Thucydides's WROTE THE TEXT BECAUSE HE WANTED PEOPLE TO EXPERIENCE AND KNOW WHAT THE WAR WAS ABOUT THE AUDIENCE THAT WOULD BUT IT WOULD BE PEOPLE WHO WERE INTERESTED ABOUT THAT PARTICULAR WAR OR JUST WANT TO KNOW HOW THUCYDIDES DESCRIBED THE WAR AND HOW HE DESCRIBED IT
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Thucydides, who wrote the most substantial history progressively throughout the war, said he did so because he thought it would be a momentous conflict, as it in fact turned out to be for the Greek world.
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The persian war lasted way longer the the peloponnesian war and the persian wars was a whole bunch of different mini wars
I would think that all wars share similarities such as suffering , greed , human pride , the desire for power , jealousy . The first thing that came to mind when your question was posted was Thucydides' "History of the Peloponnesian War" in which the reader sees encapsulated the politics , the debates , the human endeavour to prevail over the enemy and the tragedy of war in it's terror and suffering of the common man when stirred by nationalism and patriotism .
The Peloponnesian Wars
The Peloponnesian War , 431 to 404 BC , was a series of conflicts between colaitions of city-states - Athens and its allies and Sparta and its allies.