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THE PELOPONNESIAN WAR

The range and extent of the Peloponnesian War of the ﬁfth century BC has led

to it being described as a ‘world war’ in miniature. With the struggle between

Athens and Sparta at its core, the twenty-seven-year conﬂict drew in states from

all points of the compass: from Byzantion in the north, Crete in the south, Asia

Minor in the east and Sicily in the west.

Since Thucydides described the war as ‘the greatest disturbance to befall the

Greeks’, numerous studies have been made of individual episodes and topics.

This authoritative work is the ﬁrst single-volume study of the entire war to be

published in over seventy-ﬁve years. Lazenby avoids the tendency of allowing

historiography to obscure analysis, and while paying due attention to detail, also

looks at the fundamental questions of warfare raised by the conﬂict.

Within a narrative framework, Lazenby concentrates on the ﬁghting itself,

and examines the way in which both strategy and tactics developed as the conﬂict

spread. Not afraid to challenge accepted views, he assesses the war as a military,

rather than a political, endeavour, evaluating issues such as the advantages and

limitations of sea power. A readable and clear survey, this text offers a balanced

discussion of controversial themes, and will appeal to ancient historians, classicists

and all those who are interested in military history.

John Lazenby is Emeritus Professor of Ancient History at Newcastle University.

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