The History of the Peloponnesian Wars

My key takeaways from reading Thucydides: Even when there are a hundred sides to an argument, every single one delivers a rousing speech. For every prophet who turns out to be right, there's another shouting from the opposite street corner who wasn’t. The names and places get so dense and relentless, it’s impossible not to start making up your own meanings. This piece is inspired by the moments I got hopelessly lost trying to translate Thucydides—from English into… whatever language it is I actually speak. This sketch was never aired. I never could find the right place for it.