Ryan Holiday mentioned History of the Peloponnesian War by Thucydides 4 times

Let's say someone you know hears that you know History of the Peloponnesian War might help you understand the jostling between the United States and China, you know, don't just go buy that book off the shelf and think you're going to read it if you've never read some work of ancient history before.

— Ryan Holiday

The best way to understand current events, like if you want to understand the rise of China and the inevitable clash of civilizations between China and the United States, go read Thucydides History of the Peloponnesian War.

— Ryan Holiday

Books on strategy that stand the test of time: - History of the Peloponnesian War by Thucydides - All the works of BH Liddell Hart - The Book of Five Rings by Musashi - The Prince by Machiavelli - 48 Laws of Power by Robert Greene

— Ryan Holiday

Don't follow what the sort of pundits are talking about on Twitter. I think you're better off picking up through Thucydides History of the Peloponnesian War, reading a 2500 year old book that stood up really well about the timeless jostling between an ascendant power and a dominant power.

— Ryan Holiday