Did Thucydides Really Tell the Truth? Oct 20, 2009
In 431 BC a conflict now called the Peloponnesian War had erupted between two sets of cities, one led by Athens and one by Sparta ... But he argues that we should not trust Thucydides too farnot, in fact, very far at allwhen it comes to understanding the Peloponnesian War. (Slate)
'As I was saying..' Sep 25, 2009
Among the most famous of long speeches is that made by the Athenian politician Pericles at a public funeral for those who had first fallen in the Peloponnesian War. He took the opportunity not only to praise the dead, but Athens itself. (BBC News -- UK)
The Imaginary Pirate of Globalization, Antoine Garapon, Eurozine Sep 23, 2009
Thucydide d'Athnes [The Peloponnesian War. Thucydides of Athens], Paris, Ellipses, coll. (Harper's Magazine)
Nobel Economist: The Worst is Over Aug 11, 2009
He famously predicted that the Iraq War would lead to the collapse of the US just as the Peloponnesian War led to the fall of Athens. He was clearly out of his depth and outside his field of expertise. (CBS News)
Perpetual War for Perpetual War Aug 7, 2009
The 27- year Peloponnesian War ended Athens reign as a superpower. The Balkanized the Holy Roman Empire, dividing German power among multiple smaller states. (The American Conservative)
Holmes: American foreign policy on the DIME Jun 28, 2009
Thucydides' "History of the Peloponnesian War," chronicling the 5th-century-B.C. war between Athens and Sparta, shows how necessary a sense of limits is. There are no magic solutions in contingencies engaging fear, honor and interest, the motives that animate states' actions. (Athens Banner-Herald)
Former CIA chief advises to keep politics open Jun 19, 2009
On Monday, he seemed to relish the memory of forcing Navy officers to read Thucydides' history of the Peloponnesian War. "It was a relevant issue at the time," Turner recalled. (Juneau Empire)
The History of Memorial Day May 23, 2009
The Athenian leader Pericles offered a tribute to the fallen heroes of the Peloponnesian War over 24 centuries ago that could be applied today to the 1. 1 million Americans who have died in the nation's wars: "Not only are they commemorated by columns and inscriptions, but there dwells also an unwritten memorial of them, graven not on stone but in the hearts of men.". (WSJA.com, AL)
Realist Solutions for Israel-Palest... May 7, 2009
As Thucydides illustrates in The History of the Peloponnesian War, the Athenians, a prime example of realist actors, seized Melos despite the Melians desire for neutrality and being friends of [the Athenians] and enemies of neither side. When a state holds superiority it is the natural balance of power to control the inferior (Thucydides). (Suite101.com)
Alberta leader fatigue is the federal Tories' next big test Apr 17, 2009
Mr. Manning became leader of the Official Opposition, then gave way to Stockwell Day, who had been Alberta's finance minister in a provincial legislature dominated by Conservatives since the Peloponnesian War. Then Alberta's Stephen Harper took control of the Canadian Alliance and, later, the amalgamated Conservative Party. (Globe and Mail)
