The Study of Antiquity and the Middle Ages

Why Thucydides Matters Today | Modern Conflicts and Ancient History with Dr. Mary Lefkowitz


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In this episode Dr. Mary Lefkowitz takes us into the ancient world while discussing modern conflicts to tell us not only who Thucydides was, but why he still matters today?


From stagnated conflicts to strategic withdraws we explore a few of the failed conflicts of modern history and how ancient wisdom still holds many solutions to our problems today.



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Not Out of Africa Book: https://www.amazon.com/Not-Out-Africa-Afrocentrism-Republic/dp/046509838X


Black Athena Revisited: https://www.amazon.com/Black-Athena-Revisited-jossey-Bass-Education/dp/0807845558


Faculty Page: https://www.wellesley.edu/classical/faculty/lefkowitz

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