| The History of the Peloponnesian War Library Edition Contributor(s): Thucydides (Author), Crawley, Richard (Translator), Bottino, Pat (Read by) |
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ISBN: 078615909X ISBN-13: 9780786159093 Publisher: Blackstone Audiobooks OUR PRICE: $117.00 Product Type: Compact Disc - Other Formats Published: June 2007 Annotation: Thucydides's classic chronicle of the war between Athens and Sparta from 431 to 404 B.C. persists as one of the most brilliant histories of all time, marked by extraordinary writing and keen political insight. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | Military - Wars & Conflicts (other) - History | Ancient - Greece |
| Dewey: 938.805 |
| Physical Information: 1.9" H x 6.34" W x 7.06" (1.02 lbs) |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - Ancient (To 499 A.D.) - Cultural Region - Greece |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Thucydides' classic chronicle of the war between Athens and Sparta from 431 to 404 BCE persists as one of the most brilliant histories of all time. As one who actually participated in the conflict, Thucydides recognized the effect it would have on the history of Greece above all other wars. With a passion for accuracy and a contempt for myth and romance, he compiled an exhaustively factual record of the disaster that eventually ended the Athenian empire. Conflicts between Athens and Sparta over shipping, trade, and colonial expansion came to a head in 431 BCE, when the entire Greek world was plunged into twenty-seven years of war. This watershed event concerns not only military prowess but also perennial conflicts between might and right, imperial powers and subject peoples. Extraordinary writing, scrupulous methods, and keen political insight make this account a joy to read. |
Contributor Bio(s): Thucydides: - Thucydides (460-400 BCE) was an Athenian general of Thracian decent. After failing to prevent the surrender of the city of Amphipolis to the Spartan commander Brasidas during the Peloponnesian War, he was exiled, when he began compiling his history of the war. He is generally acclaimed as the creator of scholarly history as we know it today. |