Resource:http://en.shisu.edu.cn/resources/events/lecture/political-moment-for-thucydides
Speaker: Xiong Wenchi (Shanghai International Studies University)
Date: April 16, 2015-Thursday
Time: 18:30—20:30
Venue: R604, Run Run Shaw Library, Hongkou Campus
Speaker Biography: Xiong Wenchi is an associate researcher at the School of International Relations and Public Affairs of Shanghai International Studies University (SISU). He graduated from Fudan University with a politics doctorate. He is currently working on a national social sciences project on “Thucydides’ Classical Realism”.
Summary: The History of the Peloponnesian War is a historical account of the Peloponnesian War, 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 lecture is going to concentrate on the political moment for Thucydides.
