A New History of the Peloponnesian WarISBN: 978-1-4051-2251-1
Paperback
314 pages
December 2009, Wiley-Blackwell
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* A refreshing new study of the Peloponnesian War between Athens
and Sparta by an established scholar.
* Offers an original interpretation of how and why the war
actually came about.
* Weaves in the contemporary evidence of Aristophanes in order
to give readers a sense of how the War affected the common
man.
* Looks at the practicalities and realities of the war rather
than taking a “war-gamer’s” approach.
* Examines the blossoming of culture and intellectual achievement in Athens despite the war.