| The History of the Peloponnesian War Contributor(s): Thucydides (Author), Livingstone, R. W. (Editor) |
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ISBN: 0195002180 ISBN-13: 9780195002188 Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA OUR PRICE: $116.81 Product Type: Paperback Published: December 1960 Annotation: Thucydides wrote the story of the first democracy in history, and of the fortunes and fall of its empire, but his pages contain the modern world-scene in miniature. The tale is told by a great political thinker, whose penetrating insight and dramatic power caused Macaulay to call him the 'greatest historian that ever lived.' His work, slightly abridged, is here presented in translation with an introduction and notes. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | Ancient - Greece - History | Military - Wars & Conflicts (other) |
| Dewey: 938.05 |
| Series: Galaxy Books |
| Physical Information: 0.78" H x 5.37" W x 8.03" (0.72 lbs) 402 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - Ancient (To 499 A.D.) - Cultural Region - Greece |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Thucydides wrote the story of the first democracy in history, and of the fortunes and fall of its empire, but his pages contain the modern world-scene in miniature. The tale is told by a great political thinker, whose penetrating insight and dramatic power caused Macaulay to call him the 'greatest historian that ever lived.' His work, slightly abridged, is here presented in translation with an introduction and notes. |