In his History of the Peloponnesian War, the Greek historian Thucydides broke with tradition by
A) describing the moral failures and miscalculations of the Greeks.
B) ascribing the failure of the Athenians to their democratic system.
C) focusing on the role of the gods in the conflict.
D) underscoring the role of the Persians in bringing on the conflict.
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