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 .

Full definition of prophases

Noun

1. The actual reasons for going to war. These may differ from proschemata, the pretexts offered to the public.

Noun

plural

1. Plural of prophase