The Outbreak of the Peloponnesian War
- 420 pages
- 15 hours of reading
A new evaluation of the origins and causes of the Peloponnesian War, based on evidence produced by modern scholarship and on a careful reconsideration of the ancient texts.
The Peloponnesian War Series
This series delves into a pivotal conflict of the ancient world, meticulously examining its complex origins and inevitable trajectory. It offers a profound exploration of the political machinations, military strategies, and societal repercussions that shaped Hellenic civilization. Readers will encounter a rigorous analysis grounded in both modern scholarship and careful reconsideration of classical texts. This is essential reading for anyone interested in military history, the ancient Mediterranean, and the nature of conflict.
Recommended Reading Order
The Archidamian War
- 400 pages
- 14 hours of reading
This book, the second volume in Donald Kagan's tetralogy about the Peloponnesian War, is a provocative and tightly argued history of the first ten years of the war. Taking a chronological approach that allows him to present at each stage the choices...
The Peace of Nicias and the Sicilian Expedition
- 400 pages
- 14 hours of reading
In the third volume of his four-volume history of the Peloponnesian War, Donald Kagan examines the years between the signing of the peace treaty and the destruction of the Athenian expedition to Sicily in 413 B.C.
The Fall of the Athenian Empire
- 480 pages
- 17 hours of reading
In the fourth and final volume of his magisterial history of the Peloponnesian War, Donald Kagan examines the period from the destruction of Athens' Sicilian expedition in September of 413 B.C. to the Athenian surrender to Sparta in the spring of 404...