Landmark Thucydides : a comprehensive guide to the Peloponnesian War / edited by Robert B. Strassler ; introduction by Victor Davis Hanson.

By:

Thucydides

Contributor(s):

Material type: Text

TextLanguage: English Original language: Greek, Ancient (to 1453) Publication details: New York : Free Press, c1996.Description: xxxiii, 713 p. : ill. ; 25 cm.;PbkISBN:

9780684827902

Uniform titles:

History of the Peloponnesian War. English

Subject(s):

Greece -- History -- Peloponnesian War, 431-404 B.C

DDC classification:

938.05 THU 20

Contents:

Introduction / Victor Davis Hanson -- Book One -- Book Two -- Book Three -- Book Four -- Book Five -- Book Six -- Book Seven -- Book Eight -- Epilogue : theaters of operation in the Peloponnesian War -- Appendices -- The Athenian government in Thucydides / Alan L. Boegehold -- The Athenian empire in Thucydides / Alan L. Boegehold -- Spartan institutions in Thucydides / Paul Cartledge -- The Peloponnesian league in Thucydides / Paul Cartledge -- The Persians in Thucydides / Robert B. Strassler -- Land warfare in Thucydides / Victor Davis Hanson -- Trireme warfare in Thucydides / Nicolle Hirschfeld -- Dialects and ethnic groups in Thucydides / William F. Wyatt -- Religious festivals in Thucydides / Gregory Crane -- Classical Greek currency in Thucydides / Thomas R. Martin -- Calendars and dating systems in Thucydides / Thomas R. Martin.

Summary: Thucydides called his account of two decades of war between Athens and Sparta “a possssion for all time,” and indeed it is the first and still most famous work in the Western historical tradition. Considered essential reading for generals, statesmen, and liberally educated citizens for more than 2,000 years, The Peloponnesian War is a mine of military, moral, political, and philosophical wisdom. Thucydides called his account of two decades of war between Athens and Sparta “a possssion for all time,” and indeed it is the first and still most famous work in the Western historical tradition. Considered essential reading for generals, statesmen, and liberally educated citizens for more than 2,000 years, The Peloponnesian War is a mine of military, moral, political, and philosophical wisdom. However, this classic book has long presented obstacles to the uninitiated reader. Robert Strassler's new edition removes these obstacles by providing a new coherence to the narrative overall, and by effectively reconstructing the lost cultural context that Thucydides shared with his original audience. Based on the venerable Richard Crawley translation, updated and revised for modern readers. The Landmark Thucydides includes a vast array of superbly designed and presented maps, brief informative appendices by outstanding classical scholars on subjects of special relevance to the text, explanatory marginal notes on each page, an index of unprecedented subtlety, and numerous other useful features. In any list of the Great Books of Western Civilization, The Peloponnesian War stands near the top. This authoritative new edition will ensure that its greatness is appreciated by future generations.

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Item type	Current library	Collection	Call number	Status	Date due	Barcode
Books	H.T. Parekh Library	SIAS Collection	938.05 THU (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available		K2359

"A newly revised edition of the Richard Crawley translation with maps, annotations, appendices, and encyclopedic index."

Includes bibliographical references (p. 633-634) and index.

Introduction / Victor Davis Hanson --
Book One --
Book Two --
Book Three --
Book Four --
Book Five --
Book Six --
Book Seven --
Book Eight --
Epilogue : theaters of operation in the Peloponnesian War --
Appendices --
The Athenian government in Thucydides / Alan L. Boegehold --
The Athenian empire in Thucydides / Alan L. Boegehold --
Spartan institutions in Thucydides / Paul Cartledge --
The Peloponnesian league in Thucydides / Paul Cartledge --
The Persians in Thucydides / Robert B. Strassler --
Land warfare in Thucydides / Victor Davis Hanson --
Trireme warfare in Thucydides / Nicolle Hirschfeld --
Dialects and ethnic groups in Thucydides / William F. Wyatt --
Religious festivals in Thucydides / Gregory Crane --
Classical Greek currency in Thucydides / Thomas R. Martin --
Calendars and dating systems in Thucydides / Thomas R. Martin.

Thucydides called his account of two decades of war between Athens and Sparta “a possssion for all time,” and indeed it is the first and still most famous work in the Western historical tradition. Considered essential reading for generals, statesmen, and liberally educated citizens for more than 2,000 years, The Peloponnesian War is a mine of military, moral, political, and philosophical wisdom.

Thucydides called his account of two decades of war between Athens and Sparta “a possssion for all time,” and indeed it is the first and still most famous work in the Western historical tradition. Considered essential reading for generals, statesmen, and liberally educated citizens for more than 2,000 years, The Peloponnesian War is a mine of military, moral, political, and philosophical wisdom.

However, this classic book has long presented obstacles to the uninitiated reader. Robert Strassler's new edition removes these obstacles by providing a new coherence to the narrative overall, and by effectively reconstructing the lost cultural context that Thucydides shared with his original audience. Based on the venerable Richard Crawley translation, updated and revised for modern readers. The Landmark Thucydides includes a vast array of superbly designed and presented maps, brief informative appendices by outstanding classical scholars on subjects of special relevance to the text, explanatory marginal notes on each page, an index of unprecedented subtlety, and numerous other useful features.

In any list of the Great Books of Western Civilization, The Peloponnesian War stands near the top. This authoritative new edition will ensure that its greatness is appreciated by future generations.

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