A Commentary on Thucydides: Volume I: Books I - III

by Simon Hornblower

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This is the first volume of a three-volume historical and literary commentary on the eight books of Thucydides, the great fifth-century BC historian of the Peloponnesian War between Athens and Sparta. Of the three books covered in this volume, Book I presents Thucydides' aims in writing the work and the historical background to the war. Books II and III describe the main events of the first five years of the war (431-426) and include Pericles' funeral...

Format:Paperback

Language:English

ISBN:0198150997

ISBN13:9780198150992

Release Date:May 1997

Publisher:Clarendon Press

Length:560 Pages

Weight:1.72 lbs.

Dimensions:1.1" x 6.1" x 9.2"

Related Subjects

Ancient Ancient & Classical Literature Greece Greek History Humanities Literary Criticism Literary Criticism & Collections Literature Medieval Movements & Periods Philosophy Politics & Social Sciences

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