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Haines.  a"Stories from Thucydides" by Thucydides is a historical account likely written in the early 20th century, retelling key events of the Peloponnesian War, which ravaged Greece in the late 5th century BC. The book provides an accessible rendition of Thucydides' original work, illustrating the rise and fall of Athens as it faced various conflicts, particularly with Sparta, amidst the complexities of Greek politics and human nature.  The opening of this narrative sets the stage for the catastrophic war that consumed the Greek city-states, detailing Athens' initial recovery from Persian domination and the subsequent growth of its power that led to resentment and eventual conflict with other city-states. It discusses the strategic decisions of prominent leaders like Themistocles and Pericles, emphasizing the fragile alliances that characterized Greek politics. The accounts establish a backdrop of rising tensions, accumulating grievances, and the pivotal events that precipitated the outbreak of war, including the siege of Plataea and the naval confrontations that would define the struggle for supremacy in the region. (This is an automatically generated summary.)  nOriginal publication data not identified  aGreece -- History -- Peloponnesian War, 431-404 B.C. -- Fiction1 aHavell, H. L.q(Herbert Lord),d-191340uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/9074