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Simon Hornblower - Commentary on Thucydides - 9780199276257 - V9780199276257
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Commentary on Thucydides

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Description for Commentary on Thucydides Paperback. Offers a historical and literary commentary on Thucydides, the great fifth-century BC Greek historian. This work contains the Pylos-Sphakteria narrative and Brasidas' operations in the north of Greece. It discusses such topics as Thucydides and Herodotus, Thucydides' presentation of Brasidas, Thucydides and kinship, and more. Num Pages: 538 pages, 2 figures. BIC Classification: DNF; DSBB; HBJD; HBLA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 233 x 159 x 17. Weight in Grams: 768.
This is the second volume of a three-volume historical and literary commentary of the eight books of Thucydides, the great fifth-century BC historian of the Peloponnesian War between Athens and Sparta. Books IV-V. 24 cover the years 425-421 BC and contain the Pylos-Spakteria narrative, the Delion Campaign, and Brasidas' operations in the north of Greece. This volume ends with the Peace of Nikias and the alliance between Athens and Sparta. A valuable feature of this volume is the full thematic introduction which discusses such topics as Thucydides and Herodotus, Thucydides' presentation of Brasidas, Thucydides and kinship, speech - ... Read more

Product Details

Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
538
Condition
New
Number of Pages
544
Place of Publication
Oxford, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780199276257
SKU
V9780199276257
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About Simon Hornblower
Simon Hornblower is Professor of Classics and History, University College London.

Reviews for Commentary on Thucydides
Review from previous edition No one will dispute the brilliance of the author; few, if any, would have contemplated such a task, or done it better ... H.'s commentary is of enormous value, and will very likely last as long as Gomme's commentary, if not longer, as a primary point of reference for any serious endeavour to understand individual Thucydidean ... Read more

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