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The History of the Peloponnesian War

AUTHOR Lateiner, Donald; Crawley, Richard; Thucydides
PUBLISHER Barnes & Noble Classics (04/01/2006)
PRODUCT TYPE Paperback (Paperback)
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&&LDIV&&R&&LDIV&&R&&LDIV&&R&&LDIV&&R&&LI&&RThe History of the Peloponnesian War&&L/I&&R, by &&LB&&RThucydides&&L/B&&R, is part of the &&LI&&RBarnes & Noble Classics&&L/I&&R&&LI&&R &&L/I&&Rseries, which offers quality editions at affordable prices to the student and the general reader, including new scholarship, thoughtful design, and pages of carefully crafted extras. Here are some of the remarkable features of &&LI&&RBarnes & Noble Classics&&L/I&&R: &&LDIV&&R
  • New introductions commissioned from todays top writers and scholars
  • Biographies of the authors
  • Chronologies of contemporary historical, biographical, and cultural events
  • Footnotes and endnotes
  • Selective discussions of imitations, parodies, poems, books, plays, paintings, operas, statuary, and films inspired by the work
  • Comments by other famous authors
  • Study questions to challenge the readers viewpoints and expectations
  • Bibliographies for further reading
  • Indices & Glossaries, when appropriate
All editions are beautifully designed and are printed to superior specifications; some include illustrations of historical interest. &&LI&&RBarnes & Noble Classics &&L/I&&Rpulls together a constellation of influences--biographical, historical, and literary--to enrich each readers understanding of these enduring works.&&L/DIV&&R&&L/DIV&&R&&L/DIV&&R&&LDIV&&R &&L/DIV&&R&&LDIV&&RA monumental work unsurpassed for its brilliant description, accuracy, and penetrating insights, &&LSTRONG&&RThucydides&&L/B&&R' &&LI&&RHistory of the Peloponnesian War&&L/I&&R is a spectacular eyewitness report of the war between Greece's two most powerful city-states, Athens and Sparta, as it unfolded during the fifth century B.C.&&L/DIV&&R&&LDIV&&RThe first recorded political and moral analysis of a nation's war policies, the &&LI&&RHistory&&L/I&&R is a tragic story of virtue, ambition, and failed deterrence. All aspects of the conflict--from the battlefield strategies and the political landscape to the peoples' thoughts and feelings as the long war dragged on--are presented in startlingly vivid detail.&&L/DIV&&R&&LDIV&&R &&L/DIV&&R&&LDIV&&RFrom the treachery of Alcibiades and the disastrous invasion of Sicily to the plague that devastated Athens and Pericles' famous funeral oration, Thucydides has written more than a mere account of war. His &&LI&&RHistory&&L/I&&R is nothing less than a classic Greek drama about the rise and fall of Athens. More than two thousand years have passed since the &&LI&&RHistory&&L/I&&R was written, but its impact on modern politics, military strategy, and foreign relations has been timeless.&&L/DIV&&R&&LDIV&&R &&L/DIV&&R&&LDIV&&R&&LDIV&&R&&LSTRONG&&RDonald Lateiner&&L/B&&R&&L/B&&R teaches Greek, Latin, Ancient History and Comparative Folklore in the Humanities-Classics department at Ohio Wesleyan University. His scholarship focuses on Homer and Herodotus, and he has published a book on each. He also researches nonverbal behaviors in ancient literature.&&L/DIV&&R&&L/DIV&&R&&L/DIV&&R&&L/B&&R&&L/DIV&&R
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ISBN-13: 9781593080914
ISBN-10: 1593080913
Binding: Paperback or Softback (Trade Paperback (Us))
Content Language: English
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Page Count: 656
Carton Quantity: 24
Product Dimensions: 5.20 x 1.70 x 8.00 inches
Weight: 1.20 pound(s)
Feature Codes: Bibliography, Index, Price on Product - Canadian, Price on Product, Maps, Table of Contents, Illustrated
Country of Origin: US
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BISAC Categories
History | Wars & Conflicts - General
History | Ancient - Greece
Dewey Decimal: 938.05
Library of Congress Control Number: 2005935855
