num_pages: 511
description: For three decades in the fifth century B.C. the ancient world was torn apart by a conflict that was as dramatic, divisive, and destructive as the world wars of the twentieth century: the Peloponnesian War. Donald Kagan, one of the world’s most respected classical, political, and military historians, here presents a new account of this vicious war of Greek against Greek, Athenian against Spartan. The Peloponnesian War is a magisterial work of history written for general readers, offering a fresh examination of a pivotal moment in Western civilization. With a lively, readable narrative that conveys a richlydetailed portrait of a vanished world while honoring its timeless relevance, The Peloponnesian War is a chronicle of the rise and fall of a great empire and of a dark time whose lessons still resonate today.
language: English
title: The Peloponnesian War
titlecomplete: The Peloponnesian War
characters: Demosthenes, Cleon, Brasidas, Pericles, Archidamus, Darius II, Agis, Alcibiades
genres: Greece, Ancient History, World History, Military Fiction, Classics, War, Nonfiction, Ancient, History, Military History
ratings_count: 4898
publisher: Penguin Books