Someone asked Victor Davis Hanson that question recently, and he began a blog entry with . . .
Why Study Dead Greeks?
Someone just asked me that at a reception the other night, wondering why anyone would prefer to write a book on the Peloponnesian War rather than something more modern and readable.
I confess at least part of the reason is to read Greek literature. In fact, I get asked what’s so good about the ancients a lot lately . . . .
