Episode 12 - Thucydides' History of the Peloponnesian War,

Episode 12 - Thucydides' History of the Peloponnesian War, Part 1

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Recently, Andrew Zwerneman had the privilege to visit the Washington, DC, home of Hunter Rawlings, President Emeritus and Professor Emeritus of Classics at Cornell University, and discuss with him that timeless classic, Thucydides’ History of the Peloponnesian War.

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