The Peloponnesian War, according to Thucydides, was the result of the growth of Athenian power. Beginning with the battle of Abydos in 411, this edition covers the Ionian or Dekeleian War, whose end in 404 also brings to a close the Peloponnesian War as a whole.The Peloponnesian War, according to Thucydides, was the result of the growth of Athenian power. Beginning with the battle of Abydos in 411, this edition covers the Ionian or Dekeleian War, whose end in 404 also brings to a close the Peloponnesian War as a whole.Preface Introduction 1. Xenophon's life & works, 2. Hellenika I-II.3.10, 3. The Peloponnesian War 4. The Chronology of the Ionian War, 5. The text Bibliography Parallel Greek Text and English Translation Commentary Maps: 1. The Hellespont, 2. Greece & the Aegean, 3. Athens, Peiraieus & the long walls 4. Ephesos, 5. Lesbos & the Arginousai Islands, 6. Aigospotamoi Index