Thucydides of Alimos, lived during the second half of the bloodiest century of the classical era, known as the "golden" age. He wrote the "History of the Peloponnesian War," which begins in 431 BC and ends 27 years later, in 404 BC.
Thucydides, a general in the region of Thrace, was exiled in 422 BC by the Athenians because he failed to save Amphipolis from the Spartan Brasidas. In exile for 20 years, he traveled, gathered information, and wrote, with remarkable objectivity, his history of the first division of the Greeks.
He meticulously describes the military events and - for the first time in historiography - examines, analyzes, and presents in an engaging manner the decline of human conduct and the moral decay brought about by war on an entire society that becomes accustomed to everyday violence and deceit.
Thucydides’ work - one of the greats of world literature - serves as a guide "for all time" for anyone seeking to investigate the real causes of political and social crises. This hand edition of the brilliant modern Greek translation by Angelos S. Vlachos is a gift to the contemporary reader.
[Excerpt from the text on the back cover of the edition]
