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History of the Peloponnesian War
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Series: Great Minds
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ISBN10: 1573922161
ISBN13: 9781573922166
Publisher: Prometheus Books
Published: Jun 1 1998
Pages: 804
Weight: 2.01
Height: 1.67 Width: 5.51 Depth: 8.49
Language: English
ISBN13: 9781573922166
Publisher: Prometheus Books
Published: Jun 1 1998
Pages: 804
Weight: 2.01
Height: 1.67 Width: 5.51 Depth: 8.49
Language: English
The Peloponnesian War (431-404 b.c.e.) was the greatest disturbance in Greek history to that time. The bitter rivalry between the two chief city-states, Athens and Sparta, and their respective allies ended with the ruin of Athens' naval hegemony and what the Greek historian Thucydides (ca. 460-400 b.c.e.) called a convulsion affecting all humankind.Thucydides recreates the often savage events of the war and brings to life its chief protagonists: Pericles, Nicias, Cleon, Alcibiades, and others. The first of the scientific historians, Thucydides makes use of documentary material and relies on eyewitness accounts; even where direct documentary evidence is lacking, his keen understanding of human nature helps him to uncover the truth of what actually happened.
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