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“An Art Not to Be Attended at Idle Times”: Reason and Violence in Thucydides

open access: yesСоциология власти
The article examines the problem of interconnection between strategic, political, and technical aspects of organized violence in Thucydides’ “History of Peloponnesian War” in its most complex and effective form — maneuver naval combat.
R. V. Gulyaev
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The Athenian Demagogue in the Peloponnesian War

open access: yes, 2017
: The death of Pericles and the Peloponnesian War saw the clash of two very different political cultures as the conservative aristocracy came into contact with the demagogues.

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The Peloponnesian War [PDF]

open access: yesNature Biotechnology, 1988
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Thucydides and the ancient simplicity: the limits of political realism

open access: yes, 1998
Thucydides' History of the Peloponnesian War is the earliest surviving realist text in the European tradition. As an account of the Peloponnesian War, it is famous both as an analysis of power politics and as a classic of political realism.
Thucydides   +2 more
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Archidamus and the beginning of the Peloponnesian War

open access: yes, 2002
It is well known that the Peloponnesian War began with the invasion of the Spartans and his allies into Attica under commandership of Spartan king Archidamus. That is why first period of the Peloponnesian war bears a name of this Spartan king. Thucydides
Gushhin, V. R., Гущин, В. Р.
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Illyrians and Macedonians in the Fifth Century BC

open access: yesKaranos
The Illyrians lived in a mountainous territory that bordered the rich plains of Macedonia. Therefore, since the archaic age, they tried several times to penetrate Macedonia.
Franca Landucci Gattinoni
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Plato, C.S. Lewis, and J.R.R. Tolkien Using Literary and Philosophical Texts to Navigate Post-Pandemic and Political Teaching Challenges

open access: yesReligions
We examine how Plato, C.S. Lewis, and J.R.R Tolkien responded to tumultuous times that included the ongoing reality of death through wars and plagues and social unrest.
Anne-Marie Schultz, C. D. Maples
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The Peloponnesian war: part 1 [Introduction to ancient Greek history]

open access: yes, 2016
Educação Superior::Ciências Humanas::HistóriaPresents lecture with professor Donald Kagan on the events that led to the Peloponnesian War, such as the rise of Athenian power and the concomitant challenge to Spartan dominance pointing to potential ...
Kagan, Donald
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The Military and Political Role of the Allies of Sparta in the Peloponnesian War [PDF]

open access: yes, 1992
This documentation examines the role of the allies of Sparta, in mainland Greece during the Peloponnesian war. The whole study is divided into six chapters, each one analyzes the contribution of a state or a group of states to the war.
Katsivardelos, Panayiotis
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