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The Landmark Thucydides: A Comprehensive Guide to the Peloponnesian War

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ISBN
9780684827902
EAN
9780684827902
Book Title
Landmark Thucydides : a Comprehensive Guide to the Peloponnesian War
Item Length
9.2 in
Publisher
Free Press
Publication Year
1998
Format
Trade Paperback
Language
English
Illustrator
Yes
Item Height
1.4 in
Author
Victor Davis Hanson
Genre
Référence, History
Topic
Atlases, Gazetteers & Maps (See Also Travel / Maps & Road Atlases), Military / Ancient, Ancient / Greece, Military / General
Item Width
7.4 in
Item Weight
38.7 Oz
Number of Pages
752 Pages

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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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Publisher
Free Press
ISBN-10
0684827905
ISBN-13
9780684827902
eBay Product ID (ePID)
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Book Title
Landmark Thucydides : a Comprehensive Guide to the Peloponnesian War
Author
Victor Davis Hanson
Format
Trade Paperback
Language
English
Topic
Atlases, Gazetteers & Maps (See Also Travel / Maps & Road Atlases), Military / Ancient, Ancient / Greece, Military / General
Publication Year
1998
Illustrator
Yes
Genre
Référence, History
Number of Pages
752 Pages

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Item Length
9.2 in
Item Height
1.4 in
Item Width
7.4 in
Item Weight
38.7 Oz

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Lc Classification Number
Df229.T55c7 2008
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
Copyright Date
1998
Dewey Decimal
938/.05
Dewey Edition
20

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    If you're interested in classics, then the beautifully produced Landmark series of books on this subject should thrill you as much as they have my husband. He asked for this title after having been given the Landmark Herodotus by a good friend for his birthday last year, which he couldn't stop talking about - and he was equally delighted and absorbed by this volume as well