The Work and War of Thucydides

from Politics and the Past: Desert Dialogues · host Center for American Institutions

This Monday, Dr. Rob Ferguson was joined by the Center for American Institution's Dr. Joel Webster in a conversation about the historian Thucydides and his work on the Peloponnesian War. Drs. Ferguson and Webster regularly discuss the influence of Thucydides' history and philosophy with students in the Foundations of Democracy class. This week, they bring some of those insights to you!

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