Robin Waterfield’s new translation of Thucydides’ “The History of the Peloponnesian War” offers clarity but little ...

Retreat of the Athenians from Syracuse during a battle of the Peloponnesian War, from Cassell's 'Universal History,' published in 1888. Ken Welsh/Design Pics/Universal Images Group via Getty Images) ...

Without a man named Thucydides, the chances are slim that we'd know anything about the Peloponnesian War. A new book about the man attempts to correct what we know. For more than a quarter of a ...

Ancient Greece witnessed numerous significant battles that played pivotal roles in shaping its history and Western civilization.

On the enduring legacy of Thucydides. The study of Thucydides and his famous History of the Peloponnesian War has never been so intense, so widespread or influential, as in our time. Thucydides ...

Herodotos (c.490–c.425 BCE) and Thucydides (c.460– c.399 BCE) were great Hellenic / Greek historians. They wrote during the fifth century BCE, about 700 years after Homer. The time of Herodotos and ...

Small European states now seek protection through deeper EU ties amid growing global power rivalries. The latest example is ...

"Limited to 500 numbered copies signed by the editor." L.C. copy neither numbered nor signed General t.p. in volume 1 only: each volume has special t.p 1. The great conversation / R.M. Hutchins -- 2-3 ...

A scholar of Greek classics revisits the texts to bring lessons on how to honor the lives lost to the COVID-19 pandemic. It’s difficult for regimes to galvanize public opinion or maintain people’s ...