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The Landmark Herodotus (Hardcover w/ DJ) & Thucydides (Paperback)
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- ISBN
- 9780375421099
- Book Title
- Landmark Herodotus : the Histories
- Item Length
- 9.6 in
- Original Language
- Greek, Classical
- Publisher
- Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group
- Publication Year
- 2007
- Format
- Hardcover
- Language
- English
- Illustrator
- Yes
- Item Height
- 2 in
- Genre
- History
- Topic
- Ancient / General, Ancient / Greece
- Item Width
- 7.6 in
- Item Weight
- 57.7 Oz
- Number of Pages
- 1024 Pages
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From the editor of the widely praised "The Landmark Thucydides" comes a new edition the "The Histories," a readable and comprehensively useful edition to the classical work. Purvis clarifies the text with illustrations, annotations, and maps along with essays written by history scholars. 17,500
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Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group
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0375421092
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9780375421099
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Product Key Features
Book Title
Landmark Herodotus : the Histories
Original Language
Greek, Classical
Format
Hardcover
Language
English
Topic
Ancient / General, Ancient / Greece
Publication Year
2007
Illustrator
Yes
Genre
History
Number of Pages
1024 Pages
Dimensions
Item Length
9.6 in
Item Height
2 in
Item Width
7.6 in
Item Weight
57.7 Oz
Additional Product Features
Lc Classification Number
D58.H4713 2007
Reviews
Praise for THE LANDMARK THUCYDIDES "A magnificent edition of the great historian's The Peloponnesian War ." -- Los Angeles Times "Without question, this is the finest edition of Thucydides' history ever produced. It is a treasure." -- The Washington Times "This is the best book with which to start study of Thucydides and the Peloponnesian War." --Donald Kagan, author of On the Origins of War and Pericles of Athens and the Birth of Democracy "Thoroughly readable.... Anyone interested in the culture of conflict--political as well as military, contemporary as well as ancient--can learn much from this durable work." -- The Boston Globe "The editor and his contributors have asked themselves the fundamental question: how can one best present and interpret the work of one of the most fascinating but difficult of ancient authors to a modern audience? They have answered this question brilliantly." -- Classical Quarterly, "Praise for THE LANDMARK THUCYDIDES ""A magnificent edition of the great historian's "The Peloponnesian War,"" --"Los Angeles Times ""Without question, this is the finest edition of Thucydides' history ever produced. It is a treasure." --"The Washington Times ""This is the best book with which to start study of Thucydides and the Peloponnesian War." --Donald Kagan, author of "On the Origins of War "and "Pericles of Athens and the Birth of Democracy ""Thoroughly readable.... Anyone interested in the culture of conflict--political as well as military, contemporary as well as ancient--can learn much from this durable work." --"The Boston Globe ""The editor and his contributors have asked themselves the fundamental question: how can one best present and interpret the work of one of the most fascinating but difficult of ancient authors to a modern audience? They have answered this question brilliantly." --"Classical Quarterly", Praise for THE LANDMARK THUCYDIDES "A magnificent edition of the great historian'sThe Peloponnesian War." --Los Angeles Times "Without question, this is the finest edition of Thucydides' history ever produced. It is a treasure." --The Washington Times "This is the best book with which to start study of Thucydides and the Peloponnesian War." --Donald Kagan, author ofOn the Origins of WarandPericles of Athens and the Birth of Democracy "Thoroughly readable.... Anyone interested in the culture of conflict--political as well as military, contemporary as well as ancient--can learn much from this durable work." --The Boston Globe "The editor and his contributors have asked themselves the fundamental question: how can one best present and interpret the work of one of the most fascinating but difficult of ancient authors to a modern audience? They have answered this question brilliantly." --Classical Quarterly From the Hardcover edition., Praise for THE LANDMARK THUCYDIDES "A magnificent edition of the great historian'sThe Peloponnesian War." --Los Angeles Times "Without question, this is the finest edition of Thucydides' history ever produced. It is a treasure." --The Washington Times "This is the best book with which to start study of Thucydides and the Peloponnesian War." --Donald Kagan, author ofOn the Origins of WarandPericles of Athens and the Birth of Democracy "Thoroughly readable.... Anyone interested in the culture of conflict--political as well as military, contemporary as well as ancient--can learn much from this durable work." --The Boston Globe "The editor and his contributors have asked themselves the fundamental question: how can one best present and interpret the work of one of the most fascinating but difficult of ancient authors to a modern audience? They have answered this question brilliantly." --Classical Quarterly
Table of Content
Introductionby Rosalind Thomas Editor's Prefaceby Robert B. Strassler Translator's Prefaceby Andrea L. Purvis Dated Outline of Text Key to Maps BOOK ONE BOOK TWO BOOK THREE BOOK FOUR BOOK FIVE BOOK SIX BOOK SEVEN BOOK EIGHT BOOK NINE Appendix AThe Athenian Government in Herodotus,Peter Krentz, Davidson College Appendix BThe Spartan State in War and Peace,Paul Cartledge, University of Cambridge Appendix CThe Account of Egypt: Herodotus Right and Wrong,Alan B. Lloyd, University of Wales Appendix DHerodotean Geography,James Romm, Bard College Appendix EHerodotus and the Black Sea Region,Everett L. Wheeler, Duke University Appendix FRivers and Peoples of Scythia,Everett L. Wheeler, Duke University Appendix GThe Continuity of Steppe Culture,Everett L. Wheeler, Duke University Appendix HThe Ionian Revolt,George L. Cawkwell, University College, Oxford Appendix IClassical Greek Religious Festivals,Gregory Crane, Tufts University Appendix JAncient Greek Units of Currency, Weight, and Distance,Thomas R. Martin, College of the Holy Cross Appendix KDialect and Ethnic Groups in Herodotus,William F. Wyatt, Brown University Appendix LAristocratic Families in Herodotus,Carolyn Higbie, State University of New York, Buffalo Appendix MHerodotus on Persia and the Persian Empire,Christopher Tuplin, University of Liverpool Appendix NHoplite Warfare in Herodotus,J.W. I. Lee, University of California, Santa Barbara Appendix OThe Persian Army in Herodotus,J.W. I. Lee, University of California, Santa Barbara Appendix POracles, Religion, and Politics in Herodotus,Donald Lateiner, Ohio Wesleyan University Appendix QHerodotus and the Poets,Andrew Ford, Princeton University Appendix RThe Size of Xerxes' Expeditionary Force,Michael A. Flower, Princeton University Appendix STrireme Warfare in Herodotus,Nicolle Hirschfeld, Trinity University Appendix TTyranny in Herodotus,Carolyn Dewald, Bard College Appendix UOn Women and Marriage in Herodotus,Carolyn Dewald, Bard College Glossary Ancient Sources Bibliography for the General Reader Figure Credits Index Reference Maps
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2007
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2007-024149
Dewey Decimal
930
Dewey Edition
22
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