are actually conceptually convergent. Both texts are built around the central theme of the collapse of conventional values. While the breakdown of traditional values in the “History of the Peloponnesian war” is presented in a more

In Thucydides’, The History of The Peloponnesian War, there are many themes that are illustrated throughout various passages. One major theme can be found in book 2, chapter 53, where Thucydides describes the situation in Athens after it had been stricken with plague during the Peloponnesian War. Thucydides uses his account of the plague to suggest that war is a violent teacher. Among other passages in his work he also suggests that in war, no matter how wealthy and prepared the participants may

Thucydides History of the Peloponnesian War Assignment 7.75 The passage I aim to examine comes from Book 7 from Thucydides’ History of the Peloponnesian war. It reveals the destruction of the Athenian army at Syracuse. The book focuses on two battles. The Athenians win the first battle and the second victory goes to Syracuse. The passage that I will study focuses on the Athenians trying to escape, as they have been defeated in the last battle. I aim to explore how Thucydides reveals the story through

The Peloponnesian War was the most important war in greek history because it was the start of Greece’s fall, it put the country in a vulnerable position, and it destroyed the Athen’s Empire. The war gave other countries a chance at taking over them, and one did take over. How it all started was when the Persians had finally been defeated. Athens made a group to guard Greece, all the city-states that joined the group had to pay a tax to help with the military experiences, but all the money wasn’t

Homer’s Iliad and Thucydides’ History of the Peloponnesian War ask if death and philotēs can exist simultaneously. In the respective texts, that which Achilles and the Athenians encounter prove they will not exist in harmony for “human nature” is “incapable of controlling passion” and “the enemy of anything superior” (HPW 3.84). When Achilles does not receive his earned honor after battle and death’s toll from the war blurs the Athenians’ identity, their grief causes apathy. Achilles withdraws from

The Peloponnesian War: Athenian Victory American poet James A. Baldwin once said, "People are trapped in history and history is trapped in them." By this he means that people cannot escape history and that history is ultimately shaped by humans. In addition, history is a continuous cycle of repeated events, but what happens if one of those events never occurred? The ancient Athenians and the ancient Spartans fought for a total of twenty-seven years in the Peloponnesian War. Eventually the Spartans

SUBJECT: "Thucydides, The Peloponnesian War", The Landmark Thucydides ed. By Robert Strassler, NY, Touchstone, 1998. 1. General: Thucydides chronicles the Peloponnesian War from its onset, providing a detailed chronological military history relevant to ancient Greece. The historiography focuses on what can loosely be called a civil war, but it more accurately encompassed the shifts in population migration and political power throughout the region. 2. Author's Identity: Thucydides is an Athenian