Reviews
The Boston Globe 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., Paul A. RahneThe Washington TimesWithout question, this is the finest edition of Thueydides history ever produced; It is a treasure., The Boston GlobeThoroughly 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., Donald Kaganauthor ofOn the Origins of WarandPericles of AthensThis is the best book with which to start study of Thueydides and the Peloponnesian War., Paul A. Rahne The Washington Times Without question, this is the finest edition of Thueydides history ever produced; It is a treasure., Donald Kagan author of On the Origins of War and Pericles of Athens This is the best book with which to start study of Thueydides and the Peloponnesian War.
Table of Content
CONTENTS Introduction by Victor Davis Hanson Editor's Note Key to Map Symbols Calendar of the Peloponnesian War Book One Book Two Book Three Book Four Book Five Book Six Book Seven Book Eight Epilogue Theaters of Operation in the Peloponnesian War Appendix A The Athenian Government in Thucydides Alan L. Boegehold, Brown University Appendix B The Athenian Empire in Thucydides Alan L. Boegehold, Brown University Appendix C Spartan Institutions in Thucydides Paul Cartledge, Clare College, Cambridge University Appendix D The Peloponnesian League in Thucydides Paul Cartledge, Clare College, Cambridge University Appendix E The Persians in Thucydides Robert B. Strassler Appendix F Land Warfare in Thucydides Victor Davis Hanson, California State University at Fresno Appendix G Trireme Warfare in Thucydides Nicolle Hirschfeld, University of Texas at Austin Appendix H Dialects and Ethnic Groups in Thucydides William F. Wyatt, Brown University Appendix I Religious Festivals in Thucydides Gregory Crane, Tufts University Appendix J Classical Greek Currency in Thucydides Thomas R. Martin, College of the Holy Cross Appendix K Calendars and Dating Systems in Thucydides Thomas R. Martin, College of the Holy Cross Glossary Bibliography of Ancient Sources Concise Bibliography of Modern Sources Acknowledgments Index Reference Maps