![]() The post-war was chaotic, violent, and impoverished. ![]() Conventional combat, gruesome disease, mass murder, and civil war tore apart the fabric of the ancient Greek world. Thucydides’ classic history of the Peloponnesian War documents the catastrophic fight between Athens and Sparta from 431–404 BC. In a year dominated by concerns over modern technologies - ballistic missiles, nuclear warheads, and cyber weapons - scholars have spent a remarkable amount of time arguing about a very old conflict. ![]() Is there anything left to say about Thucydides? Editor’s Note: This is the fifth installment of “The Brush Pass,” a new column by Joshua Rovner ( intelligence, strategy, and statecraft.
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