Résultats pour "thucydides" dans Wars & Conflicts

The Peloponnesian War broke out in 431 B.C. and continued intermittently for 27 years. It pitted the all-powerful land force of Sparta and its allies against the supremely powerful naval force of Athens. Thucydides actually participated in this conflict, a war that he realized would have a greater influence on the history of Greece than any other. He vividly narrates exciting episodes and carefully describes tactical aspects of the war, and also provides illuminating character profiles.

A tensão crescente entre China e Estados Unidos vem alarmando o mundo. Conforme esse panorama se delineia, fica cada vez mais nítido que os dois países parecem a caminho da guerra e que as consequências disso serão mundialmente catastróficas. Essa sensação de inevitabilidade foi descrita como a Armadilha de Tucídides.