History of the Peloponnesian War is, superficially, merely an account of a war that happened centuries ago, the Peloponnesian War, between Athenas and Sparta. Of course, you might think that the subject is trivial to you. After all, how important can a book like that be?. Well, if you were to think that, you would be enormously mistaken. <p> To start with, this book is a milestone you need to be aware of. Thucydides, its author, is very possibly the first modern historian. He tried to...