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Text: History of the Peloponnesian War Author: Thucydides Date: late 5th Century BCE Language: Greek Elissa’s pick: a California Lagrein like this one from Imagery Notes: full bodied and astringent with complex and idiosyncratic phrasing; funeral wreaths, dark fruits, Schadenfreude. Among scholars of the Classics, Thucydides is well-recognized for his dense and somewhat intimidating syntax.Continue reading “Thucydides’ History”