About Peloponnesian War BOOKS ;Military History Title:About Peloponnesian War Author:Fukidid Publisher:St. Petersburg Year:1837 Format:DJVU Pages[b]:461[b]Size:39. 7 MB Quality:Readable Language:Russian. The history of the Peloponnesian War" by the ancient Greek scholar Thucydides remains one of the classic works on international relations, although it was written about 2500 years ago. The main opponents in the Peloponnesian war between the Greek city-states were democratic Athens and Sparta, where there was a dictatorial regime (dictatorship) - we have seen many such conflicts since the beginning of the 20th century. Perhaps the most sobering lesson of Thucydides’ book is that a democratic state Athens ultimately failed. Deposit. Files 85