Peloponnesian War Course
This course deepens your expertise in the Peloponnesian War by engaging directly with Thucydides and primary sources, integrating inscriptions and archaeology, evaluating modern scholarship, and crafting clear, evidence-based arguments applicable to humanities research and professional writing.

4 to 360h flexible workload
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What will I learn?
This focused course on the Peloponnesian War builds skills in handling complex historical evidence confidently. Practice close reading of Thucydides and contemporaries, integrate inscriptions and archaeology, compare modern scholarship, craft precise research questions, build layered arguments, and produce a polished dossier for non-specialist audiences.
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Develop skills
- Close-read Thucydides to detect bias, rhetoric, gaps, and narrative strategy.
- Use epigraphic and archaeological data to confirm or challenge written sources.
- Evaluate modern Peloponnesian War scholarship and map key historiographical debates.
- Build evidence-based arguments on causes, strategy, plague, stasis, and Sicily.
- Draft a polished 2,000–3,000 word historical dossier with rigorous citations.
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