A concise cultural history of this beguiling city. Modern Athens is a bustling, overgrown city, continually coming to terms with its illustrious past. Dominated by the Parthenon, the world-famous symbol of classical antiquity, it has been touched by...

A fresh look at the ancient general and scholar's classic History of the Peloponnesian War, from the perspective of modern diplomacy and war. Masterfully crafted and surprisingly modern, "History of the Peloponnesian War" has long been celebrated as...