New Historical Volume on Peloponnesian War Released with Italian Newspaper
Starting Tuesday, February 10, the second volume in a 25-book historical series by Luciano Canfora became available for one week with the Italian newspaper Corriere della Sera. The work examines the prolonged Peloponnesian War between Athens and Sparta, analyzing it as an inevitable clash between two oligarchic political systems. Canfora presents this historical narrative with a detached perspective and extends the traditional chronological framework established by Thucydides.
Key facts
- Luciano Canfora authored the second volume of a 25-volume historical series
- The book was distributed with Corriere della Sera newspaper from February 10 for one week
- The work analyzes the Peloponnesian War as a conflict between oligarchic regimes in Athens and Sparta
- Canfora expands the traditional timeline of the war beyond Thucydides' account
Entities
Institutions
- Corriere della Sera
Locations
- Athens
- Sparta