Ever since Thucydides observed that the shift in power from Sparta to Athens was the fundamental cause of thePeloponnesianWar, scholars have watched such moments with apprehension.
自从修昔底德指出权力从斯巴达转移到雅典的根本原因是伯罗奔尼撒战争,学者们看到这样的时刻不无忧虑。
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There's a striking moment at the start of Thucydides' "PeloponnesianWar" when he surveys Greek history up to then. The striking part is, it only lasts a couple of pages.