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The Peloponnesian War, Part II

Donald KaganDistinguishedYale University

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1:15:28·2008·introductory level

This lecture critically examines the causes of the Peloponnesian War, challenging Thucydides' inevitability thesis by arguing for Periclean deterrence and Spartan reluctance. It also positions Thucydides as a revisionist historian in his account of the war's outbreak.

HistoryAncient & Classical HistoryPeloponnesian War CausesThucydides' HistoriographyPericlean Deterrence

Introduction to Ancient Greek History (CLCV 205)

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Donald KaganDistinguished

Leading Historian of Ancient Greece · Yale University

Donald Kagan was a Sterling Professor of Classics and History at Yale University, a preeminent scholar of ancient Greek history, particularly the Peloponnesian War.

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