In this episode, we continue with Book I, the first “chapter” of Thucydides’s account of the Peloponnesian War. Having established how the Athenians and Spartans ended up at war, we have a flashback to go through how the Pan-Hellenic alliance against Persia and the friendly feelings between Athens and Sparta broke down and how Athens turned a league of allies into an involuntary, tribute-paying empire. If you prefer video, you can find that here: https://youtu.be/SE2amsnaQMk  To subscribe via RSS, use this feed: https://feed.podbean.com/jeffpowellrussell/feed.xml As always, if you want to dig into the practical application of the lessons we want to draw from these books, check out https://rhetoricfortherenaissanceman.com.