<P> The History of the Peloponnesian War (Greek: Ἱστορίαι, "Histories") is a historical account of the Peloponnesian War (431--404 BC), 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 History is divided into eight books . </P> <P> Analyses of the History generally occur in one of two camps . On the one hand, some scholars view the work as an objective and scientific piece of history . The judgment of J.B. Bury reflects his traditional interpretation of the work: "(The History is) severe in its detachment, written from a purely intellectual point of view, unencumbered with platitudes and moral judgments, cold and critical ." </P>

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