We are pleased to share in the Text Library a revised translation of the first part of Book 1 of Thucydides' Peloponnesian War that tracks key terms. The selection, chapters 1-23, includes Thucydides' opening statement, the 'Archaeology', and a Preface in which he outlines his methods. Read more
We are pleased to share this video in which Jeffrey Rusten, Cornell University, introduces the structure and themes of Thucydides' Peloponnesian War, Book 1. Read more
We are pleased to share a revised translation of selections from Book 2 of Thucydides' The Peloponnesian War that tracks Key terms, including Pericles' Funeral Oration, the plague in Athens, Pericles' last speech, and Thucydides' assessment of Pericles. And watch introductory videos. Read more
In part 1, we left the forces gathering after the Athenians sent ten ships to assist Corcyra against the assembled Corinthians and their allies. The Corcyraeans positioned their fleet of 110 ships, under the command of Meikiades and two others, near the Sybota Islands, where also the ten Athenian ships were present. The land forces that were posted at Leukimme included a thousand men that came from Zakynthos. Read more
By 433 BCE, the trade network of Athens reached from the Crimea to Egypt and as far west as Marseille. The navy served to protect the trade routes between the colonies and the mētropolis. Corinth was an ally of Sparta. Corcyra (Corfu) was an unwilling colony of Corinth and not part of either the Athenian or the Peloponnesian League. Corcyra operated a fleet of 120 galleys. Read more
