<P> The History of the Peloponnesian War ( Greek : Ἱστορίαι , `` Histories '' ) is a historical account of the Peloponnesian War ( 431 -- 404 BC ) , which was fought between the Peloponnesian League ( led by Sparta ) and the Delian League ( led by Athens ) . It was written by Thucydides , an Athenian historian who also happened to serve as an Athenian general during the war . His account of the conflict is widely considered to be a classic and regarded as one of the earliest scholarly works of history . The History is divided into eight books . </P>
<P> The History of the Peloponnesian War ( Greek : Ἱστορίαι , `` Histories '' ) is a historical account of the Peloponnesian War ( 431 -- 404 BC ) , which was fought between the Peloponnesian League ( led by Sparta ) and the Delian League ( led by Athens ) . It was written by Thucydides , an Athenian historian who also happened to serve as an Athenian general during the war . His account of the conflict is widely considered to be a classic and regarded as one of the earliest scholarly works of history . The History is divided into eight books . </P>
who was the historian who recorded the details of the peloponnesian war
who was the historian who recorded the details of the peloponnesian war
Thucydides
Thucydides