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Ancient Greece had extreme polarization and civil strife too -- how Thucydides can help us understand Jan. 6 and its aftermath

  • Written by Rachel Hadas, Professor of English, Rutgers University - Newark
Ancient Greece had extreme polarization and civil strife too -- how Thucydides can help us understand Jan. 6 and its aftermathRioters break windows and breach the Capitol building in an attempt to overturn the results of the 2020 presidential election. Lev Radin/LightRocket via Getty Images

The second anniversary of the Jan. 6, 2021, insurrection is upon us. And each new revelation about that brutal mob assault on our government raises a host of fresh questions about...

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