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The Peloponnesian War is almost synonymous with Thucydides, the great Greek historian who described the war. If you're reading about the Peloponnesian War as described by Thucydides, these works will provide some background information and interpreti

Timeline of the treaties and fighting among the Greek city-states in the Peloponnesian War.

Peloponnesian War

Primary sources for the Peloponnesian War.

Resources on the Peloponnesian War in which Athens eventually lost to Sparta, but not before Pericles boarded up the citizens of Attica in the city of Athens, the Sicilian Expedition, and the defection of Alcibiades following his implication in the m

After the Peloponnesian War - 30 Tyrants

New Book on Peloponnesian War

Thucydides (c. 460-455 - c. 399 B.C.), who wrote the history of the Peloponnesian War, came from a wealthy conservative family, was a friend of Pericles of Athens, an opponent of the radical democracy that sent him into exile.

Thucydides on the plague of Athens. In the midst of war, Athens was overcome by plague.