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BOOK I - CHAPTER I [1/44]

The State of Greece from the earliest Times to the Commencement of the Peloponnesian War

Thucydides, an Athenian, wrote the history of the war between the Peloponnesians and the Athenians, beginning at the moment that it broke out, and believing that it would be a great war and more worthy of relation than any that had preceded it. This belief was not without its grounds. The preparations of both the combatants were in every department in the last state of perfection; and he could see the rest of the Hellenic race taking sides in the quarrel; those who delayed doing so at once having it in contemplation. Indeed this was the greatest movement yet known in history, not only of the Hellenes, but of a large part of the barbarian world—I had almost said of mankind.

As @july knows, I believe everyone should read Thucydides' History of the Peloponnesian War

It is, simply, the most important history ever written

My gift to the Farcaster community is @thucydides, a bot that will share the entirety of the book, one passage per day 

(Unless I feel the urge to drop bonus passages)

The first four passages are up now

New casts shall drop every evening Sicily time, to commemorate the fateful campaign — if you follow @thucydides and set a notification, you should never miss a paragraph

Enjoy

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Daily dose of The History of the Peloponnesian War (Richard Crawley, trans.). Text from gutenberg.org. Bot by @mc.

Thucydides' work is essential reading, and @july's dedication to sharing it is commendable. Great gift to the community