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&&LDIV&&R&&LDIV&&R&&LDIV&&R&&LDIV&&R&&LI&&RThe History of the Peloponnesian War&&L/I&&R, by &&LB&&RThucydides&&L/B&&R, is part of the &&LI&&RBarnes & Noble Classics&&L/I&&R&&LI&&R &&L/I&&Rseries, which offers quality editions at affordable prices to the student and the general reader, including new scholarship, thoughtful design, and pages of carefully crafted extras. Here are some of the remarkable features of &&LI&&RBarnes & Noble Classics&&L/I&&R: &&LDIV&&R
  • New introductions commissioned from todays top writers and scholars
  • Biographies of the authors
  • Chronologies of contemporary historical, biographical, and cultural events
  • Footnotes and endnotes
  • Selective discussions of imitations, parodies, poems, books, plays, paintings, operas, statuary, and films inspired by the work
  • Comments by other famous authors
  • Study questions to challenge the readers viewpoints and expectations
  • Bibliographies for further reading
  • Indices & Glossaries, when appropriate
All editions are beautifully designed and are printed to superior specifications; some include illustrations of historical interest. &&LI&&RBarnes & Noble Classics &&L/I&&Rpulls together a constellation of influences--biographical, historical, and literary--to enrich each readers understanding of these enduring works.&&L/DIV&&R&&L/DIV&&R&&L/DIV&&R&&LDIV&&R &&L/DIV&&R&&LDIV&&RA monumental work unsurpassed for its brilliant description, accuracy, and penetrating insights, &&LSTRONG&&RThucydides&&L/B&&R' &&LI&&RHistory of the Peloponnesian War&&L/I&&R is a spectacular eyewitness report of the war between Greece's two most powerful city-states, Athens and Sparta, as it unfolded during the fifth century B.C.&&L/DIV&&R&&LDIV&&RThe first recorded political and moral analysis of a nation's war policies, the &&LI&&RHistory&&L/I&&R is a tragic story of virtue, ambition, and failed deterrence. All aspects of the conflict--from the battlefield strategies and the political landscape to the peoples' thoughts and feelings as the long war dragged on--are presented in startlingly vivid detail.&&L/DIV&&R&&LDIV&&R &&L/DIV&&R&&LDIV&&RFrom the treachery of Alcibiades and the disastrous invasion of Sicily to the plague that devastated Athens and Pericles' famous funeral oration, Thucydides has written more than a mere account of war. His &&LI&&RHistory&&L/I&&R is nothing less than a classic Greek drama about the rise and fall of Athens. More than two thousand years have passed since the &&LI&&RHistory&&L/I&&R was written, but its impact on modern politics, military strategy, and foreign relations has been timeless.&&L/DIV&&R&&LDIV&&R &&L/DIV&&R&&LDIV&&R&&LDIV&&R&&LSTRONG&&RDonald Lateiner&&L/B&&R&&L/B&&R teaches Greek, Latin, Ancient History and Comparative Folklore in the Humanities-Classics department at Ohio Wesleyan University. His scholarship focuses on Homer and Herodotus, and he has published a book on each. He also researches nonverbal behaviors in ancient literature.&&L/DIV&&R&&L/DIV&&R&&L/DIV&&R&&L/B&&R&&L/DIV&&R
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Author: Thucydides
Thucydides (c. 460 BC400 BC) was a general who was exiled for his failure to defend the Greek city of Amphipolis in Thrace. During his exile, he began compiling histories and accounts of the war from various participants.Rex Warner was a Professor of the University of Connecticut from 1964 until his retirement in He was born in 1905 and went to Wadham College, Oxford, where he gained a first in Classical Moderations, and took a degree in English Literature. He taught in Egypt and England, and was Director of the British Institute, Athens, from 1945 to 1947. He has written poems, novels and critical essays, has worked on films and broadcasting, and has translated many works, of which Xenophon s History of My Time and The Persian Expedition, Thucydides The Peloponnesian War, and Plutarch s Lives (under the title Fall of the Roman Republic) and Moral Essays have been published in Penguin Classics.M. I. Finley was a professor of ancient history and master of Darwin College, Cambridge. He died in 1986. M. I. Finley was a professor of ancient history and master of Darwin College, Cambridge. He died in 1986.
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