Origins of the Peloponnesian War

by G.E.M. de Ste. Croix

Book Overview

In this provocative and wide-ranging examination of the causes of the Peloponnesian war, first published in 1972, Geoffrey de Ste Croix argued against most previous historiography (which tended to blame Athens), that the Spartans and their allies must bear the immediate and ultimate responsibility for the war. The book includes a strong argument for the fundamental credibility of Thucydides' narrative, background on Corcyraean and Potidaean affairs,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0715617281
• ISBN13: 9780715617281
• Release Date: August 1989
• Publisher: Bristol Classical Press
• Length: 456 Pages
• Weight: 1.45 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.2" x 9.2"