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The Peloponnesian War
Thucydides
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Description for The Peloponnesian War
Paperback. Recounts the ancient war between Athens and Sparta in the translation by the seventeenth century British philosopher. Translator(s): Hobbes, T. Num Pages: 638 pages, 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; DNF; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 203 x 131 x 35. Weight in Grams: 679.
The Peloponnesian War (431-404 B.C.E.) was the greatest disturbance in Greek history to that time. The bitter rivalry between the two chief city-states, Athens and Sparta, and their respective allies ended with the ruin of Athens' naval hegemony and what the Greek historian Thucydides (ca. 460-400 B.C.E.) called a convulsion affecting all humankind. With the detachment of a clinician and the dramatic skill of a poet, Thucydides recreates the often savage events of the war and brings to life its chief protagonists: Pericles, Nicias, Cleon, Alcibiades, and others. The first of the scientific historians, ... Read more
The Peloponnesian War (431-404 B.C.E.) was the greatest disturbance in Greek history to that time. The bitter rivalry between the two chief city-states, Athens and Sparta, and their respective allies ended with the ruin of Athens' naval hegemony and what the Greek historian Thucydides (ca. 460-400 B.C.E.) called a convulsion affecting all humankind. With the detachment of a clinician and the dramatic skill of a poet, Thucydides recreates the often savage events of the war and brings to life its chief protagonists: Pericles, Nicias, Cleon, Alcibiades, and others. The first of the scientific historians, ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
638
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1989
Condition
New
Weight
678g
Number of Pages
638
Place of Publication
, United States
ISBN
9780226801063
SKU
V9780226801063
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