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One of the ealiest works of recorded history, this is a historical account of the Peloponnesian War (431–404 BC), which was fought between the Peloponnesian League (led by Sparta) and the Delian League (led by Athens). It was written by Thucydides, an Athenian historian who also happened to serve as an Athenian general during the war.  The History is divided into eight books.

History Of The Peloponnesian War
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1. Launching Of The Sicilian Expedition Book 6 - Pg414

2. Mytilenian Debate V Melian Dialogue

3. What Killed ~ 1/3 Of Athenians In The First 10 Years Of The War?

4. Themes Thucudides Was Writing About

5. Sthenelaidas

6. Where Did The Athenian Rebels Put To Death A Thousand Rebels?

7. Politeia

8. Who Argue With Each Other In The Mytilenean Debate?

9. Think Too - Of The Glory Or If Events Turn Out Differently - The Shame Which You Will Bring To Your Ancestors And To Yourselves - And - With All This In Mind - Follow Your Leaders - Paying Attention To Discipline And To Security - Giving Prompt Obedience To The Orders Which You Receive. P.131 Book 2 Chapter 11

10. In Our Own Homes We Find A Beauty And A Good Taste Which Delight Us Everyday And Which Drive Away Our Cares. Then The Greatness Of Our City Brings It About That All The Good Things From All Over The World Flow In To Us - So That To Us It Seems Just As Natural To Enjoy Foreign Goods As Our Own Local Products. P.146 Book 2 Chapter 38

11. Where Was The Treasury Of The Delian League Kept After 450 Bc?

12. Why Is The Peloponnesian War Important?

13. Athens

14. King Archadaeus

15. Rhetoric

16. What Did Pericles Publicly Praise In His Funeral Oration?

17. Where Did The Athenians Put To Death An Entire Male Population?

18. Who Planned To Attack Athens When They Were In A Venerable State?

19. When Did The Golden Age Take Place?

20. Oikos

21. No Doubt There Is Someone Sitting Here Who Is Delighted At Having Been Chosen For The Command And Who - Entirely For His Own Selfish Reasons - Will Urge You To Make The Expedition - And All The More So Because He Is Still Too Young For His Post. He Wants To Be Admired For The Horses He Keeps - And Because These Things Are Expensive - He Hopes To Make Some Profit Out Of His Appointment 6.12 - Pg - 417

22. What Caused Pericles Last Speech?

23. Our Love Of What Is Beautiful Does Not Lead To Extravagance; Our Love Of The Things Of The Mind Does Not Make Us Soft. We Regard Wealth As Something To Be Properly Used - Rather Than As Something To Beast About. 1.40

24. The Standard Of Justice Depends On The Equality Of Power To Compel And That In Fact The Strong Do What They Have The Power To Do And The Weak Accept What They Have To Accept. P. 402 Book 5 Chapter 89

25. Polis