History of the Peloponnesian War

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ancient Greek literature historical work historiography

History of the Peloponnesian War is an ancient Greek historical work by Thucydides that offers a detailed, critical account of the conflict between Athens and Sparta in the 5th century BCE.

Observed surface forms (4)

Surface form	Occurrences
Thucydides' History of the Peloponnesian War	4
Thucydides’ History of the Peloponnesian War	2
The Landmark Thucydides	1
Thucydides' History	1

Statements (50)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	ancient Greek literature ⓘ historical work ⓘ historiography ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	Peloponnesian War ⓘ surface form: The Peloponnesian War History of the Peloponnesian War ⓘ surface form: Thucydides' History
approximateDateWritten	late 5th century BCE ⓘ
author	Thucydides ⓘ
canonicalStatus	classic of Western literature ⓘ foundational text of political realism ⓘ
completionStatus	unfinished ⓘ
contains	Melian Dialogue ⓘ Mytilenean Debate ⓘ Funeral Oration of Pericles ⓘ surface form: Pericles' Funeral Oration
countryOfOrigin	Classical Greece ⓘ
coversEvent	Archidamian War ⓘ Athenian plague ⓘ Ionian War ⓘ Peace of Nicias ⓘ Sicilian Expedition ⓘ
distinguishingFeature	focus on human causes of events ⓘ rejection of mythological explanations ⓘ use of eyewitness testimony ⓘ
focusesOn	conflict between Athenian Empire and Peloponnesian League ⓘ
genre	history ⓘ military history ⓘ political history ⓘ
historicalMethod	critical evaluation of sources ⓘ direct observation ⓘ speeches composed to reflect essence of arguments ⓘ
influenced	international relations theory ⓘ modern historiography ⓘ political theory ⓘ
influencedBy	Herodotus ⓘ
literaryPeriod	Classical period ⓘ
mainSubject	Athens ⓘ Peloponnesian War ⓘ Sparta ⓘ
narrativePerspective	first-person ⓘ
originalLanguage	Ancient Greek ⓘ
philosophicalTheme	effects of war on society ⓘ nature of power ⓘ realism in international relations ⓘ relationship between justice and power ⓘ
setting	ancient Greece ⓘ
structure	eight books ⓘ
timePeriodCovered	431 BCE–404 BCE ⓘ 5th century BCE ⓘ
writingStyle	analytical ⓘ critical ⓘ empirical ⓘ

Referenced by (18)

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History of the Peloponnesian War → alsoKnownAs → History of the Peloponnesian War ⓘ

this entity surface form: Thucydides' History

Thirty Years' Peace → describedBySource → History of the Peloponnesian War ⓘ

this entity surface form: Thucydides' History of the Peloponnesian War

Battle of Delium → describedIn → History of the Peloponnesian War ⓘ

Battle of Potidaea → describedIn → History of the Peloponnesian War ⓘ

Sicilian Expedition → describedIn → History of the Peloponnesian War ⓘ

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this entity surface form: Thucydides' History of the Peloponnesian War

Yale University Press → notablePublications → History of the Peloponnesian War ⓘ

this entity surface form: The Landmark Thucydides

Thucydides → notableWork → History of the Peloponnesian War ⓘ

Alcibiades → portrayedIn → History of the Peloponnesian War ⓘ

this entity surface form: Thucydides' History of the Peloponnesian War

Peloponnesian War → primarySource → History of the Peloponnesian War ⓘ

Peace of Nicias → recordedInWork → History of the Peloponnesian War ⓘ

Battle of Amphipolis → relatedWork → History of the Peloponnesian War ⓘ

Battle of Pylos → source → History of the Peloponnesian War ⓘ

this entity surface form: Thucydides' History of the Peloponnesian War

Battle of Sybota → source → History of the Peloponnesian War ⓘ

Demosthenes (general) → source → History of the Peloponnesian War ⓘ

this entity surface form: Thucydides’ History of the Peloponnesian War

Alcmaeonid family → subjectOf → History of the Peloponnesian War ⓘ

this entity surface form: Thucydides’ History of the Peloponnesian War