Reassesses the life and contributions of the ancient revisionist historian to place him in the context of his time, citing the pivotal influence of his refusal to credit the gods or individuals with the societal events documented in "The Peloponnesian War."

Thucydides the revisionist -- Causes of the war : Corcyra -- Causes of the war : from Corcyra to the Megarian Decree -- The strategy of Pericles -- Was Periclean Athens a democracy? -- Cleon's lucky victory at Pylos -- Thucydides and Cleon at Amphipolis -- The decision for a Sicilian expedition -- Who was responsible for the Sicilian disaster?