{"product_id":"history-of-the-peloponnesian-war-9781573922166","title":"History of the Peloponnesian War","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Thucydides | Benjamin Jowett\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Prometheus Books\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Prometheus Books\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Ancient - Greece\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Peloponnesian War (431-404 b.c.e.) was the greatest \"disturbance\" in Greek history to that time. The bitter rivalry between the two chief city-states, Athens and Sparta, and their respective allies ended with the ruin of Athens' naval hegemony and what the Greek historian Thucydides (ca. 460-400 b.c.e.) called a \"convulsion\" affecting all humankind.Thucydides recreates the often savage events of the war and brings to life its chief protagonists: Pericles, Nicias, Cleon, Alcibiades, and others. The first of the \"scientific\" historians, Thucydides makes use of documentary material and relies on eyewitness accounts; even where direct documentary evidence is lacking, his keen understanding of human nature helps him to uncover the truth of what actually happened.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Prometheus Books","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":47614643241111,"sku":"9781573922166","price":1831.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9781573922166.webp?v=1775095183","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/history-of-the-peloponnesian-war-9781573922166","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}