Prophases Definition

noun
The actual reasons for going to war. These may differ from proschemata, the pretexts offered to the public.
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Plural form of prophase.

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Origin of Prophases

  • Ancient Greek πρόφασις (prophasis, “pretense, pretext, excuse”), first popularized by Thucydides, who attempted to discern Athens' alethestate prophasis, or "truest reason" for waging war on Sparta in the Peloponnesian War.

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